Orlando Pirates had completed a treble by coming from behind to defeat second-tier Black Leopards 3-1 in the Premier Soccer League final.
Orlando Pirates are about to win a treble and comparing them with La Liga’s Atlético Madrid is stretching metaphors, but it’s an analogy worth making.
Pundits willed Baroka FC instead of the Leopards to challenge Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final, who may go on to win a historic treble.
Kaizer Chiefs captain Jimmy Tau insists that the current crop of players will continue striving for league glory after falling just short on Saturday.
Substitute midfielder Isaac Chansa was the hero for the hosts when he thundered in a shot that handed Orlando Pirates the Absa Premiership title.
The PSL will go down to the wire on Saturday with Ajax Cape Town, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in contention for the final round fixture.
The Absa Premiership trophy is there for Ajax Cape Town’s taking in the final week of what has been the most exciting championship in years.
Orlando Pirates booked their third cup final appearance of the season, beating Mpumalanga Black Aces 1-0 after extra-time on Saturday night.
Ahead of the PSL final, <b>Chris Roper</b> unpacks the secret history of SA’s premier football clubs, their spectral supporters and fowl players.
A Happy Jele goal helped Orlando Pirates overcome plucky Free State Stars 1-0 in a Nedbank Cup quarter-final encounter at Orlando Stadium on Monday.
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are on a collision course and could meet in another cup final if they negotiate their way past tricky opponents.
A second-half strike from fullback Happy Jele helped Orlando Pirates claim back the number one spot on the log on Sunday.
Orlando Pirates bagged a 3-1 victory over United FC in Bloemfontein on Saturday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup.
Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns will face each other in a highly-anticipated Nedbank Cup Last 32 clash on Saturday night.
Bloemfontein Celtic maintained their unbeaten run in their own backyard after playing to a 1-1 draw with Orlando Pirates on Sunday afternoon.
Mamelodi Sundowns has been slapped with a R500 000 fine, the Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee said for spectator misbehaviour.
Orlando Pirates grabbed a couple of late goals to defeat Maritzburg United 3-1 on Wednesday and take a three-point lead in the Premiership title race.
"The history of football is a sad voyage from beauty to duty," wrote Eduardo Galeano in <i>Football in Sun and Shadow</I>.
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/ 21 February 2011
Leaders Orlando Pirates and second-placed Kaizer Chiefs had to come from behind to draw on Sunday six days before they clash in a Soweto derby.
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/ 13 February 2011
Orlando Pirates held off a late charge from fellow title chasers Mamelodi Sundowns to retain their place at the top of the Absa Premiership standings.
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/ 11 February 2011
Orlando Pirates enter a critical period in the Absa Premiership challenge what a test of their credentials against Mamelodi Sundowns this weekend.
Soweto giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs won on Wednesday to retain first and second places in a thrilling Absa Premiership title race.
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/ 29 January 2011
Orlando Pirates held their lead at the top of the Absa Premiership standings with a 2-0 win over Free State Stars in Botshabelo on Saturday.
Storm breaks over PSL favouring foreigners
and not giving South Africans a break.
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/ 23 January 2011
Orlando Pirates coach Ruud Krol said he was lucky and is not getting carried away after his charges staged one of the great escapes of the season.
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/ 20 January 2011
Title-chasing Orlando Pirates will be guarding their unbeaten home record when they take on Wits at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.
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/ 19 January 2011
Orlando Pirates have suspended star midfielder Teko Modise for failing to attend training ahead of last weekend’s clash against Santos.
Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United remained becalmed in a sea of missed chances until Thulasizwe Mbuyane turned the outcome on its head.
Orlando Pirates head coach Ruud Krol has set his side a target this season of qualifying for the African Champions League in 2012.
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/ 23 December 2010
Leaders Mamelodi Sundowns lost at home while Kaizer Chiefs won away on Wednesday in a drama-filled final round of Premiership action this year.
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/ 17 December 2010
As Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows gear up for another chapter in the derby at Dobsonville Stadium on Saturday, it is not like the old days.
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/ 16 December 2010
It’s payback time for bottom-ranked club Moroka Swallows who are determined to turn the corner on a disappointing season so far