Soccer

Culture Clashes

July 26

FILE - In this July 26, 2012, file photo, British Prime Minister David Cameron, second from left, and Sebastian Coe, London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games chairman, walk past the Aquatics Center during a visit to the Olympic Park in London. Cameron has had to apologize profusely for a mistake that resulted in South Korea's flag being displayed rather than North Korea's on a giant screen ahead of Pyongyang's inaugural women's soccer match Wednesday night. The Olympic-sized political gaffes and cultural goofs already registered before the London games officially open Friday have proven one thing in the globalized planet of the early 21st century: Even with the best of intentions, organizing an offense-free Olympics is nearly impossible. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)