Category Archives: world cup 2010

Where are you going to stay?

By 6000 | 6000 | October 15, 2009

With almost all the teams now confirmed for next year’s FIFA World Cup, excitement is beginning to mount and people are suddenly realising the need to start making plans. Flights are getting booked up, rental car agencies are running short of rental cars and flag sales are up to their highest levels since before the [...]

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Just another Stadium pic

By 6000 | 6000 | October 7, 2009

Since I was passing the Cape Town Stadium and - for once on this rather gloomy Cape Town day - it wasn’t raining, I decided to snap a couple of pictures to track the progress on this architectural masterpiece, which doesn’t look anything like a Polo mint. Although all the tower cranes have now come down, there’s [...]

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Last crane

By 6000 | 6000 | September 30, 2009

In a symbolic moment, the last tower crane at Cape Town’s Cape Town Stadium in Green Point was dismantled yesterday. The plethora of tower cranes have become a feature on the Green Point skyline over the last couple of years. The handover date for the stadium is just 10 weeks, and while there’s still work [...]

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England to be based in Rustenburg?

By 6000 | 6000 | September 22, 2009

Simon Austin on the BBC Sport website claims that “agreement has been made in principle for England to stay in Rustenburg next summer”. Rustenburg is not a big place. I went to Rustenburg once, but it was closed. Fortunately, we continued west along the N4 and ended up in Zeerust, with its friendly drive-thru bottle store. [...]

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No words necessary II

By 6000 | 6000 | September 10, 2009

But sometimes rules must be broken and incisive footballing acumen documented: Kevin Miles, of the Football Supporters’ Federation, said: “I feel a mixture of delight and relief, especially after the disappointment of missing out on Euro 2008. “But all the emotions are positive and we have the best chance in years in South Africa. A [...]

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