Vuvuzela controversially loud disturbance to World Cup Published June 17, 2010 By Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs RAF MILDENHALL, England -- I can vividly imagine a Team USA sweeper bellowing "pass to the touchline - pass to the touchline," to his midfielder but his shouts overshadowed by the annoying sounds of the controversially loud vuvuzelas from the stadium seats above. Timeout: Blowing my own whistle on that play, I can say that I don't have to imagine it - I see it in nearly each and every 2010 FIFA World Cup match in South Africa. Why has FIFA continued to allow fans to "play" this controversial horn when it clearly disturbs the game? I learned from a recent BBC story that FIFA's president, Sepp Blatter, said that people have to accept that the vuvuzela is an element of football in South Africa. A separate BBC story reported nearly 550 official complaints on the vuvuzela instrument alone. Still, this horn continues to annoy me in every game I watch. Typically enough though, is the fact that I'm not alone in this sentiment. In fact, nearly every servicemember I interviewed for our "Allied troops banter World Cup results" felt the same way about the horn. Corporal 1st Class Cristian Schrik, a crew chief for the Royal Netherlands Air Force's 322nd Fighter Squadron, was one such serviceman. "[FIFA needs to] ban the vuvuzela or give it a volume knob, or better yet a mute button," Corporal Schrik said. "Not that I don't like the instrument, but it's getting very annoying after a while, and players have problems hearing the referee. When you are watching a game on TV, the only thing you hear is the instrument, and the commentary is hard to follow." Rest assured, many of us agree that the horn is definitely a disturbance in the premier sporting event of 2010. EDITOR'S NOTE: No federal endorsement is implied by this story. All opinions stated are the opinions of the individual servicemember.