Daily Dose 05.06

Some stories to read while you take a deep breath and realize we are 3 days from nirvana…

• Cheating 101: Rub hot cream in your opponents eyes (Reuters)
• Ignore this story, just check out the slide show of footballers wives (Forbes)
• Forget everything else, the World Cup is all about the game (Financial Times)
• Get ready to hear the official melody over and over and over again (Washington Post)
• Economists are finding all sorts of ways to “study” football (Business Day)
• Some Germans have other rooting interests (Fox)