Tag Archives: 2010

Who do you want?

By 6000 | 6000 | December 4, 2009

Some wonderful examples of stating the bleeding obvious as journalists desperately try to make a story out of pure speculation over the FIFA World Cup Draw in Cape Town this evening: A favourable draw for Bafana will give the hosts a chance of making it past the early stages of the first World Cup on African soil. [...]

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Beckham lauds SA

By 6000 | 6000 | December 3, 2009

LA Galaxy, AC Milan and England midfielder David Beckham is here in Cape Town for the World Cup Draw tomorrow evening and took time out of his busy schedule with FIFA to give an interview to… FIFA. Unsurprisingly, (for all the reasons you are thinking of, be they contractual or otherwise) he seems happy to be here: [...]

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Lucky

By 6000 | 6000 | December 1, 2009

I don’t want to come over all gushy and emotional here, but I have just been into town (more specifically the Waterfront and Green Point) and there is an unbelievable vibe in the Mother City right now. I feel so lucky to be here and be a part of it. The combination of the start [...]

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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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