Spain’s press have pulled apart the side they’ve eulogised for six years, with commentators asking if the Dutch trouncing heralds the end of an era.
When least expected, the Dutch turned on the style with a barrage of spectacular goals and a 5-1 victory that humiliated defending champions Spain.
Banyana Banyana turned on the heat in the first 45 minutes scoring three goals and ultimately beating Botswana 4-0 in Vanderbijlpark on Saturday.
Germany’s World Cup hopes suffered a severe blow on Saturday when midfielder Marco Reus suffered an ankle injury in their final warmup game.
In 2010, Ghana came close to being the first African team to reach the semifinals. They have set their sights on going a step further in Brazil.
The Fifa World Cup 2010 winners and runners-up have announced their final squads for the upcoming football tournament in Brazil.
Orlando Pirates have ended their football season with at least one trophy after beating Wits in the Nedbank Cup final in Durban.
Playing pretty football has to give way to scoring the points for Wits in order to improve, says coach Gavin Hunt.
Bidwest Wits beat AmaZulu soundly in their last-16 Nedbank Cup encounter, while Maritzburg United edged past Platinum Stars on penalties.
Hostility, poor facilities, devious ploys and bribe attempts face the Kaizer Chiefs players as they head to DRC to play Vita in the Champions League.
Bafana Bafana have been left humiliated by a 5-0 loss to World Cup 2014 hosts Brazil.
After Bafana Bafana lost 5-0 to Brazil, the president was booed by the crowd as he walked on the pitch to hand over the hosting of the next World Cup.
The South African soccer team style their play on the South Americans’ carefree approach to the game, but can’t mirror their discipline.
Coach Gordon Igesund has named his "strongest squad bar none" to face Brazil in a friendly international football match at FNB Stadium in early March.
Brazil is bracing for the first wave of nationwide demonstrations against staging the World Cup after activists called for action on social media.
Bafana coach Gordon Igesund has expressed his disappointment after Nigeria beat the national team 3-1 in the African Nations Championship match.
Bafana Bafana have been dealt a blow with the news that goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune will be kept out of Nigeria’s deciding Chan match against them.
South Africa’s national team has a real chance of winning Chan 2014, but they must first overcome the Nigeria jinx.
Bafana Bafana’s African Nations Championship group A clash against Mali has ended in a one-all draw.
Bafana coach Gordon Igesund has made four changes to his team for the African Nations Championship game against Mali.
PSL teams have reneged on their promises and hamstrung South African soccer team manager Gordon Igesund ahead of the Chan campaign.
Bucs are showing the effects of a tough soccer season and must hope a week of R&R has refreshed them ahead of the Telkom Knockout final.
Can the North West football team keep up their spectacular run, which would pay dividends for caretaker coach Allan Freese?
Spain’s use of seven substitutes in the recent champions match against Bafana may nullify the match, leaving SA without their new Fifa ranking points.
Bafana Bafana fans have been treated to a surprise victory over world champions Spain after a nail-biting 1-0 result in their international friendly.
It took a comfortable 4-1 win over Tunisia for Cameroon to book their place in the World Cup for an African record seventh time.
Côte d’Ivoire has joined Nigeria as the first African teams to reach next year’s World Cup finals.
Happy Jele and Andile Jali won’t be playing in the African Champions League return match in Egypt this weekend, but the Bucs ship hasn’t sunk yet.
To see archrivals Orlando Pirates riding the continental ?wave and being widely fêted is intolerable for Kaizer Chiefs fans.
Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has called for a reassessment of anti-discrimination rules, but says Italy does not have a problem with racism.
Whatever the outcome of the Safa presidential elections, let’s hope whoever comes forth won’t have to swing too low to carry football home.
The Buccaneers, who secured a crushing 3-0 win over Egypt’s Al Ahly in their first-leg clash in Cairo, are set to play Tunisia’s Esperance.