The caretaker coach has proved he can captain the Orlando Pirates ship and lead the team to the title, writes Carlos Amato
The Germans have won the European Cup before and have the advantage of playing the final in their own Arena this Saturday. Richard Williams reports
The coach’s understanding of Barcelona’s philosophy and relationship with players brought great success. Could he repeat it at another club?
The coach’s understanding of Barcelona’s philosophy and relationship with players brought great success. Could he repeat it at another club?
The coach’s understanding of Barcelona’s philosophy and relationship with players brought great success. Could he repeat it at another club?
Yaya Toure was at his rampaging best against Newcastle United on Sunday and Ferguson would have been forgiven for harbouring envy and frustration.
Birds coach Gordon Igesund is reaping the rewards of showing faith in other teams’ rejects, writes Carlos Amato.
Blackpool will take a slender lead into the second leg of their Championship playoff semi-final after beating Birmingham City 1-0.
England’s soccer team has been placed in the hands of an Englishman, with Roy Hodgson hired as the coach to end the team’s 46-year title drought.
England’s Football Association has been in talks with West Brom’s Roy Hodgson to become England’s head coach barely a month before Euro 2012 starts.
South Africa have continued to tumble down the Fifa world rankings, dropping to 71st spot. Bafana haven’t won in their last six internationals.
Substitute Muhamed Patel scored a late goal to salvage a crucial Premiership point for Wits in their 1-1 draw with log leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.
The Netherlands’ Arjen Robben has given his critics an emphatic response with a match-winning performance for his country against England.
Defender Morgan Gould says Bafana Bafana will not take Senegal lightly in their quest for a much-needed win in their international friendly.
An injury-depleted England team are due to face Holland since manager Fabio Capello’s resignation.
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/ 24 February 2012
AC Milan suffered a blow ahead of Saturday’s crunch top-of-table clash against Juventus as Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out through suspension.
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/ 17 February 2012
Juventus are up in arms at the number of penalties they have been awarded, claiming unfair treatment while Inter say they are hardest hit.
Chipolopolo have returned home to an ecstatic welcome from thousands of fans who gathered to greet the Africa Cup of Nations’s winning team.
Chipolopolo’s win over Côte d’Ivoire in the Africa Cup of Nations final has been an emotional tribute to Zambia’s ill-fated 1993 national team.
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/ 11 February 2012
Côte d’Ivoire are out to finally do justice to their reputation when they take on Zambia in a compelling Africa Cup of Nations final.
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/ 11 February 2012
South Sudan was admitted as a member of the Confederation of African Football, with a strong possibility of also joining Fifa in May.
Enduring a five-year police investigation for tax fraud has prepared Harry Redknapp for the "aggravation" he would face if hired as England coach.
Zambia have returned to the scene of their worst sporting tragedy, which is also the site of their Africa Cup of Nations final against Côte d’Ivoire.
A contender for the goal of the competition from Arsenal forward Gervinho against Mali on Wednesday put Côte d’Ivoire into the Afcon final.
Emmanuel Mayuka has taken Chipolopolo to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations after scoring 12 minutes from time, beating Cup favourites Ghana.
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/ 8 February 2012
Zambia captain Christopher Katongo thinks the team’s impressive march to the semifinals of Afcon is "payback time" for a six-year development plan.
Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana are on course to meet in a showpiece final at Afcon, with only Mali and Zambia able to prevent the eagerly awaited showdown.
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/ 6 February 2012
England’s manager has landed himself in trouble after publicly criticising the Football Association’s decision to strip John Terry of his captaincy.
And then there were four — Mali and Ghana have completed the semifinal line-up at the Africa Cup of Nations, after tense wins over Gabon and Tunisia.
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/ 5 February 2012
Zambia and Côte d’Ivoire knocked out two gutsy underdogs, reaching the African Cup of Nations semifinals with 3-0 wins.
Ghana is set to battle Tunisia in its quest to end a 30-year wait for an Africa Cup of Nations title and secure a place in the semi-finals.
Gabon sailed into the quarterfinals of Afcon as the Group C winner, leaving the last two places to be decided on the final day of group matches.