The Closing Ceremony

LancelotSA said:
OK, we know SABC suck but just to prove it they decided to show the Italian captain take the trophy out of the case, start walking with it and then........ they cut to fsuking adverts again!!!!

Do these SABC directors actually get paid to do this job? It does nothing for the advertisers as you end up throwing things at the screen and spitting at their products, not rushing out and buying them!
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Same happened on DSTV but instead of going to adverts they went onto another shot from the stadium.
 
It has now been made public as to why it was cut short. They had a runner on the pitch trying to grab the flag

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http://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/WorldCup/TournamentNews/Invader-tries-to-grab-Cup-20100711

Johannesburg – The immediate lead-up to the World Cup soccer final was marked by drama when an invader crossed the pitch at Soccer City here and tried to grab the trophy off its stand.

The rival teams Spain and Holland were in the tunnel ready to take to the turf, with dignitaries including President Jacob Zuma primed to do likewise, when the man - not exactly running at breakneck speed from the far side of the ground and slow to be spotted by security men - advanced to within breathing distance of the gleaming cup.

As he appeared to lunge at it, an official unceremoniously pole-axed him to the ground right in front of the massed ranks of photographers, as others joined the melee.

He was picked up in a forward “dive” position and bundled away, as FIFA people frantically beckoned to the players to create a gap for his evacuation through the tunnel.

Less than a minute later FIFA president Sepp Blatter was noticeably booed by sections of the capacity 90 000 crowd as he accompanied South Africa’s head of state onto the pitch.

The one-man pitch invasion was a near carbon copy of an incident in the semi-final between Spain and Germany at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, when a young Italian who had conned his way close to the pitch claiming to be wheelchair-bound, briefly interrupted the game after it had started.
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APoc84 said:
when a young Italian who had conned his way close to the pitch claiming to be wheelchair-bound, briefly interrupted the game after it had started.
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Not sure if this part was discussed on here but much was made of the bad security in Durban with the person running on the field. I was told today about him apparently travelling here in a wheelchair, getting wheelchair access to the game and then running on five minutes in.

Seriously, who the fsuk pays a fortune for a semi final ticket, a fortune to travel here, just to run on after 5 minutes and see no more soccer?!?!
 
APoc84 said:
And he only got a R1500 fine iirc
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Ferri was slapped with a R8 000 fine or three months imprisonment for his premeditated actions.

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The incident has caused embarrassment to the Italian government, with Durban's Italian consul general, Ugo Ciarlatani, testifying in court and apologising for the behaviour of his country's citizen.

Ciarlatani said he met Ferri for the first time after his arrest last night, and said that while he found Ferri to be very immature, he showed remorse for his actions.
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The court heard that Ferri had bought a wheelchair in Italy and brought it to South Africa in his luggage.

State prosecutor Barend Groen told the court that Ferri had used a wheelchair so that he could sit as close to the pitch as possible.
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Serious idiot. Will be interesting to hear the story about this chap.


This guy today looked like he got smoked! Good!

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Pitbull said:
That dude actually looks South African :(
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Huh? How can you tell that from that picture?

Here is more :

A man wearing an anti-racism T-shirt ran on to the pitch minutes before the start of the World Cup final on Sunday and came very close to grabbing the trophy exhibited on the pitch.

Wearing a red hat and a T-shirt that read "Jimmy Jump against racism" the man managed to slip through tight security and raced on to the pitch in front of close to 90,000 spectators at the Soccer City stadium.

Jimmy Jump is the nickname of a man who has run on to the pitch during several major soccer matches including the Euro 2004 final between Greece and Portugal.
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Oooh, this picture is even better

r
 
LancelotSA said:
Huh? How can you tell that from that picture?

Here is more :



Oooh, this picture is even better

r
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He just looks like a real rock spider SA style :D

However on the second picture he looks like a Spanish guy.
He got WTFPWNED by that Body guard :D
 
It was better than the opening - because they focused on Shakira. Other than that... didn't watch. I hate opening/closing ceremonies as a rule so switched channels after that...
 
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