Mutual respect between the two managers has allowed the new Premier League champions to preserve their era of greatness
The ‘Green Brigade’ has a nuanced history that long precedes the latest conflict
The minister was speaking at Africa’s Travel Indaba, days after the acting chief executive of the country’s official national marketing agency resigned
The new minister, Patricia de Lille, believes the appointment process was flawed
SA Tourism must give more thought to who it would like to emulate on the international scene
Sunday saw the top and bottom of the table decided in thrilling fashion.
The line between excruciating disappointment and exquisite pleasure can be very thin on the football pitch
The 12 founding clubs of the breakaway competition have faced backlash from the football community
The tides of time are moving at such an exponential rate that they’ve swept up two of football’s maestros
We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis
The superstars of the Premier League are back and how they do will determine whether they remain relevant – on and off the pitch
The Germans might not be making many friends back home but who needs them when you’re making history?
Liverpool lost their invincibility as they were beaten by Watford who climbed out of the relegation zone. The top four race continued with its inconsistency
Predicting who will qualify for Europe next season is now shamefully a fool’s errand
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola conceded the Premier League title to Liverpool long ago, but his side’s profligate attack and porous defence are becoming worrying trends. A sixth defeat of the campaign, at Tottenham on Sunday, means City have now lost as many times this season as in their previous 84 league games under Guardiola […]
Liverpool moved to within six victories of becoming champions of England while Man City dropped points on the road
Thanks to years of mediocrity, the rich footballing history of the club and its city is often forgotten
Liverpool’s march towards the Premier League title gathered pace with a 2-0 win over rivals Manchester United. The battle for top four places was at a standstill after Chelsea, United and Leicester were beaten, while Tottenham and Arsenal had to settle for draws. AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from the English top-flight […]
One of the greatest ironies in world football is the credit given to José Mourinho for coining — or at least popularising — the phrase “ parking the bus”. At the time, he was bemoaning the tendency of teams arriving at Stamford Bridge and firmly jerking the handbrake, offering nothing going forward and clinging to […]
The manager’s move to Spurs offers him a shot at redemption after his stint at Manchester United
The Portuguese former Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager signed a contract until the end of the 2022/23 season
The Argentine’s ability to inspire his players at Spurs to overachieve seems to have ended
Almost four years on, Leicester City is one of
the big teams and looking better than ever
Perhaps not. But it’s scary to think about just how deserving every team is of their current position
Arsenal and Spurs are both stuck in the mud and which team beats the other has become arbitrary
A strike from the Brazilian in the last minute of the game sent Spurs through to the final
Ajax could win a historic treble if they beat Spurs on Wednesday night to reach the Champions League final
With three games to go in the Premier League, race for the title and Champions League spots are heating up
Guardiola knows Tottenham will pose a serious threat to City’s quadruple dreams over the next few days
Check out the five things we learned from the Premier League weekend
Manchester City are still in the running to win four competitions this season and their manager believes that they will thrive on this pressure
Spurs have a shiny new stadium, but they’ve
now mysteriously lost their mojo