Forget the USA-England rivalry; the real fight brewing at the World Cup is not over soccer, but the vuvuzela, the plastic horn that when blown correctly makes a very loud and drawn out sound.

Supporters say it’s an inspiring cacophony, but critics say it sounds like a swarm of bees, drowning out fans, commentators, national anthems and generally ruining the World Cup experience for everyone.

FIFA , the soccer-governing body in charge of the World Cup, is under pressure to ban the noise-maker. It said in a statement that for now it will only outlaw vuvuzelas if they become a physical hazard, such as if fans throw the horns on the field, but that it “continues to evaluate the use of vuvuzelas on an on-going basis.”

The football odds have the vuvuzelas to be banned at 4/1

England have released their official world cup song, and the man behind it is none other than the multi-millionaire music producer Simon Cowell. The song was performed by Dizzee Rascal and James Corden on Saturday’s final of Britain Got Talent, where over 8million people watched it. Here is the live performance

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCEXdv0sdBw&feature=related]

Dizzee and James will both be following the livescores throughout the world cup, as well as keeping track of their single in the charts.

Thierry Henry – France

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has announced that no action will be taken against Barcelona striker Thierry Henry for his handball against the Republic of Ireland in November.

Henry controlled the ball with his hand before crossing for William Gallas to score the decisive goal in the second leg of the tie in Paris which saw Les Bleus seal a spot in next summer’s finals in South Africa.

A statement of FIFA’s website read: “On 2 December 2009, the FIFA Executive Committee asked the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to analyse the handling offence committed by Thierry Henry during the France v. Republic of Ireland match on 18 November 2009, and to consider the possible disciplinary consequences.

“At its meeting on 18 January 2010, the Disciplinary Committee reached the conclusion that there was no legal foundation for the committee to consider the case because handling the ball cannot be regarded as a serious infringement as stipulated in article 77a) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

“There is no other legal text that would allow the committee to impose sanctions for any incidents missed by match officials.