Nelson Mandela World Cup warning

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Peter Hain, the former Welsh Secretary and anti-apartheid campaigner, has warned FIFA not to treat Nelson Mandela like "a modern rock star".

The grandson of the former South African president has said his grandfather was coming under "extreme pressure" from the World Cup organisers to attend Sunday's final between the Netherlands and Spain.

One of Mr Mandela's great-granddaughters was killed in a car crash just before the start of the tournament.

Speaking on the BBC Politics Show Wales, Mr Hain, a friend and biographer of the former president, said he needed to be treated "specially and gently".