World cup tidbits

EAR-BITER SOUGHT

British police say an England fan had part of his ear bitten off by a compatriot during a World Cup match in Brazil, but officers have been unable to find the perpetrator of the attack during the June 19 game against Uruguay in Sao Paolo.

Chief superintendent Rachel Barber, who led the British operation in Brazil, says "during the course of our pursuit of the assailant, we located and interviewed several witnesses ... but unfortunately they were unable to give us a name for the alleged attacker".