SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Cristiano Ronaldo says players have to cope with the noise of the vuvuzelas

Record ID: 454442

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Cristiano Ronaldo says players have to cope with the noise of the vuvuzelas
  • Date: 14th June 2010
  • Summary: MAGALIESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 13, 2010) (REUTERS) PLAYERS GATHERED ON THE PITCH COACH CARLOS QUEIROZ TALKING TO PLAYERS TRAINING IN PROGRESS CRISTIANO RONALDO MORE OF TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL CAPTAIN, CRISTIANO RONALDO, SAYING: "Almost everybody dislikes it (vuvuzela) but it is part of it (World Cup), people like to blow it, so we need to respect it. It's difficult to who is on the pitch to concentrate, many players dislike it but we need to adapt to it." VARIOUS OF TRAINING IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PORTUGAL CAPTAIN, CRISTIANO RONALDO, SAYING: "To be honest I'm really not worried about it, goals are, like a football legend once told me, is like ketchup, when it comes it comes all at once. So I'm not worried, I've being working the same way as always and God knows those who work hard and deserve them, so I'm very calm." TRAINING IN PROGRESS MIDFIELDER DECO CRISTIANO RONALDO TRAINING (SOUNDBITE) (English) PORTUGAL CAPTAIN, CRISTIANO RONALDO, SAYING: "For me the most important is the first game we didn't put pressure to ourselves. I think it's not good we have to focus in the first game , I think that is the most important, after we will see what happens, you know if we win two games in the group maybe we will pass through to the next round, so we are focused in the first game we have to win and to think in the second game and the next round so it's too early to speak, to thinking what's going on in the next level." TRAINING FORWARD LIEDSON TRAINING
  • Embargoed: 29th June 2010 13:00
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  • Location: South Africa
  • Country: South Africa
  • Topics: Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA4CZAERW2R3CAHX4LM89O6OEEC
  • Story Text: Portuguese team captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the chorus of players to complain over the loud vuvuzelas at matches, but says players need to accept it and adapt.
    The world's most expensive player was speaking on Sunday (June 13) before his team trained in Magaliesburg, a very small town located an hour's drive south of Rustenburg.
    "Almost everybody dislikes it (vuvuzela) but it is part of it (World Cup), people like to blow it, so we need to respect it. It's difficult to who is on the pitch to concentrate, many players dislike it but we need to adapt to it," he told a news conference.
    The plastic trumpets have been a symbol of the tournament and given the World Cup a unique African character. Many fans blow on them during the entire match which leaves a constant buzzing sound throughout the match.
    Complaints over the vuvuzela first began at last year's Confederations Cup when European broadcasters said viewers complained the instrument drowned out the noise of the commentary on television.
    FIFA have consistently rejected the complaints but World Cup organising chief Danny Jordaan told the BBC they would consider banning the instrument if complaints gather pace.
    Many fans use the vuvuzelas and many foreigners in South Africa have taken a liking to the unique sound, blowing them in matches and in fan parks. A ban could spark anger amongst Africans who feel their World Cup atmosphere is being dictated by rich European broadcasters.
    Ronaldo then voiced confidence he can begin scoring for the national side after failing to find the net during Portugal's qualifying campaign.
    "To be honest I'm really not worried about it, goals are -- like a football legend once told me -- like ketchup, when it comes it comes all at once. So I'm not worried, I've being working the same way as always and God knows those who work hard and deserve them, so I'm very calm," he said.
    Portugal will face a tricky opening fixture against the Ivory Coast on Tuesday (June 15) in Port Elizabeth, with both sides aiming to win to avoid a struggle for qualification with Brazil favourites to top the group.
    If Portugal make it through to the next round, there is a strong possibility they will face local rivals Spain in the last 16, but Ronaldo said he preferred to take each game as it comes.
    "For me the most important is the first game, we didn't put pressure to ourselves. I think it's not good we have to focus in the first game, I think that is the most important, after we will see what happens, you know if we win two games in the group maybe we will pass through to the next round, so we are focused in the first game we have to win and to think in the second game and the next round so it's too early to speak, to thinking what's going on in the next level," Ronaldo said.
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