WCup replicas stolen from FIFA HQ

Pretoria: South Africa`s police commissioner says seven World Cup replica trophies have been stolen from

FIFA headquarters in Johannesburg. Gen Bheki Cele said at a security briefing today "we know that there was a burglary at the FIFA offices where they took seven replicas of the World Cup." Official FIFA clothing was also taken, according to Cele. FIFA said the trophies were taken from a storage room but there was no sign of a break in. The trophies, which are usually used as gifts, are about 15 centimeters tall (6 inches) and worth euro210 (USD 256). Cele said police were looking into the theft and suspected the people responsible were "very familiar with the environment in the FIFA offices." FIFA`s headquarters is in the high-class northern Johannesburg suburb of Sandton. FIFA did not comment on the theft at its daily media briefing in Johannesburg today, saying it had no information on the incident. Bureau Report