南非:十年一个奇迹

• 作 者: 晋言
• 出 处: 足球俱乐部
• 发表日期: 2002年02期
• 关键词: 英联邦国家 超级联赛 太阳城 国际足联 殖民时代 外籍教练 甲级联赛 德克勒克 双料冠军 德班

足球历史回放南非是个好地方,太阳城的美女、开普敦的金矿还有好望角的美丽风光,世界上很多人对此向而往之。殖民时代,荷兰移民率先享受到了这里和煦的阳光,此后英国人的战船接踵而来。于是非洲人的南非就很“委屈”地成为了英联邦中的一个重要国家。于是顺理成章的,南非继承发扬了英联邦国家的几项传统运动——板球、高尔夫球、橄榄球、拳击,当然还有足球。不过,在后来的很多年里,优雅的高尔夫和粗暴的橄榄球总是将足球挤到一边。

Football history playback South Africa is a good place, the beautiful city of Sun City, Cape Town, the gold mine there are beautiful scenery of the Cape of Good Hope, many people in the world toward it. During the colonial era, Dutch immigrants took the lead to enjoy the warm sunshine hereafter, followed by the British warships. As a result, Africans in South Africa have become “one of the important countries in the Commonwealth”. So it goes without saying that South Africa inherited and carried forward several traditional sports of Commonwealth countries - cricket, golf, rugby, boxing and, of course, football. However, elegant golf and rugby rugby always pushed football aside for years to come.