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In the fourth installment of fans’ celebrations this week, here are Ghana’s fans after their win over the U.S. in the 2006 World Cup.

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Continuing our look at fans’ celebrations on the road, here are fans of Jakarta Persija (Persuatuan Sepakbola Jakarta).

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Continuing this week’s oddball theme of fans’ celebrations in cars, we stay with World Cup 2006, as Germany celebrates their run to the semi-finals.

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This week’s photos will cover a tragically unexplored topic in the world of football: fans’ celebrations in cars. It seems there’s some primeval urge, after your team wins, to go out driving. Today, we see Italian fans celebrating their 2006 World Cup semi-final win over Germany in a very small car.

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The funeral of Motherwell captain Phil O’Donnell, who died from heart failure last Saturday, took place today. All week flowers and scarves have been accumulating at Fir Park from football fans across the country.

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