Migrant workers brought in under the sponsor system to build and guard the new football stadiums, hotels and malls are overworked, in debt and trapped in the country.
Bombela says a rebound hinges on vaccine and return-to-work developments and that money from government to cover the shortfall is capped
The country’s football barons delivered an extraordinary press conference on Wednesday afternoon
Match replays are not unheard of in recent times and SA’s footballing authorities are hoping to benefit
A French defender’s rape allegations raise difficult ethical questions about whether and when clubs should suspend players
What’s been happening on the continent this week?
Men’s national football teams have done well in junior world tournaments, but that success hasn’t been replicated on the senior global stage. What causes this and how can it be corrected?
We need a profound rethinking of the meaning of sustainability in sport — the global commercial model is neither environmentally nor socially sound
The Argentinian icon died at his home on Wednesday, two weeks after having surgery on a blood clot in his brain
Desiree Ellis has a deep understanding of the development of women’s football in South Africa. The Banyana Banyana head coach talks to Luke Feltham about how the women’s game has changed over her 40-year career
We talk to the organisers whose every waking moment was consumed by the duty of hosting a successful tournament
South Africa was the first to welcome the World Cup to our beautiful continent. In these troubled Covid-19 times it’s worth reminding ourselves of that achievement.
The team could cap an incredible year if they can overcome England in a three-match Test series
‘Moving into middle age, I’m at odds with the idea of a hero, of heroism’
As Brazil geared up for the Copa America last month, a Neymar-induced pall of doom and gloom threatened to scupper the host nation’s chances
All the grumbling about the Proteas seems to have drained them of their ruthlessness
From the powerful Germans to the sanguine Spanish, here’s everything you need to know about South Africa’s World Cup opponents
Should we temper our expectations as Banyana Banyana enter their first World Cup?
After a week of entertainment we’re still trying to figure out what the pecking order is in this medley
This year there are a number of teams good enough to ensure a fierce battle for the title
It’s Cape Town vs Auckland in the fight for the right to host the 2023 World Cup — with the future of the game at stake
Safa has previously made no secret of its desire to bring the competition to South Africa and has now expressed its interest to Fifa.
Here are five talking points for the 24th year of the southern hemisphere club championship
The 2019 World Cup is due to take place in England and Wales from May to July
Mesut Özil’s photo op with Recep Tayyip Erdogan was ill-advised. But the reaction to it is a sad tale of poor management
France have been crowned World Cup champions for the second time in their history after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final in Moscow
It is a final few people anticipated when football’s global showpiece kicked off four weeks ago
Football fever has slowly built over the last four weeks as the country took its young national team to heart
‘The truth is that the likes of France continue to benefit from migration while still waging a war on migrants’
England will seek to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 when they lock horns with a talented Croatia team on Wednesday
A great deal of hope was placed on a few outstanding African players whose abilities did not blossom at the world cup
On our TV screens, sport happens in a vacuum. But for John Mikel Obi and other African stars, real world problems intrude all too often