World football supremo Joseph Blatter made a big mistake when South Africa was elected host of the 2010 World Cup, Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness was quoted as saying.
Hoeness told the local Muenchner Merkur daily that he will not travel to the June 11-July 11 tournament which faces new security concerns and low ticket sales.
"I was never a friend of a World Cup in South Africa and Africa as long is the security issue is not 100 percent solved," Hoeness said.
"Mr Blatter had to have his way, I always considered it wrong.
"Now you have to make the best out of it (but) I am convinced that deep down Mr Blatter has realised that giving the World Cup to South Africa was one of the biggest wrong decisions he ever made."
Security has always been a key issue around the World Cup, but it was raised again after three men died earlier this month when gunmen attacked the Togo team at the African Cup of Nations in Angola.
However, South African officials insisted that everyone will be safe at the World Cup.
Poor ticket sales for the World Cup have also been reported, with a news conference on the issue scheduled for later on Wednesday in Johannesburg.
source: http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/article279726.ece
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no no I will take this with a pinch of salt. It would be unbecoming for any German in aprticular to poop like that. African people buy more German cars than all Germans put together or any country in the whole wide world. I am sure they do not want to join the Japs riding bicycles. People must also understand that soccer is also psychological. As the world cup draws closer and closer many countries will resolve into psychological warfares to keep us off focus. They know very well Africa is ready but they cannot swallow the possibility of a small team like South Africa sending either of them to the stands early. Just because things are written and published does not really mean they are true, they are just written and published. FIFA and the world have made a very wise decision and they have lived up to it every moment of the way. We must not be drawn into mind games, we must go out and teach some teams one or two things. Those who want to speak must come out into the pich and do the talking nothing more and nothing less. We just solved Mswati's boys and now we are going for bro Bob's boys. We have waited too long to spoil our party. Some countries are wanting to avoid certain teams but they will either resort to revers psychology or use South Africa as a genea pig. Hence we have the VUVUZELA to Vuvu all the evil away from our beloved shores.
Capris Skhindisam
history will repeat itself in the field of soccer. we beat them in history durring the foolishness years of the world. Since we the world has become civilised if not for those whose religion is blood thirsty and are now feeling the fire of righteousness. germans are more than welcome here in africa and will have some fun on the pitch. Some teams are simply trying to fuel confusion while they perfect their final touch ups for the 2010 world cup. we are not so sleepy. many have now decided to come and since tickets are nearing sold out they are resorting to discouraging locals who will pay less not to attend these teams games so they can get all the seats. we must recall that many tried to get vuvuzelas banned and when they failed they are devicing some means to keep the locals away with the hope of having sanctuary silence at their game. guys lets all buy every single seat available and cheer up a team that will put a good performence and vuvu all 90 minutes. vuvu is our thing!!!
pit se donor
These must have been playing truency durring sunday school. They need to go face Father Benedict and confess their bad words. Confession is good for the heart and we as South Africans remain a ray of hope to the world that forgiveness is good for all of us. This event has been sought by our fathers and will give it the fullest respect dignity it deserves. President Mandela, President Deklerk and Archbishop Desmond Tutu went over seas and mountains on the walking cains to seek this cup. The world repented and we accepted that as a peace loving people. That is why we sing,
dance and blow our vuvuzela because we are a free people we hold no grudges to those who did us too many things in history.
Pure Monate
Germany will loosey four goals to zero to Ghana. USA will thump England one goal to zero. It is called soccer as it keeps rotating on all sides. It is sad for these two teams to already assume already they have already won all their group matches.
Boere Vanvyk Koekemoer