VARIOUS: SOCCER - NEW ZEALAND FIFA DELEGATE WHOSE ABSTENTION COST SOUTH AFRICA CHANCE TO HOST 2006 WORLD CUP COMMENTS ON HIS ACTIONS

Record ID: 980142

  • Title: VARIOUS: SOCCER - NEW ZEALAND FIFA DELEGATE WHOSE ABSTENTION COST SOUTH AFRICA CHANCE TO HOST 2006 WORLD CUP COMMENTS ON HIS ACTIONS
  • Date: 9th July 2000
  • Summary: SINGAPORE (JULY 7, 2000) (REUTERS) 1. NEW ZEALAND WORLD CUP DELEGATE CHARLIE DEMPSEY WALKING THROUGH SINGAPORE AIRPORT 2. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) DEMPSEY EXPLAINING WHY HE ABSTAINED FROM VOTING FOR 2006 WORLD CUP VENUE 3. DEMPSEY WALKING THROUGH AIRPORT WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND JULY 7, 2000 (TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND/ITN) 4. SOUNDBITE (Englsih) SPORTS MINISTER TREVOR MALLARD "It's really embarrassing for New Zealand. Soccer New Zealand gave some assurances. Oceania had made a decision, 11 countries all saying Charlie Dempsey vote for South Africa versus Germany. Charlie Dempsey agreed to do that, and he shot through at the vital time. It's just exceptionally embarrassing for New Zealand. I don't understand why he did it. There's a lot of speculation around. Charlie's background is obviously very close to some of the European countries. He's someone who lobbied very hard for England and people accept it that we would vote with England on the ballot, until they dropped out and we would switch to South Africa. I just don't understand how someone could ignore the delegation that they have received." UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, FILE (TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND/ITN) 5. PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEMPSEY SHAKING HANDS WITH WORLD SOCCER LEGEND PELE 6. PHOTOGRAPHS OF DEMPSEY WITH POPE JOHN PAUL II WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND JULY 7, 2000 (TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND/ITN) 7. SOUNDBITE (English) SPORTS MINISTER TREVOR MALLARD: "We've got some bridges to rebuild, some relationships to rebuild with many, many countries around the world. What we have is sort of confirmation of some of the worst parts of New Zealand's past. He's a guy who has effectively poked his fingers in the eyes of the leaders of South Africa." AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND JULY 7, 2000 (TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND/ITN) 8. VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF OCEANIA FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION 9. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEW ZEALAND SOCCER BILL MACGOWAN WALKING OUT FROM BUILDING, PASSING BY A BOARD SAYING NEW ZEALAND SOCCER 10. SOUNDBITE (English) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NEW ZEALAND SOCCER, BILL MACGOWAN: "We are pretty stunned and a little bit bemused as to the decision that the president of Oceania took. Clearly, it wasn't our decision. It wasn't what we instructed." JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (JULY 7, 2000) (SABC - NO ACCESS SOUTH AFRICA) 11. WELCOME HOME PARTY FOR SOUTH AFRICAN WORLD CUP DELEGATION/ MUSIC AND DANCING 12. CLOSE-UP SIGN, WE WUZ ROBBED 13. BID CHAIRMAN, DANNY JORDAAN WAVING TO THE SUPPORTERS 14. SUPPORTERS RESPONDING 15. JORDAAN TALKING TO FAN 16. SETUP NEWS CONFERENCE 17. OFFICIALS LISTENING 18. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) BID COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, DANNY JORDAAN SAYING, "We say congratulations to Germany, you've worked hard and we hope that 2006 will be a glorious world cup for all of the world. 19. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISM MINISTER, VALLI MOOSA SAYING: "This is a wake-up call. As Africans, as South Africans, theres no Europe, theres no anybody else who is going to give us anything on a plate. If anything, the world is unfair. Were going to have to stand up for ourselves, become more assertive, become more aggressive and go out there and make things happen for ourselves." 20. SOUTH AFRICAN OFFICIALS BEING PLAYED OUT BY BAND Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SINGAPORE, WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND AND UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
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