I am officially against this.
You can't watch football like this, let alone play it.
The players can't hear eachother, the players can't even hear the refs whistle.
We, the tv fans, can't watch a game without headache.
Culture or no culture, the blowing horns were part of ancient times in Europe as well. Every race in the world used them. But to use them in this era, in football games, just sucks.
Quote from Evra:
He said: "We can't sleep at night because of the vuvuzelas. People start playing them from 6am.
"We can't hear one another out on the pitch because of them."
Here's a quote from Jordaan, the organising chief of the South Africa World Cup:
Jordaan admitted he was not a huge fan of them himself. "I would prefer singing," he said.
"It's always been a great generator of a wonderful atmosphere in stadiums and I would try to encourage them to sing.
"In the days of the struggle (against apartheid) we were singing, all through our history it's our ability to sing that inspired and drove the emotions."
I can't watch a dead football game.
Goal scored, no reaction.
Penalty or foul not given, no reaction.
Goal disallowed, no reaction.
Counter attack with great expectations(3 on 2 or whatever), no reaction.
It's just a constant noise, throughout the whole game. How can people defend this? Some people just defend this sound just to appear that they are "politically correct"
The only hope is teams with over 10.000 fans over there make a great crowd. But even 10 vuvuzelas are enough of destroying the atmosphere.
I know for sure that I'm not the only one who despises this and stopped watching most of the World Cup.
I have relatives in the USA who have started watching football in 2006 and were looking forward to watch this one, so much, that they invited the whole neighbourhood for the USA game vs England and the one before or after, not sure. They hyped "football", some neighbours became excited as well, but from what they've told me, they won't watch many more games because of the terrible sound.
I can't even handle a mosquito revolving around my head, how can I withstand this racket?
Interesting
Besides the complaints, there are concerns they can result in hearing loss, and word is they can trumpet up to 127 decibels.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal winger Cristiano Ronaldo says the noise affects player concentration, while some fans watching on television claim they cannot hear the commentary.
I can hear the commentary(wish I didn't, Cypriot commentators know nothing about football and generally suck
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Pazzini
“I am pretty worried, as yesterday during the warm-up test there were only three, but they made an incredible racket,” moaned the Sampdoria striker.
“I can only imagine what it’ll be like with 30,000. My teammates told me that last year it was hellish during the Confederations Cup. It may not look like it, but a football pitch is like a marketplace full of people shouting important instructions and the referee’s whistle.
“It may not look like it, but a football pitch is like a marketplace full of people shouting important instructions and the referee’s whistle.
“If all this is drowned out by the sound of the vuvuzelas, then it can be a problem. We’ll have to be even more focused and concentrated.”
Then you have this:
Do organizers care? They don't give a hoot. Their bottom line: the cheap plastic noise-polluters are a South African tradition. Those who don't like them can, well, lump it.
"I won't dwell too much on what outsiders think about vuvuzelas," says South Africa organizing committee spokesman Rich Mkhondo. "I won't dwell too much on what the feelings of the spectators are."
He is backed by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who asked: "Would you want to see a ban on the fan traditions in your country?"
It seems that it's South Africa vs the world of football. The problem is that some of the fans in South Africa have a "if you can't beat'em join'em" attitude.
"The vuvuzela is now an international instrument," said Mkhondo. "People buy them and stuff them in their suitcases and take them home."
"The vuvuzelas are here to stay and they will never be banned," said Mkhondo. "As our guests, please embrace our culture, please embrace the way we celebrate."
British bookmakers William Hill are offering smallish odds of 16-to-1 that the horns will be banned before the World Cup final on July 11.
"It appears to be people who don't normally attend or watch football matches live and would rather sit and watch games in silence who are objecting to the vuvuzela," said Graham Sharpe, a William Hill spokesman. "Besides which the noise helps drown out some of the commentators, whose own incomprehensible vocal babble is often far more offensive than any vuvuzela!"
Following last year's Confederations Cup, there were complaints from coaches, players and broadcasters about the noise. But Fifa said that the horns formed part of the unique African atmosphere of the tournament and refused to ban them.
Dutch public broadcaster NOS has received a large number of complaints from viewers about the sound of the vuvuzelas at World Cup matches in South Africa. Apparently many viewers don’t like the sound, which to some people sounds like a constant droning, and want the level turned down. But director Jan de Jong told the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad that the broadcaster has done its best to find a satisfactory balance between the commentary and crowd noise, and points out that the sound is being heard around the world.
Anyone has a stream for this Belgian station? Seriously!
Football website elfvoetbal.nl suggests that Dutch viewers who find the sound distracting should switch to Belgium’s Flemish public broadcaster VRT, which is available via cable all over the Netherlands, as its commentators use a different type of microphone that reduces the background noise from the crowd.
Ouch!
Tests on traditional vuvuzelas have suggested that they create a noise which at 144 decibels is louder than a passenger jet.
Neil van Schalkwyk, of horn makers Masincedane Sport, said: "We have modified the mouthpiece, there is now a new vuvuzela which will blow noise that is 20 decibels less than the old one.
But with thousands of the horns having already been sold it is unlikely to redesign will have any effect.
Messi added: "It is impossible to communicate, it's like being deaf."
Lol....Well, we should take all the vuvuzelas at South African games so that we can filter our options. That would mean no S.Africa matches for us and no vuvuzelas in the rest of games. I'd agree on that
South Africa’s goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune, meanwhile, wants the vuvuzelas to get louder. "We want more support and louder vuvuzelas when we play our next match ... We could hardly hear the fans who were quiet at stages during the opening game."
From Confederations Cup
Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso said: "I think they should be banned. They make it very difficult for the players to communicate with each other and to concentrate.
"They are a distraction and do nothing for the atmosphere," he added after his team's 1-0 win over Iraq.
After only three days of World Cup games, international players in South Africa are already complaining about the trumpet, which has been a regular facet at the country's football stadiums since the 1990s. Players on the French national team say the noise keeps them from sleeping -- the horns start at dawn -- and that they cannot hear one another while on the field. Other players, including Argentinian team captain Javier Mascherano, have echoed those complaints. And at a press conference, Portugal's superstar Cristiano Ronaldo agreed, saying: "It is difficult for anyone on the pitch to concentrate." Finally, the president of the Japanese football association called the vuvuzela noise "unbearable."
A spokesperson for the French company told SPIEGEL ONLINE: "Eliminating or filtering the vuvuzela noise levels technically is not possible without affecting the whole signal."
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http://www.rnw.nl/africa/article/vuvuzela-can-cause-hearing-loss
I've only watched 2 full games so far(just because I couldn't divert myself elsewhere) and perhaps will get to watch a 3rd one in an hour if Italy vs Paraguay has fans that can eliminate the buzzing noise. Doubt it.
Anyone disagrees about the vuvuzelas killing the mood?
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