The seats look even better than the ones at The Emirates
The Getty images caption that accompanies this picture:
South African kids sit next to Nelspruit’s new football stadium on January 20, 2009 that will be used as one of the 10 stadiums across South Africa for the 2010 World Cup.
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9 responses so far
1 A. Pedant // Jan 22, 2009 at 10:25 am
is this supposed to be funny?
2 Raph88 // Jan 22, 2009 at 1:00 pm
i’m not liking this new streak on the spoiler.
first the bulgarian kids charity and now this. i don’t care if getty images did it. it’s like when the pope offended the muslims by ‘quoting’ an old text which somehow makes it ok when it doesn’t.
guys, there’s funny and then there’s tasteless.
3 Youssi // Jan 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Thats very distasteful “humour”. What a bunch of tw@ts you lot are.
4 Avon Barksdale // Jan 22, 2009 at 1:40 pm
How is this tasteless? Its just showing how unprepared South Africa are for the huge task of hosting a World Cup.
5 Jena // Jan 22, 2009 at 2:24 pm
I agree, this is very disrispectful, I don’t know if it is funny to make fun of country like this. Is not like England are the most powerfull country in the world.
6 Jimmy McNulty // Jan 22, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Avon, check the headline. the angle is sarcastic and the picture used to illustrate is exploitative
7 Steve // Jan 22, 2009 at 2:36 pm
The irony is a country spending millions on stadiums when you have kids sitting barefoot on the dirt street, outside their hut made from sticks and stones.
I don’t think the intention is to make fun of the kids or their plight, rather to point out that SA seems to have their priorities wrong, and this event will likely be a shambles.
8 Dr Dre // Jan 22, 2009 at 2:53 pm
i expect more from you Ryan. You should stay away from stories like this
9 Ryan Bailey // Jan 22, 2009 at 3:09 pm
My sincerest apologies if this story has upset anyone.
The construction of Mbombela Stadium stadium started in early 2007, and is due to be completed in mid-2009. The photo was merely meant to illustrate how it currently looks nothing like a 44,000-seater venue that adheres to FIFA’s strict requirements.
Perhaps the tone of the headline is a little sarcastic, but it is not meant to be distasteful, disrespectful or exploitative.
Ryan