South African defender Matthew Booth decided to film his teammates during the recent Confederations Cup competition. (Remember him? He’s the only white guy in the team who fans greet with a loud “Boooottthhh” whenever he touches the ball and who Spanish reporters, looking for black racism decided was booed by the fans.) Booth, who maintains quite an active Youtube channel, regularly films his teammates, and in the video, above, captured them (and their Brazilian coach Joel Santana) singing on camera in the dressing room before their game against Spain in the first round. Check it out. (Here‘s another example.) It also made me wonder again why South African fans don’t leave the vuvuzelas outside the stadium and do some actual singing? That would not sound only better, but would present an actual, not corporate-induced part of football culture in that country, to visiting fans.
BTW, it must have pleased the South Africans organizers that, outside the football, the most controversial topic at the recent Confederations Cup was the vuvuzelas. (If you’ve been under a rock that’s the plastic horns that South African fans blow for the full 90 minutes of any game. The tempo doesn’t change, neither does the tune). Visiting reporters barely remembered to write again about things like training facilities for teams, transport and fan safety, crucial for next year’s World Cup. (By the way, it also turns out the hooker allegations against members of the Egyptian team is now no longer credible.)
9 replies on “The Vuvuzela ‘Conspiracy’”
What’s “corporate-induced” about a vuvuzela?
http://www.sa2010.gov.za/node/1945
Completely agree. The Vuvuzelas are unimaginative and noise.
I live in south africa myself and if you look at when poeple in our country strike or protest obout something there is always songs that the people sings and dances to do. Why on earth would someone want to blow a pipe that doesnt even have a different tones. ONLY ONE TONE!!! Stupid. Follow the bloemfontein celtics tradition of singing and dancing at games please. Another reason to stop it is that you cant even tell your mate that what a goal or did you see that without repeating it so that he can HEAR WHAT IM SAYING!!!!!!!! Why can every country in the world sing support like normal poeple and enjoy it when we can only blow horns the whole day long? THINK ABOUT IT.
Do you know if i can have my team vuvuzela at any color ?
The best place to have the Vuvuzela, but there is also the Kuduzela’s horn to enjoy
Good luck to Germany in the World Cup
You can have you own team vuvuzela
go to http://www.vuvuzelabranding.co.za
I have heard the same comment levelled about hearing the songs instead of the “din” of the vuvuzelas.
What I like about these horns though is that everyone can take part, even kids, and feel included.
I know many will disagree, but I hope they take off among established leagues after the WC, like the Premiership.
John
Everyone seems to hate them, but there is huuuuuge demand all over the UK
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