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Football

Classy Citizens play delightful, attacking football
Article
/ 12 May 2017

Classy Citizens play delightful, attacking football

"The Citizens have not only taken local football by storm but have also won the MTN 8 Cup in their maiden season"

By Thomas Kwenaite
Banyana captain earns her stripes in the US
Article
/ 9 May 2017

Banyana captain earns her stripes in the US

The South African defender is determined to leave her mark and adjust to her new life.

By Daniel Gallan
Do or die for the Premier League’s stumbling giants
Article
/ 5 May 2017

Do or die for the Premier League’s stumbling giants

It’s crunch time in the English Premier League, as managers and players face the chop

By Luke Feltham
First Citizen does it with a hat-trick
Article
/ 7 April 2017

First Citizen does it with a hat-trick

The unassuming Jayiya punished a Chippa United obsessed with Lebogang Manyama.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Coach Emery in trouble after PSG’s trouncing
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Coach Emery in trouble after PSG’s trouncing

Paris St Germain was swept away by Barça after their stunning 4-0 in the first leg.

By Staff Reporter
Patience is the key to a winning team
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Patience is the key to a winning team

Steadier ground being laid as Amakhosi and Bucs prepare to play their Nedbank Cup opponents.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Amajita put hands up for Qatar 2022
Article
/ 10 March 2017

Amajita put hands up for Qatar 2022

The national U-20 team could form the backbone of Bafana in the not-too-distant future.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Tough love needed to save PSL
Article
/ 17 February 2017

Tough love needed to save PSL

Irvin Khoza must take drastic steps to prevent the game from descending into hooliganism

By Thomas Kwenaite
Messy CAF politics precede Super Cup
Article
/ 17 February 2017

Messy CAF politics precede Super Cup

Presidential hopefuls trade words ahead of the game between Champions League winners Sundowns and Confederation Cup victors TP Mazembe.

By Thomas Kwenaite
Premier League transfers hit record
Article
/ 3 February 2017

Premier League transfers hit record

But the staggering amounts paid, driven largely by the Chinese, could be nearing an end.

By Julian Guyer
Fair or not, Dolly’s doing it for us all
Article
/ 2 February 2017

Fair or not, Dolly’s doing it for us all

With his move to France, the young star is now one of our main football ambassadors.

By Daniel Gallan
Golf’s rules but use your feet: It’s time for footgolf
Article
/ 31 January 2017

Golf’s rules but use your feet: It’s time for footgolf

As curious, unconventional and incompatible as the two sports may sound, they’ve been fused for a whole lot of fun.

By Given Sigauqwe
​Adebayor considers his future
Article
/ 27 January 2017

​Adebayor considers his future

"Togo captain Emmanuel Adebayor will return home and ponder his options after his country exited the Africa Cup of Nations"

By Andy Scott
Sidelined Elephants dust themselves off
Article
/ 27 January 2017

Sidelined Elephants dust themselves off

Out of the Cup of Nations, the young Ivorian team is now looking to Russia 2018

By Yassine Khiri
​Botswana’s football has a new identity
Africa
/ 24 January 2017

​Botswana’s football has a new identity

The Rainbow Identity Association started the annual Soccer and Gender Tournament four years ago.

By Staff Reporter
China tires of foreign footie players
Article
/ 20 January 2017

China tires of foreign footie players

​China is cracking down on the use of pricey foreign players by its domestic league teams just as sides are gearing up for the coming season.

By Staff Reporter
Afcon 2017: Minnows set field on fire
Article
/ 20 January 2017

Afcon 2017: Minnows set field on fire

Despite pockets of local discontent, Gabon’s hosting of the event is off to a cracker of a start with the humbling of some footballing titans.

By Thomas Kwenaite
A new giant slayer from … where?
Article
/ 6 January 2017

A new giant slayer from … where?

Bottom of the log Stourbridge have burst on to the FA stage and, if it’s about attitude, they are there to play

By Staff Reporter
Cape Town City could pull off a ‘Leicester’
Article
/ 14 December 2016

Cape Town City could pull off a ‘Leicester’

Cape Town City are mere toddlers in the PSL but displayed the goods in the Telkom Knockout.

By Lucas Ledwaba
Embattled Barça pin hopes on captain
Article
/ 2 December 2016

Embattled Barça pin hopes on captain

Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez will be also be hoping to shine during Saturday’s El Clásico.

By Reuters
Slice Of Life: ‘I have no choice but to work hard for my son’
Article
/ 28 November 2016

Slice Of Life: ‘I have no choice but to work hard for my son’

With parents, dads are second. But as mothers, we are the first; we are the key to their hearts.

By Carl Collison
Percy’s golden boot wows Portugal
Article
/ 17 November 2016

Percy’s golden boot wows Portugal

A young Pretoria footballer who ‘creates magic’ on the field has his sights set on the big time.

By Prega Govender
Where West Africa’s hopes go to die
Article
/ 28 October 2016

Where West Africa’s hopes go to die

Europe is a powerful magnet but for many would-be Drogbas it’s a frustrating trap.

By Staff Reporter
‘Downs’ coach is realising the goal he set out for Bafana
Article
/ 28 September 2016

‘Downs’ coach is realising the goal he set out for Bafana

Pitso Mosimane’s long-held dream of conquering Africa might be coming true at last.

By Staff Reporter
​#SliceofLife: Erin Marney bends it like Beckham on the Under 11 soccer field
Article
/ 1 August 2016

​#SliceofLife: Erin Marney bends it like Beckham on the Under 11 soccer field

The boys tease the 12-year-old, but she just laughs – she’s the top player in the football team.

By Pontsho Pilane
Sundowns set to sweat when they challenge White Knights in Cairo
Article
/ 14 July 2016

Sundowns set to sweat when they challenge White Knights in Cairo

The PSL winners have had little chance to rest before they play an on-form Zamalek, five-times winners of the African Champions League.

By Mark Gleeson Author
A sad loss but Wales are still winners
Article
/ 8 July 2016

A sad loss but Wales are still winners

Massive pride for the first British side to reach a major tournament semifinal for 20 years.

By Staff Reporter
Pundits recall Gentle Giant John Charles as Wales face Portugal in Euro 2016 semis
Article
/ 4 July 2016

Pundits recall Gentle Giant John Charles as Wales face Portugal in Euro 2016 semis

Gareth Bale has called on the Welsh and their fans to "find their inner dragon", but can the team do what no other has done before?

By Luke Alfred
Bale the joker in the happy Wales ‘holiday’
Article
/ 1 July 2016

Bale the joker in the happy Wales ‘holiday’

Wales’ players have been having the time of their lives in France.

By Staff Reporter
Success beckons resilient Sundowns
Article
/ 1 July 2016

Success beckons resilient Sundowns

A buoyant atmosphere reigns in the Mamelodi Sundowns camp and there is every chance they can achieve a result in Cairo too.

By Mark Gleeson Author
​With the ‘War Pig’ leading the way, Belgian eyes are blazing at Euro 2016
Article
/ 27 June 2016

​With the ‘War Pig’ leading the way, Belgian eyes are blazing at Euro 2016

Coach Marc Wilmots’s team have been dismissed as gifted lightweights, serial underachievers. But this could be their time to prove the critics wrong.

By Luke Alfred
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Article
/ 24 June 2016

Foul smell taints amateur football

Safa’s lower tiers are rife with corruption, former Bafana coach Clive Barker says.
And it doesn’t help that some refs haven’t been paid for years.

By Luke Alfred
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