Controversial Namibians
One of the things I love most about watching sports is the commentary — preferably in English, but Afrikaans also slaps. Commentators don’t just fill in gaps of inaction and guide you through a sports event, sometimes they are the best part of a sports event aside from the athletes themselves. A soccer match takes on a different perspective when Peter Drury lends his voice to it, when he narrated the Barcelona versus FC Roma match in the Eufa champions league quarterfinals he painted Costas Manolas as a Greek God who descended from Mount Olympus to the Olympic stadium of Rome to rescue Roma. He mused that it was not meant to happen, that it could not happen, but it was happening. Roma had risen from their ruins. It is still one of the most thrilling pieces of football commentary ever. Only equalled by Ian Darke convincing the world that Stoke City versus Birmingham City is one of the greatest sports clashes in England. Commentary when done right makes a sports event even mo