Welcome to South Africa, a remarkable place of jagged contrasts: rich and poor; black and white, immigrant and everyone else. On a normal week, it's the dispossessed and the self-possessed fighting for elbow room. But the 2010 World Cup, which starts in 90 days, has taken these contrasts and propelled them into conflict.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010
The South Africa World Cup: Invictus in Reverse
Welcome to South Africa, a remarkable place of jagged contrasts: rich and poor; black and white, immigrant and everyone else. On a normal week, it's the dispossessed and the self-possessed fighting for elbow room. But the 2010 World Cup, which starts in 90 days, has taken these contrasts and propelled them into conflict.
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But isn't the point that Invictus was for the former regime, this World Cup is all about the real people. I've even been on to Clint Eastwood trying to persuade him to go back and do Invictus II: The real thing based on my book, A GAME APART. Sadly, no reply yet! www.nealcollins.co.uk
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