Ban Vuvuzelas From The 2010 Fifa World Cup ?

[StevieH]

not helped of course by the piece of shit murdoch rag sending an army of agents to the england - algeria match on friday armed with free giveaway s*n-branded vuvuzelas. not just annoying fans and guerilla advertising the scum, but also taking income away from local south african salesmen. charming as ever.

[NADTATIDA1]

Diego's never had a problem with them...

[Kan Win]

Diego's never had a problem with them...

Nor anyone one else

Vuvuzela Pictures - High Resolution Gallery

[jackr]

for anyone wanting them banned, would you want the drums and samba bands removed in a brasil world cup? or the wave and whistles from a mexico one? they're just a part of the culture there.

Totally different scenarios there, matey boy. That is sound as opposed to almost unbridled white noise. This vuvu thing is of the loud, monotone variety and is quite annoying with indiscriminate blowing right around the stadium for the duration. It's clearly upsetting spectators, millions of viewers on TV and, to a certain extent, the players and even refs. Any atmosphere is being diluted. That it may be a part of SA culture is neither her nor there. This is a world event for EVERYBODY and the hosts should be acting responsibly, not ramming this thing down people's throats. It'd be akin to attending a WC match hosted in the UK with every other person blowing through their bagpipes as hard as f*** with all reeds missing bar the most annoying one? Fun for a few, crap for the rest. By all means have a group of representatives from the SA performing arts puff away the odd tune to add some SA culture, but not this total drown out.

Has this been posted this yet?

[bkkjames]

 

[Moonrakers]

There's even a b@stard vuvuzela button on youtube now.

[ThiagoBras]

I absolutely hate them. The Vuvuzelas just make me go crazy!

And it s not because they are part of a culture, that they shouldn't be banned. A lot of football players complain about them as well. I don't see a football player complain while hearing samba :-)

[craigm16]

Will people be calling for the ban on drums and samba dancing at the next world cup in Brazil ????

This is South Africa's world cup, let them blow on there vuvuzelas all they want, If it makes the people of africa happy,so be it...

If you dont like them hit the mute button, Simple..

[tigerfish]

well at least someones got the wright idea.

the authorities in n.z. have banned the use of vuvuzelas for the opening match of the rugby tri nations between n.z v s.africa on saturday in auckland.

[mrbojangles]

From skysports:-

Uefa announces vuvuzela ban

Instruments banned from all European competition

Uefa has decided to ban vuvuzelas from all European competition following their use at the World Cup.

The plastic horns were a hallmark of this summer's tournament in South Africa, where fans produced a monotonous droning throughout entire matches, a noise which was described as akin to a hornet's nest.

A number of clubs across Europe have since banned the instruments from their grounds and Uefa has now ruled out their use in Champions League, Europa League and European Championship games, including qualifiers.

A Uefa statement read: "The World Cup was characterised by the vuvuzela's widespread and permanent use in the stands.

"In the specific context of South Africa, the vuvuzela adds a touch of local flavour and folklore, but Uefa feels that the instrument's widespread use would not be appropriate in Europe, where a continuous loud background noise would be emphasised.

"Uefa is of the view that the vuvuzelas would completely change the atmosphere, drowning supporter emotions and detracting from the experience of the game.

"To avoid the risk of these negative effects in the stadiums where Uefa competitions are played and to protect the culture and tradition of football in Europe ... Uefa has decided with immediate effect that vuvuzelas will not be allowed in the stadiums where Uefa competitions matches are played."

The use of vuvuzelas was met with contrasting opinions this summer, as while some fans thought they brought character to the World Cup, others were extremely critical and claimed they ruined the atmosphere inside the grounds.

Indeed, a number of players complained that they could not hear their team-mates on the pitch or even the referee's whistle, and there were calls to ban the instrument before the competition began.

[StevieH]

so in summary UEFA is calling sepp blatter an ignorant money-grabbing evil bastard?

[mrbojangles]

so in summary UEFA is calling sepp blatter an ignorant money-grabbing evil bastard?

And a very nice summary indeed stevie