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World Cup Shoes to Become 'Historic Monument'

   VOA News 20 July 2010
   The  soccer  shoe  worn  by  South  Africa's Siphiwe Tshabalala, left,
   scored  the  first  goal  of  the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (file
   photo - 22 June 2010)

Photo: AP

   The  soccer  shoe  worn  by  South  Africa's Siphiwe Tshabalala, left,
   scored  the  first  goal  of  the 2010 World Cup in South Africa (file
   photo - 22 June 2010)

   The head of South Africa's football association has announced that the
   shoes  used  by  the  national  team's Siphiwe Tshabalala to score the
   first goal of the 2010 World Cup will become a "historic monument."
   SAFA  chief  executive  Leslie  Sedibe  told a parliamentary committee
   Tuesday  that  the  shoes  will  be  displayed at SAFA headquarters in
   Johannesburg.
   In  a memorable start to World Cup, Tshabalala gave South Africa a 1-0
   lead  over Mexico in the opening match at Soccer City in Johannesburg.
   The match ended in a 1-1 draw.
   Sedibe  says Siphiwe Tshabalala knows those shoes do not belong to him
   "because  of  the  historic symbolism they represent."Â  He added that
   the  shoes represent hope and what South Africa can deliver on a world
   stage.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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