First, let me state here that I had nothing to do with the tag under which this blog is appearing — that of calling football socc… I can’t even write the dirty word in full.

Calling the beautiful game by that dreadful Americanism is one sure way of making me unsure about writing here.

I cannot understand why the whole world would want to call a sport they follow by using a name given to it by a rather insignificant country when it comes to playing it.
Just because the Americans don’t want the sport confused with American rugby, the whole world is now forced to follow suit.

Call me fascist if you want, but I firmly believe that those who really love this game should protect it from all forms of encroachment, including calling it by some silly name.

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  • Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya is an Orlando Pirates supporter who earns a living as an associate editor/sports editor for the Mail & Guardian. He has never made promises that his love affair with the Buccaneers will not affect his professional judgement when carrying out his responsibilities, and he is not about to. Like many who swear by that proud institution of our people, he is sometimes mistaken for a die-hard supporter. One either supports Pirates or they don't. There is no middle ground.

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Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya

Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya is an Orlando Pirates supporter who earns a living as an associate editor/sports editor for the Mail & Guardian. He has never made promises that his love affair with the Buccaneers...

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