i'm used to the horns now whereas they don't really annoy me but I really miss the rise and fall of the crowd and the oooohs and ahhhs and all that good stuff.

6/14/2010 2:39:43 PM

yeah they need to ban these stupid things. my excitement for this event has slowly been declining since it started

6/14/2010 2:40:02 PM

MAN DOWN!


Dont help that faggot up. Let his ass lay on the ground

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 2:41 PM. Reason : .]

6/14/2010 2:41:18 PM

haha de rossi. what the fuck kind of dive was that??

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 2:41 PM. Reason : typical italians...haha]

6/14/2010 2:41:38 PM

holy christ, like he was shot by a sniper from the upper deck

6/14/2010 2:41:49 PM

come on now de rossi

6/14/2010 2:42:00 PM

Fuck these pieces of shit... come the fuck on.

6/14/2010 2:42:04 PM

Dear God get up. Why dive and stay down while you're in possession?

6/14/2010 2:42:29 PM

they should let the vuvuzelas go on for the goup stage then cut it

6/14/2010 2:42:45 PM

this is half of the reason why i hate the italian team

6/14/2010 2:42:47 PM

if your excitement is declining due to fucking horns

you probably shouldn't be watching anyway

jesus

6/14/2010 2:43:15 PM

Quote :

"this is half of the reason why i hate the italian team"

the other half is u mad?

6/14/2010 2:43:59 PM

sorry. the beauty of the game is not just on the pitch but in the stands with the fans too...and im missing that

^lol yep

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 2:44 PM. Reason : f]

6/14/2010 2:44:12 PM

I FELT THE RAINS DOWN IN AFRICA!

6/14/2010 2:44:39 PM

ahahahahaha

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 2:44 PM. Reason : toto]

6/14/2010 2:44:46 PM

yeah skip bayless was saying his favorite part of soccer was hearing the chants from the stands, especially the english...can't say i disagree

6/14/2010 2:44:54 PM

that fucking song is stuck in my head now

its gonna take a lot to take me away from you

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 2:46 PM. Reason : g]

6/14/2010 2:45:52 PM

Yeah its not that I hate the bees as much as I miss the chants/songs/crowd reaction to plays.

6/14/2010 2:45:58 PM

6/14/2010 2:47:46 PM

loving this rain

6/14/2010 2:48:28 PM

south korea had some of the best home fans ive heard in a world cup. they were constantly singing and loud...im not surprised they made it all the way to the semifinals behind that support

6/14/2010 2:48:29 PM

follow the vuvuzela on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/the_vuvuzela

6/14/2010 2:49:30 PM

hahahahahaha

6/14/2010 2:50:50 PM

ahahah i knew it was gonna be bzzzz lol

6/14/2010 2:51:19 PM

aaaaaaaaaaaah

6/14/2010 2:52:47 PM

neither team shooting well yet

6/14/2010 2:52:47 PM

That was awful.

6/14/2010 2:53:41 PM

lol 3 way pileup at the edge of the italy box

6/14/2010 2:55:13 PM

dempsey gettin some love that isnt a USA game. gotta love that


i cant see paraguay winning this game without roque santa cruz

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 2:57 PM. Reason : f]

6/14/2010 2:56:01 PM

lets go Paraguay!

and I agree about the damn horns, I really really hope they get rid of those stupid things, they are absolutely terrible. The crowd is completely taken out of the game, anytime you can slightly hear the crowd get a little pumped up they are immediately drowned out by the buzzing.

I thought I read somewhere yesterday that they were thinking about outlawing the vuvuzelas

6/14/2010 2:57:53 PM

they said no today


I just don't get why they can't limit it to the African teams if it's an African tradition. I mean, why the fuck are they blowing them for teams they don't give a fuck about? Or are there a bunch of Italian and Paraguyan assholes with vuvuzelas in this game?

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 3:00 PM. Reason : fuck fuck fuck]

6/14/2010 2:59:57 PM

am i the only one who thinks the vuvuzelas are a complete non-issue?

their fans like to blow horns. big deal

6/14/2010 3:02:09 PM

i just really don't understand why they even do it. sounds annoying, must be tiring to constantly blow through a horn for 2 hours

6/14/2010 3:03:08 PM

hopefully they will revisit the decision after the group stage

6/14/2010 3:03:08 PM

It's a non-issue for me when it comes to interest level and if I'm going to watch a game or not but like it's been said already, I'd rather hear drums/singing/chanting from all the different countries

6/14/2010 3:03:23 PM

There will be no ban.

Quote :

"FIFA president backs vuvuzela tradition Associated Press JOHANNESBURG -- FIFA has defended South African fans' right to blow their vuvuzela horns at World Cup matches despite global criticism from television viewers of the constant blaring noise. "I have always said that Africa has a different rhythm, a different sound," the FIFA president Sepp Blatter said in a Twitter message on Monday. "I don't see banning the music traditions of fans in their own country." Blatter went on to ask: "Would you want to see a ban on the fan traditions in your country?" FIFA and Blatter have strongly backed the use of vuvuzelas since they were introduced to the wider football world at the Confederations Cup test event in South Africa exactly a year ago. Broadcasters objected then to the noise emitted by the slender plastic horns -- comparing it to the sound of a swarm of bees invading the stadium. Some fans have reported watching World Cup matches with their television muted to escape the racket. The noise can also affect players' ability to perform on the field. "In many parts of the game it can bother you a bit because you can't communicate anything to a teammate who's more than 10 meters away from you," Spain striker David Villa, who played at the Confederations Cup, said. However, Villa also said the noise "brings a nice ambiance and some emotion." Organizing committee spokesman Rich Mkhondo said vuvuzelas will not be banned in stadiums. He said television viewers aren't the same as fans in the seats. "I wouldn't dwell too much on what outsiders think about vuvuzelas. I would dwell ... on what the feelings of the spectators are," he said at the daily news briefing. Responding to a typical stream of vuvuzela questions, Mkhondo said the horns are ingrained in South Africa's history. "You find that they emanate from the horn which was used by our forefathers to call meetings," he said. "As our guests, please embrace our culture, please embrace the way we celebrate. "You either love them or you hate them. We in South Africa love them." Mkhondo said the vuvuzela was now an international instrument, and visitors were "stuffing them into their suitcase" for the trip home. England defender Jamie Carragher said he's been asked to bring some back. "My kids have been on the phone and they want two," Carragher said."

I'm sure if you're sitting in the stadium the horns are all well and fine and provide a tolerable atmosphere...but I get the impression the big whigs like Sepp Blatter have not ever actually watched a match on TV and been forced to listen to the bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz for hours on end.

6/14/2010 3:04:21 PM

Seems like Paraguay's strategy is to send a long ball forward and wait for the magic to happen.

6/14/2010 3:05:14 PM

since when is Bzzzzzzzzz a musical tradition?


sepp has no idea what hes talking about

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 3:05 PM. Reason : f]

6/14/2010 3:05:39 PM

I cant imagine sitting in the stands next to a bunch of people blowing into those damn things.

6/14/2010 3:06:22 PM

^^ as per usual

[Edited on June 14, 2010 at 3:06 PM. Reason : .]

6/14/2010 3:06:25 PM

i mean, fans bring flares into the stands. fans throw toilet paper and confetti onto the field. why is a horn so offensive? because it's annoying to a tv audience? i guess, but i don't even hear them anymore.

6/14/2010 3:06:31 PM

oh shit paraguay score from out of nowhere

6/14/2010 3:09:19 PM

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLL PARAGUAY!

6/14/2010 3:09:23 PM

FUCK YEA!



GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!

6/14/2010 3:09:26 PM

GOOOAAALLLL

6/14/2010 3:09:28 PM

PARAGUAY!!

6/14/2010 3:09:41 PM

BZZZZZZZZZZZ!!!!!

6/14/2010 3:09:49 PM

NOW WE HAVE A FUCKING GAME

6/14/2010 3:09:55 PM

damn that was beautiful

6/14/2010 3:10:00 PM

it's just that people would rather hear something else...like the celebration of the Paraguayan fans just now

6/14/2010 3:10:21 PM