The intersection between globalisation and local culture continues to produce weird results. Case in point: the suggestion that FIFA ban the vuvuzela at the World Cup in deference to the sensibilities of foreign visitors, which has outraged local football fans. SA Football Fans blog weighs in the side of the vuvuzela: International viewers have been [...]

My friend John has some pithy words on Bafana Bafana Joel Santana coach whining about “spoiler tactics” by Iraq: Seriously… since when did adapting your team’s strategy to an aggressive opposition offense become a bad thing? Maybe it’s because I don’t understand the nitty gritty nuances of football that I don’t quite understand how Santana [...]

…there are no problems that cannot be solved with “militant action”.

In the aftermath of this weekend’s Super 14 final, The Times argues that the Bulls will continue to succeed, because they treat rugby like the commercialised, US- or European-style professional sport that it has become: With an experienced senior squad and a production belt of talent, which is both nurtured and recruited, there’s no reason [...]