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Football/Soccer
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SEPP BLATTER IS A “DICKHEAD”
16 Jul 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Love him or hate him, but mostly hate him, Sepp Blatter was the lucky recipient of the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo, bestowed upon his reverend person by the magnanimous nation of South Africa. Well, alright then. You diplomats brown nose each other in whichever way you prefer. But, oh sweet heavens, how […]
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VIDEO OF MAN STEALING WORLD CUP
14 Jul 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 8 Comments
I heard about this around town but couldn’t find any footage of it – you know, the story about the guy who ran across the pitch before the start of the World Cup final. So instead of finding it myself, the footage found me! In the form of an email from 2oceansviber, Chris V. [Everybody] […]
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THE ULTIMATE VUVUZELA QUESTION
08 Jul 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
We’ve debated it, we’ve dealt with it, we’ve heard that it’s really bad for your hearing (well, we actually read that, we’re completely void to the world of sound now). Hell, we’ve exported it to the world. There is only one last thing to ask of the vuvuzela.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING SPICE
07 Jul 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Shock Decision – Paul The Octopus Picks Spain Paul The Octopus STUNS Germany And Picks Spain To Win Semifinals – Paul, a brilliant German octopus, has impressed fans worldwide with his uncanny ability to correctly predict the outcome of Germany’s World Cup games. Most recently, the omniscient octopus selected the Germans to beat favored Argentina. […]
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YOU CAN STAY AT MY PLACE, ARJEN
06 Jul 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
No spice, the Dutch soccer team needs a place to stay. While the Uruguayans were getting an undeserved peaceful night’s sleep in Newlands (despite a small Twitter campaign calling for Capetonians to please “not” blow vuvuzelas and bang drums outside their rooms), the dutchies were bumming around the Cape of Good Hope looking for a […]
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CRAZY PLANE WRITING ABOVE WORLD CUP STADIUM
05 Jul 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 12 Comments
I got this video clip from a reader. It looks pretty real but I don’t recognise which stadium it is. Is that Cape town? Were you there? Does anyone know anything about this? You can see the plane flying off at the end. Did you catch that? [thanks reese]
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JOZI STADIUM AT NIGHT – AWESOME WALLPAPER
02 Jul 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
National Geographic doing things properly.. CLICK PIC TO ENLARGE Nice guys… REAL nice. [thanks craig]
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VUVUZELA – THE FACTS
29 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Amazon sales of the vuvuzela have increased 1000% – did you know that? But that’s not all – The first vuvuzela was blown in Camps Bay by Christian Stewart in the late 50’s – did you know that? Ok, I was kidding about one of those statements. But which one is it? Check out the […]
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“OUT OF AFRICA” – A FABIO CAPELLO FILM
28 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
I enjoyed “An Inevitable Production” at the bottom. [thanks clinton]
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PASS THE DUTCHIE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE!
28 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
You gotta give the Dutch credit – they certainly get A for effort in the fandom stakes. I’ve received a tumultuous load of emails with these pics and didn’t know where to start. Luckily I found a fellow blogger, blacknotes.co.za had done the necessary. Seriously – that’s nothing.. Crazy cars – crazy people.. Check it […]
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LEGO FUSSBALL – IT’S TOO AWESOME
25 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Remember the time when you were talking to that perfectly normal friend-of-a-friend at a braai? He was into futures trading or whatever, and didn’t have any abnormal ticks of any kind. A totally enjoyable human being. And then, WHAM, he tells you he’s crazy about Lego. Thirty years old, and still clinging to Lego. You […]
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YOUTUBE, MEET VUVUZELA
25 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The number of small but pleasing World Cup software add-ons is growing by the day. Remember the little Google Maps vuvuzela man? Cool stuff like that. Of course they’re trivial gimmicks, but they’re official tips of the cap to our lovely country, so it gives me great pleasure to present YouTube‘s World Cup gimmick offering.
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FRIDAY MORNING SPICE
25 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
The King Of Pop Died A Year Ago – Today is the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. I trust I won’t be the only one wearing white socks today, in silent tribute to the King of Pop. Shimone! [peace] Italy Are OUT! – Slovakia survived a late onslaught to beat Italy […]
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TUESDAY MORNING SPICE
22 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
Ultimate Peroni Experience For Thursday’s Italy Game – “Esperienza Peroni” comes to Cape Town, so come and enjoy the ultimate Peroni experience! Aperitivo specially created by the Peroni Chef Craig Hounsom on Thursday in Camps Bay from 15h00 before the Italy game! Ice cold Peroni will be served whilst guests enjoy this ultimate Peroni experience! […]
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JUST A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR MAKES THE MUTI GO DOWN
21 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bafana Bafana needs a lot of help to get through to the next round of the World Cup. Some might even say they need a miracle. Others, however, might say that that all they need is a little muti (traditional medicine). Our favourite news service, the foul-mouthed News24, came up with this gem of a […]
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VISA GAVE ME TICKETS TO WATCH NORTH KOREA – BUT THERE’S MORE..
21 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s finally paid off – my constant musings and coverage of North Korea and, in particular, Our Dear Leader Kim Jong il, has resulted in a special invite from VISA to attend today’s game against Portugal! Why thank you, VISA! This is the first time North Korea has been in the World Cup since 1966! […]
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MONDAY MORNING SPICE
21 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Kehinde Wiley’s “Unity” Portrait Kehinde Wiley Art Exhibition In Cape Town! – One of Michael Jackson‘s Favourite painters, Kehinde Wiley, is in town! He will be exhibiting his football inspired paintings, the result of an extraordinary collaboration with Puma. The Kehinde Wiley exhibition is to be held at Studio One, 186 Bree Street, Cape […]
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GOOGLE LIVE FOOTBALL SCORES
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You do know if you Google “fifa live scores” you get a completely live score card showing all current games being played? Without making another click! It shows it as the first result! I swear. Check. Looks like North Korea won’t be getting any football coverage on TV today.. Pretty cool, hey? What’s more, […]
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NANDO’S OFFERING FREE “COKE” TO THE SOUTH AMERICANS
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Just when you though they couldn’t push it any further – Nando’s take ambiguity to the next level, offering “free coke” to the South Americans. Given South America’s propensity for making and selling cocaine to the rest of the world, one might think Nando’s are giving away the odd gram with their chicken burgers. Apparently […]
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THEY WANT TO BE JUST LIKE YOU – “MY CAPE TOWN” BY I SCREAM AND THE CHOCOLATE STIX
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 19 Comments
As the official Cape Town 2010 World Cup Blog (Oooh! Whatcha gonna do with that one, FIFA?) we are always completely knocked out when a music video and song about Cape Town stands out from the rest. Even more so when it leaves us humming it all day long! These cats did this song and […]
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THURSDAY MORNING SPICE
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
We Gave It A Good Go.. [source:timeslive] The Silence Of The Vuvuzelas – An inspired Diego Forlan scored twice as World Cup hosts South Africa’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stage suffered a heavy blow with a 3-0 loss to Uruguay on Wednesday. A 24th minute strike and then a controversial 80th minute penalty […]
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VUVUZELAS – THE CRUX OF THE MATTER
16 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Afternoon everyone, and a happy Youth Day to you crazy, crazy youth. Let’s have a quick chat about vuvuzelas. They’re loud, really loud. In fact at 131 decibels, they’re louder than: A screaming baby A chain saw A starting gun A jackhammer Most taxis in Woodstock Gareth Cliff The Mouille Point Foghorn The Noon Gun […]
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PARLOTONES ABANDON SOUTH AFRICA AND SUPPORT GERMANY
15 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 108 Comments
Product endorsements and commercialisation aside; aligning yourself with another nation and singing for their victory in a tournament which is being held on your home soil (a tournament in which your own country is competing), may well be the final straw for Parlotones fans. “Aligning” might be a bit tame. By the looks of their […]
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DON’T MESS WITH FIFA’S 1000 YEAR REICH
15 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A great deal of fuss has been made by FIFA regarding the sanctity of its brand, and the brands of its official partners in the run up to the World Cup. A great deal of counter-fuss has been made by the brands who were left outside of the World Cup money machine fraternity. So it’s […]
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URBAN FOOTBALL PRECISION – WORLD CUP TRAINING IN THE CITY
15 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
I remember when Herschelle Gibbs used to amuse us at school, by kicking a rugby ball high up into the air, and then positioning himself for where the ball will go after it hits the ground – usually straight into his hands. He also once drop-kicked a ball over the Piley Reese poles, from the […]
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BREAKING NEWS – ITALIAN RESTAURANT ON FIRE, ITALY NOT SO MUCH
15 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Mario’s, a popular Italian restaurant on Main Road in Green Point is on fire, and not in the positive, figurative kind of way.
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DEAR WORLD CUP VISITORS (THE PETER DAVIES OPEN LETTER)
14 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 6 Comments
You might have heard about this, but haven’t managed to find it online. Or maybe you don’t know about it at all, in which case I am confident you will thoroughly enjoy it! Check it out: By Peter Davies 09/06/2010 Dear World Cup visitors, Now that you are safely in our country you are no […]
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MAKE THAT CALL
11 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There’s going to be an awful lot of tension regarding referee calls, and the dubious opinions of your fellow spectators this afternoon, and indeed for the rest of the tournament. To avoid unnecessary conflict, and to make sure that your opinion is valued above all others this World Cup, get your hands on this little […]
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BRING ON THE MADIBA MAGIC
11 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We all know Nelson. We all love Nelson. Nelson’s gonna be at the opening ceremony this arvi, and by all predictions, he should be there for a wopping fifteen minutes or so. Why so little? Well, he happens to be a little shagged out from dedicating his life to reasoned argument, armed struggle, brutal imprisonment […]
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