PLATINUM SOCCER BALL IS UNVEILED IN TOKYO

Chiaki Oshima, former Miss Universe Japan, holds a platinum ball deigned as a replica of Fevernova, the official ball of 2002 FIFA World Cup, and unveiled by Adidas Japan in Tokyo March 20, 2002. The platinum ball, valued at 20 million yen ($154,000), is to be auctioned during the World Cup to give soccer balls to unprivileged children around the globe, Adidas said. REUTERS/Tohiyuki Aizawa