Comments on: Italian team a ‘disgrace’ as they snub Soweto kids

By: The Italian Teacher » Disgrace in and off field

The Italian Teacher » Disgrace in and off field — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:20:09 +0000

[...] to go, allegedly because they were ashamed by the result against Brazil. Michael Trapido calls it a disgrace. I wonder, was the awful match against Brazil disgraceful enough? Besides, how can you compare the [...]

By: Bravo

Bravo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:06:12 +0000

In Africa a kid at a government school is owned by the state. To be bused to meet every celebrity no matter what baggage they bring. When Ben Carson the neurosurgeon and philantropist was around they were not bused in. But Mike Tyson was the bomb. By the way R Kelly is around the corner.

This concept is making black people look like beggars at the feast albeit not the kind that profited at the hotel rooms.

Only history will judge weather the decision to predicate the country’s growth prospects on first arms and then entertainment was a wise one.

Leave the poor Italian soccer players alone. It was Fifa who dragged the Italians out to South Africa to concepts they are not familiar with. At least they did not make a storm about bonuses that the kids local role models did. That behaviour deserved a Ken Lewis or Fuld type of congressional hearing.

By: Masennya Dikotla

Masennya Dikotla — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:44:04 +0000

The Azzuri must be men enough. they may be world champions but shouldn’t be ashamed to have capitulated to an equally (or more than that) world champs like Brazil. it’s that unreasonable pride that deprived football-loving Sowetans an opportunity to rub shoulders with world champs. hopefully they will come to make up for this next year. that is if they make the grade. The Boks also felt victim to this irrational decision.

By: Michael Trapido

Michael Trapido — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:46:58 +0000

Guys – The Springboks were there to a man plus reserves. Many soccer legends and rugby legends and other sportsmen and women were also there.

Please don’t insult our black kids by suggesting that they don’t know who the soccer world champs are and that they didn’t care about it.

In addition may I suggest that those who snigger at the work done by people to uplift our country send us the website where we might admire their efforts.

By: Lunte23

Lunte23 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:57:53 +0000

@Hopeful
you are forgetting something…soccer is the food of life for the poor. Oh yes those kids probably know the entire Azzuri team by 1st name, surname and club team. I’m definitely sure if the kids were present at the event, there WERE looking forward to meeting the Italian Squad especially the captain Cannavaro

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:48:48 +0000

Please, why does every group that comes to SA have to pose with a bunch of poor kids? Does it really make a difference?

BooHoo, get over it!

By: Lara Johnstone

Lara Johnstone — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:14:45 +0000

Perhaps the Italian real P2-Luciani-BlackCoffee reason for not pitching up, was that the Lucas Radebe Sustainable Legacy Park in Protea Glen, is ‘sustainable’ only in liberalspeak hypocrisy name. They would be required to praise something they know to be a fraud.

Like so many other things in Preach, but don’t practice what we preach South Africa; it does not even consider whether it abides by the Laws of Sustainability; but professes to be sustainable.

So, perhaps the P2 brigade did not want to come and honour, what they consider to be dishonouring the concept of sustainability; and instead provided an easy ‘reason’ whereby those who heard it and did not do any introspection; found it easier to assign blame, onto them; instead of make a fully impartial enquiry?

By: Hopeful

Hopeful — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:55:41 +0000

Most of those kids could not find Italy on a map and could not care less
They probably just pitched up for the free lunch and T shirts anyway.
I wouldn’t feel they were too put out by not meeting the Italians.

By: TheFlash

TheFlash — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:08:51 +0000

I fail to see the reason forthis “uproar”, the Lucas Radebe Sustainable legacy park is yet another yawnfest in corporate PR and individual self-righteousness and as such should be treated with the contempt that it deserves. Who really cares whether the Itas pitches or not??

I really think that we have a more pressing issues to contend with than foreign sockerplayers boycotting your feelgood Party.

By: Siphiwo Siphiwo

Siphiwo Siphiwo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:57:58 +0000

in the mean time, italian prime minister a” disgrace” as he did not snub the shindig.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6550609.ece

what more did you expect from the soccer team.