Football (soccer), sun and the competitive spirit...2010 here we come!

The top photo is of an amateur South African soccer (I would say football but here in South Africa they call it soccer) team on which three people I know play. Ben, my co-worker from ETC is in the top row and is located at the third from the right. In the bottom row the second from the left is John and his brother Thomas is to his right. John and Thomas are the son's of Christina who is the domestic worker here at the Smith's home. Watched them play two games last Sunday (July 23) the first which they lost and the second was a 2-2 tie. Thomas was glad that they had lost as they normally dominate and now most teams are too intimidated to play them so this way there might be more willingness amongst the other teams to play them. Logic works for me. Also, I was propositioned by their team and one other wearing Argentinean jerseys to be their sponsors, kind of like a soccer "sugar daddy" fronting money for the team to play, uniforms, etc.