Charles Dempsey

Charles Dempsey ‘leaves a great legacy’

Veteran soccer administrator Charles Dempsey, whose abstention from the vote cost South Africa hosting rights for the 2006 World Cup, has died.

Staff Reporter

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BELGIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION

30 MAY 2008

Decade of a dream

It is 10 years since the South Africa Football Association (Safa) first announced its intention to host the sport’s biggest showpiece, the World Cup. Today, the idea, first…

Lucky Sindane

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