For many fans the vuvuzela was the controversial star, or the spoiler, of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. But for the Russian edition of the world's most prestigious football tournament there is a ...

Tomorrow kicks off the first day of the World Cup in Russia. But as someone not particularly engrossed in soccer (no, sorry, football) I hadn’t given it much thought. That is, of course, until I was ...

MOSCOW -- Move over vuvuzela players. The musical instrument to master for this year's World Cup is the Russian spoon. Eight years after South Africans blared away on their plastic vuvuzela horns when ...

Vladimir Smirnov/TASS The 2010 World Cup is remembered for the annoying buzz of the African vuvuzelas, which drove not only the fans in the stands out of their minds but also those watching on TV.

Spoons are useful not only in the kitchen and in the dining room, but also for playing music, apparently. As well as other home utensils. Music based on beating a certain rhythm, generally speaking, ...