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The South African World Cup is quickly becoming a host for controversy thanks to the sound of these painful instruments that sound like an endless convoy of semi-trailers – the vuvuzelas.
The locals say they build atmosphere. I say noise pollution.
It’s alright South Africa; the millions of people watching on television didn’t want to hear the games anyway.
English keeper Rob Green can at least hide behind the fact that he couldn’t hear the ball coming as he sabotaged England’s one goal lead against the US. The English team themselves will be adopting these horns soon enough, anything to drown out the advice from Fabio Capello.
In saying this, a few vuvuzelas in the SBS studio wouldn’t go astray. Les Murray with a side serve of Craig Foster certainly doesn’t bode well. The day Les smiles is the day I’ll enjoy their coverage.
The greatest sporting events in the world today are never perfect, but the World Cup comes as close to the word as possible. Why tarnish its great reputation with the memories of fog horns clogging our ears?
Nelson Mandela said: “I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”
How about sharing a bit of that peace with the television audiences of the world.
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