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FIFA backs use of vuvuzelas at World Cup
Posted: 06.14.2010 at 5:14 PM
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Hundreds of fans blowing their vuvuzelas in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Nothing represents the sheer exuberance of South African soccer fans better than the vuvuzela, the trombone-length plastic horn that will be heard in force starting Friday at the World Cup.  / AP Photo
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Despite criticism from World Cup TV viewers around the globe that the swarm-of-bees sound from the plastic horns is stinging their ears, the organization left no doubt Monday that the uniquely African soundtrack is here to stay.

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