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wanna bet? my 100 points on italy to your 1 mill on paraguayOriginally posted by Loccy View PostComment
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The BBC has received 545 complaints about the sound of vuvuzela horns during its World Cup coverage.
The corporation is considering showing coverage that cuts out the noise of vuvuzelas on its red button service.
On Monday, World Cup organisers ruled out a stadium ban on the plastic horns, which can reach 130 decibels, following complaints from players and fans.
Experts say it is impossible to cut out the horns without affecting commentary and crowd noise.
"If the vuvuzela continues to impact on audience enjoyment, we will look at what other options we can take to reduce the volume further," a spokeswoman said.
The BBC is considering cutting out some of the vuvuzela noise on the red button service but says a final decision has yet to be made.
On Monday, Trevor Cox, president of the Institute of Acoustics, told the BBC News website's ****zine that vuvuzelas were tuned to a similar frequency to speech tones.
If broadcasters tuned out it would dampen the commentators' voices, he said.
"It would sound really horrible to notch these out - if one coincides with the vowel sound e, you won't be able to hear the -es in the commentary. It would sound unnatural," he said.Comment
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England coach Fabio Capello believes the World Cup ball is the worst he has ever seen.
The Jabulani ball being used in South Africa for the World Cup has been widely criticised because of its irregular flight.
"For the players it is terrible," said Capello. "It is also terrible for the keepers because it is impossible to anticipate the trajectory."
World governing body Fifa has defended the ball, saying it was fully "tested".
The Jabulani - its name derives from the Zulu words "to celebrate" - was made available in February and was used at this year's Africa Cup of Nations as well as a number of domestic leagues, including Germany, Argentina and the United States.
The ball was tested at Loughborough University in England but it was not used in the Premier League because it has a contract with rival manufacturer Nike.
Adidas say altitude is the main factor affecting the way the ball behaves in flight and have blamed players for not practising enough with it before the tournament
However, Capello feels the ball is having an adverse effect on games.
"The big problem is that sometimes this ball is impossible to control," said England's Italian manager.
"It is good when you play short passes but when you try to switch the ball with long passes it is very difficult to understand the trajectory."
England drew their opening game with the USA 1-1 when an awful error from goalkeeper Robert Green allowed Clint Dempsey to equalise Steven Gerrard's opening goal in Rustenburg.
Green refused to blame the ball for his handling error but admitted that it had moved unexpectedly after Dempsey hit his shot.
Ivory Coast boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has joined the chorus of criticism and believes goalkeepers should be consulted when new footballs are being designed for international tournaments.
"It's too late to do something about it in this World Cup," said Eriksson.
"It's a decision for the authorities for the next big tournament. It should be discussed and everyone should listen to the top goalkeepers in the world."
England's David James, Italy's Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas of Spain were among the goalkeepers who criticised the Jabulani before the tournament began.
"The ball is dreadful. It's horrible but it's horrible for everyone," stated James, who said some goalkeepers would end up "looking daft".
Eriksson, who was previously in charge of England and Mexico, said he could understand why goalkeepers were unhappy.
"Maybe we will see some goals. But discussion between managers, the company who produce the football and the football players, that would be good," he added.Comment
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Serbian international Zoran Tosic has left Manchester United for CSKA Moscow for an undisclosed fee.
The winger arrived at United for £7m from Partizan Belgrade in January 2009.
However, he made just five first-team appearances before being loaned to Bundesliga side FC Cologne for the second half of the 2009-10 season.
The German outfit said they could not afford to keep the 23-year-old, who was an unused substitute in Serbia's 1-0 World Cup defeat to Ghana on Sunday.
Despite never scoring for United, Tosic managed five goals for Cologne in their successful battle to avoid relegation.
Tosic's move to Old Trafford 18 months ago was initially intended to be part of a £16.5 double-swoop involving then-17-year-old Partizan midfielder Adem Ljajic.
United, though, eventually decided against signing Ljajic - now at Fiorentina - citing difficulties in acquiring a work permit for the youngster as the main reason for pulling the plug on the deal.
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That's ****, I liked Tosic.Comment
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Opening fixtures:
Man United vs Newcastle
Chelsea vs West Brom
Liverpool vs Arsenal
Aston Villa vs West Ham
Spurs vs Man CityComment
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Some pathetic excuses from Capello. Oh no the balls are rubbish. Maradona played with a ball made from bits of rubbish growin up no?Comment
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