Soccer ordeal

Maplassie

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Just a day after Spanish football star Xabi Alonso called on FIFA to ban vuvuzela horns, Spanish fans have called on the football body to ban Africans. "They are just so black," said fan Enrique de Torquemada. "And there are so many of them here in Africa. It is very upsetting." Meanwhile South Africans have asked the Spanish to stop lisping.

Alonso was widely quoted this week referring to vuvuzelas as an "annoyance" that should be banned.

However, FIFA godfather Sepp Blatter has defended the horns.

"South African football is all about noise, excitement, shouting and enjoyment," he said. "And sometimes goals. But mostly just noise."

Alonso's South African hosts say they are taking the star's complaints seriously, despite "Xabi" meaning "doos" in the ancient San language.

"Obviously as a footballer Mr Alonso is a very unique person," said Confederations Cup local organizer Sonnyboy Laduma. "I mean, it's not everyone who has a Grade 9 education, is unemployable after 35, and who spends hours every day training to kick an inflated sack in to a net, who then tries to dictate the culture of another continent."

However, Laduma confirmed that Alonso was not alone in feeling that Africa needed to change to suit Spanish tastes.

He said that thousands of Spanish supporters had signed a petition asking FIFA to ban not only vuvuzelas but Africans as well.

"Apparently when they bought their airline tickets nobody told them that Africa is full of Africans," explained Laduma.

According to fan Ignacio Tortilla, the Confederations Cup has been an "ordeal".

"Wherever you look it's just Africans," he said. "Please don't get me wrong, I'm not a racist, but do they really have to be so aggressive with all the singing and smiling and hand-shaking?"

Florida de Porpoise, a retired Jew-bater from Barcelona, said he would have no problem with Africans "if they only tried to be more European".

"We're not asking for a lot," said de Porpoise. "Just perhaps a little hair relaxant, some cigarettes, and an overwhelming sense of the futility of hope."

Meanwhile, a delegation of South Africans has asked visiting Spaniards to stop lisping.

"For God's sake, English is our sixth language and we can still say 's'," said Jumpstart Moloi, who led the delegation to the Spanish embassy this morning.

"It's not Nelthon Mandela, okay? It's Nelson. Nelssssson."

He also appealed to Spaniards to "think long and hard" before asking locals for directions to Thanton Thquare and the thocker thtadium at Thocker Thity.

"Spanish is just such a freaking ugly language," said Moloi. "It's all just 'eth eth eth eth'. FIFA should do something."
 
Vuvuzelas = instant mute on TV.

I understand that they are part of the South African soccer culture, but the fact of the matter is that the FIFA World Cup is a global tournament that will be watched by billions. It is unfair to force our culture onto everyone, especially when it comes to such trivial things such as vuvuzelas.

Teams and spectators alike have complained about the noise. It's not like banning them will result in people not coming to games, but I'm afraid that allowing them may just put people off of going to the games or even watching them.

Two of my Italian friends actually sold their tickets because the constant noise really does get a bit too much after 90 minutes and results in an experience that's hard to enjoy for some.
 
looooooooool thanks mappy good read mate :p but i reckon they sould ban Vuvuzelas becoz seriously those things are annoying and I have pp across the road from me blowing away at them at 2am on monday morning :mad: I'm gonna set my dogs on them one day :p
 
I rather like vuvuzela's, but I rate you could get a hectic headache in the stand.

They should recruit all the Bloem Celtic supporters to sing-n-dance, they can bring Sister Betina with them and do "the train". Now Bloem Celtic supporters are the peeps you want for atmosphere!
 
I rather like vuvuzela's, but I rate you could get a hectic headache in the stand.

They should recruit all the Bloem Celtic supporters to sing-n-dance, they can bring Sister Betina with them and do "the train". Now Bloem Celtic supporters are the peeps you want for atmosphere!

damn someone should just try blowing one of those fsckin things in mah ears i'll put a bullet through their teeth and leave pieces of them all around the stadium.....
 
Partial deafness could explain why Bafana's performance lately is somewhere on par with the Ethiopian under-12 Paralympic team.
 
Partial deafness could explain why Bafana's performance lately is somewhere on par with the Ethiopian under-12 Paralympic team.


Crap man! Bafana Bafana have actually been playing half decently lately, It's nothing compared to European/South American teams, but there has been a huge improvement recently. All they really need is a proven goalscorer or 2.
 
Crap man! Bafana Bafana have actually been playing half decently lately, It's nothing compared to European/South American teams, but there has been a huge improvement recently. All they really need is a proven goalscorer or 2.

Sure, they don't have their leading striker, but saying the team would be better if they had a better goal scorer is like saying someone would be a better golfer if he'd just sink the ball in fewer strokes.
 
yeah, WE have the best Cricket team in teh world, Best rugby team, some of the best golfers, but strangely our "national sport" we are some of the worst out there
 
Sure, they don't have their leading striker, but saying the team would be better if they had a better goal scorer is like saying someone would be a better golfer if he'd just sink the ball in fewer strokes.

No, it's not. Saying that the only thing we need to do is score more goals is.
I am simply saying that without Benni, or the other 2(whatever their names are...), we can't expect to beat teams like the USA, Egypt etc....
 
yeah, WE have the best Cricket team in teh world, Best rugby team, some of the best golfers, but strangely our "national sport" we are some of the worst out there

yeh its becoz those fsckers are too lazy and only when they want money do they decide to play the way they feel is necessary :mad:
 
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