2010 Soccer World Cup Category
Where have 2010 soccer teams chosen to locate their base camps?
Posted on
10
Dec
2009 - by
liz In:
2010 Soccer World Cup, General news, South Africa, South African soccer, Sporting event, World Cup Soccer 2010
Because of the advantage of training at high altitude, Gauteng is definitely favoured. The Australian team – the Socceroos –will base themselves at the Kloofzicht Lodge in the Zwartkops Mountains between Johannesburg and Pretoria. About a 45 minutes drive from both cities, they will be close to the Cradle of Humankind. For training, they will [...]
What’s all the noise about? Vuvuzelas at Confed Cup
Posted on
19
Jun
2009 - by
liz In:
2010 Soccer World Cup, Confederation Cup, South African Culture, South African History, South African soccer, Sporting event, Tourist attraction, World Cup Soccer 2010
Much of the talk on Radio 702 yesterday focused on the vuvuzelas at the Confederation Cup soccer games and it seems there are polarized opinions of them – people either love `em or hate `em. FIFA’s initial concerns about the vuvuzela (probably influenced as much by their potential for competitive advertising, as by the loud cacophony [...]
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