Stadium Controversy Brewing in Cape Town

March 30th, 2006 | by: WC Bob | View Comments

The 2010 World Cup in South Africa might be more than four years away, but already the tournament organizers and FIFA are engaged in a match of might. FIFA wants Cape Town to build a new stadium so that it can host more games during the tournament. Cape Town’s new mayor isn’t so sure that spending the city’s capital expenditure budget on a flashy football stadium is the best course of action for a city where indoor plumbing is the exception instead of the norm. Our man in South Africa Ben is doing a great job sorting this all out. By the time 2010 rolls around he will be fluent in FIFAspeak.