world cup radio
The SABC is broadcasting all 64 games in many different languages (at the very least: English, Afrikaans and four African languages, but I suspect five more). I love one of the English-language announcers. He speaks with a typically African accent but his enthusiasm is infectious.
One of my favorite moments was during the New Zealand-Slovakia game. In the 94th minute, Slovakia was up 1 – 0.
Then New Zealand scored. Imagine the following with an accent:
A cross… a CHANCE and…GOOOOOOAAALLL! WOW O WOW O WOW O WOW!!! THAT IS WHY THEY CALL IT THE BEAUTIFUL GAME!! THE GOAL THAT NEW ZEALAND ALWAYS HOPED AND DREAMED OF!
It may not be as polished as the imported-from-England announcers that most stations are using, but I love it.