Veteran soccer scribe Michael Lewis, who is covering the World Cup for the Daily News, is staying in a hotel that is not very far from the ferry that brings people to and from notorious Robben Island.

Weeds are about the only thing remaining amid the sandy bumps of the soccer field that served the prisoners on the infamous island where Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists were held.

ROBBEN ISLAND, South Africa (Reuters) - A small but much-prized soccer trophy on display in a cell of Robben Island prison is a reminder of how football touched the lives of the activists locked up ...

(Updates, changes dateline and byline, adds more Robben quotes) By Mike Collett RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 30 (Reuters) - Netherlands winger Arjen Robben said he had been too honest for his own good ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Mark Gleeson SALVADOR, Brazil, June 30 (Reuters) - Netherlands winger Arjen Robben has said the controversial penalty he won in ...

Perhaps someone such as former MLS deputy commissioner Ivan Gazidis could truly understand the significance and symbolism of the FIFA Executive Committee holding a meeting on this island that has ...