South Africa considers vuvuzela ban: From BBC: World Cup 2010: South Africa ponders vuvuzela ban South Africa’s World Cup organising chief Danny Jordaan may ban vuvuzelas from inside stadiums after complaints from broadcasters and supporters. The constant sound of the high-pitched horn-like instrument has so far drowned out much of the atmosphere-generating singing usually associated [...]
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The horns need to go.
Posted: June 12, 2010 in soccer, Sports, World IssuesTags: disease, horns, south africa, vuvuzela
A vuvuzela, sometimes called a “lepatata” (its Setswana name) or a stadium horn, is a blowing horn, approximately one metre in length, commonly blown by fans at football matches in South Africa. They require some lip and lung strength to blow and emit a loud monotone like a foghorn or an elephant. A similar instrument (known as corneta in Brazil and Latin American countries) is [...]
Shocking.
Posted: June 24, 2009 in soccer, Sports, World IssuesTags: afshin ghotbi, Ahmadinejat, Ali Karimi, demonstrations, Election fallouts, Iran, Iranian soccer team, kaabi, Khameni, mehdi mahdavikia, Mousavi, protest, Tehran, twitter
From FOX News: Reports: Iranian Soccer Stars Forced to ‘Retire’ Over Wristband Protest Iranian authorities have told four players on the nation’s soccer team to turn in their cleats after they wore green wristbands in a show of solidarity with the country’s opposition leader, the Guardian reported, citing opposition newspapers in Iran.They unfurled a banner [...]
Laker Fans.. Not so commendable.
Posted: June 15, 2009 in basketball, Sports, World IssuesTags: fantatics, LA Lakers, los angeles, Police, Riots
Unfortunately each set of fans has idiots. Those idiots showed their true colors last night in the streets of LA after the Lakers won their 15th NBA Championship. Vandalism, fireworks, bonfires, objects thrown and police cars set on fire are some of the acts that were committed last night outside of the Staples Center. In [...]
