2010 World Cup Soccer In Africa

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2010 World Cup Soccer In Africa

 

For four action-packed weeks in June and July 2010, the largest international television audience to ever follow a single event will be watching the FIFA Soccer World Cup in South Africa. As the clock ticks down and the nations of the world anticipate the beautiful game’s showpiece, questions are being asked about what will happen after the trophy is lifted, the caravans move on, and the dogs stop barking… `World Cup Soccer In Africa: Who Really Wins?` cuts through the hype, with an uncompromising examination of what the World Cup means for South Africans themselves – in particular, who actually stands to benefit from the diversion of millions of dollars to build 21st century sports arenas in a country in which, 15 years after throwing off apartheid’s yoke, millions live in shacks and have no access to water – a South Africa where life expectancy has plummeted beneath that in Ethiopia. International heavyweights like Archbishop Desmond Tutu, construction workers, FIFA’s Communications Director, street traders, politicians, and sports celebrities, wade into the debate. National pride, corruption and even murder feature in this astonishingly candid film which peels back the glossy media veneer to expose the real concerns of ordinary South Africans: hopes about jobs, the eviction of school children to make way for construction company offices, the removal of an inconvenient community, and what traditional medicine and the influence of the ancestors might mean for the fortunes of the local team… `World Cup Soccer In Africa: Who Really Wins?` takes the temperature of the Rainbow Nation as it prepares to roll out the Greatest Show on Earth.

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Britt Hogg 30/04/2012 22:54:14
A South Africa where life expectancy has plummeted beneath that in Ethiopia.
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AC Milan shirts 16/05/2012 02:35:04
It is wonderful thing to watch an excellent game with a crowd of people who have the same faith and hobby as you.Make your dream come true and come to us for your favorite soccer jersey.
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