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/ 10 December 2008

Chelsea, Roma reach last 16

Didier Drogba became Chelsea’s top scorer in the Champions League with his 19th goal that sealed a 2-1 win over CFR Cluj.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 December 2008

Downs coach gives players ‘rude wake-up call’

Mamelodi Sundowns players got a rude wake-up call from their new coach after the under-achieving Downs were beaten 1-0 by Moroka Swallows on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 December 2008

Burnley kick Arsenal out of English League Cup

Burnley’s winning run against teams from London continued on Tuesday with a 2-0 defeat of Arsenal to reach the semi-finals of the English League Cup.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 3 December 2008

Ronaldo vows to hit new heights

Cristiano Ronaldo is determined to make his star shine even brighter in 2009 after beating Lionel Messi to the Ballon d’Or award this week.

By Steve Griffiths
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/ 2 December 2008

Ronaldo named European Footballer of the Year

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Footballer of the Year award on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 November 2008

England, Spain shine in Champions League

England and Spain had a good night in the Champions League on Tuesday as each country saw two sides progress to the knockout stages.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 20 November 2008

Maradona secures debut win

Diego Maradona enjoyed a winning start as Argentina coach with a 1-0 victory over Scotland on Wednesday.

By Darren Ennis
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/ 17 November 2008

Man commits suicide over football result

A 25-year-man committed suicide because his favourite soccer team lost a match, Johannesburg police said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 8 October 2008

Downs fined over press conference no-show

Mamelodi Sundowns were fined R100 000 — R60 000 suspend for 12 months — by the PSL on Tuesday night.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 3 October 2008

A game to celebrate?

Where once loyalty and a binding contract were enough to ensure a player’s continued presence at a club, greed and busy agents have intervened.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 18 September 2008

Chase for semifinal spots reaches climax in Africa

The struggle to reach the African Champions League semifinals goes down to the wire this weekend with seven clubs hoping to join al-Ahly of Egypt.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 12 September 2008

AmaZulu striker Mkhwanazi dies

KwaZulu-Natal Absa Premiership side AmaZulu FC on Friday confirmed the death of their striker, Siyabonga ”Benni” Mkhwanazi.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 11 September 2008

Safa chief fumes over criticism from ‘idiots’

Raymond Hack, the CEO of Safa, has described critics who question the body’s development programmes as ”idiots”.

By Lucky Sindane and Percy Zvomuya
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/ 10 September 2008

Former Bafana defender Jacob Lekgetho dies

Former Bafana Bafana, Moroka Swallows and Lokomotiv Moscow left back Jacob Lekgetho died in Johannesburg after a long illness.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 1 September 2008

Owen left out of England squad

Michael Owen was the major omission from the England squad that plays opening World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia later this month.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 26 August 2008

Shevchenko passes medical to rejoin AC Milan

Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko passed a medical examination on Monday at AC Milan’s training camp to complete his transfer from Chelsea.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 22 August 2008

Give women a sporting chance

The Beijing Olympics are exposing viewers to the talent of Marta Vieira da Silva, a 22-year-old Brazilian who believes she was born to play football.

By Cheryl Roberts
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/ 21 August 2008

European teams show their form ahead of Cup qualifiers

Europe’s top teams on Wednesday showed how new-look formations were shaping up with 2010 World Cup qualifiers less than three weeks away.

By Mark Oakley
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/ 20 August 2008

Benni pledges loyalty to Bafana

Bafana Bafana ”bad boy” Benni McCarthy has pledged his loyalty to his country and to new national coach Joel Santana.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 20 August 2008

Igesund: We are going to surprise a few teams

Gordon Igesund faces one of his biggest challenges when he leads newly promoted Maritzburg United back into the promised land of the Absa Premiership.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 19 August 2008

John Terry named England captain

John Terry of Chelsea was named as England’s permanent captain by coach Fabio Capello at a news conference on Tuesday.

By Mike Collett
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/ 18 August 2008

‘Big chance’ for Bafana players to impress

Time is fast running out for Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana to get his under-performing players ready for the Confederations Cup next June.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 17 August 2008

Sundowns fight hard for victory

Mamelodi Sundowns edged past their city rivals SuperSport United 2-1 in a hard-fought first-leg MTN8 semifinal on Sunday.

By Billy Cooper
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/ 15 August 2008

Scramble for the Premiership

As if they were not busy enough striving for trophies, the top four in the English Premier League have to deliver major stories as well.

By Kevin McCarra
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/ 12 August 2008

Keegan needs early success to satisfy Newcastle fans

Unless Kevin Keegan can change himself into Superman, the Magpies are probably in for another season of frustration and turmoil.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 7 August 2008

Good Olympic start for Argentina

Olympic football champions Argentina began the defence of their title on Thursday ahead of the Games’ opening ceremony on Friday.

By Julian Guyer
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/ 7 August 2008

Last whistle for Ace Ncobo

With almost 300 professional matches behind him, PSL general manager of football Ace Ncobo will officially hang up his whistle on Sunday.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 6 August 2008

Norway in upset win in Olympic women’s soccer

Norway produced an opening 2-0 upset win over defending champions the United States as women’s football launched the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.

By Chris Foley
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/ 31 July 2008

Benni takes aim at Bafana

Bafana Bafana striker Benni McCarthy blames poor team selection for the national team’s demise in world soccer.

By Shahied Joseph
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/ 31 July 2008

Torres and Keane pairing excites Benitez

Rafael Benitez believes he has already seen signs that his new strike force of Robbie Keane and Fernando Torres will gel.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 29 July 2008

Liverpool sign Robbie Keane from Spurs

Liverpool have signed striker Robbie Keane from Premier League rivals Tottenham on a four-year deal.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 25 July 2008

Technical directors vs coaches: The debate rages

Sundowns technical director Ted Dumitru has threatened to sue TV analyst David Kekana for saying that he had interfered in coach Trott Moloto’s job.

By Lucky Sindane
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