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British Football Academy founders John Read (L) and Peter Coyle (R) share coach Siya Mnganga’s dream of developing talented players in South Africa who will be able to compete for a place in the English Premier League clubs.

British Football Academy scouts for SA talent

Three British businessmen have opened an academy in Durban to find talented young players for the English Premier League

Love affair: Chelsea fans celebrate prior to the pre-season friendly match against Borussia Dortmund, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Photo: Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Cause for a case of the blues

The football season starts anew and, like our politics, for anyone in royal blue that brings more questions than it does excitement

Raphinha of Leeds United celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal from the penalty spot during the Premier League match between Brentford and Leeds United at Brentford Community Stadium on May 22, 2022 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)

Premier League: Reliving a ridiculous final day

Sunday saw the top and bottom of the table decided in thrilling fashion.

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – MAY 16: Martin Oedegaard of Arsenal looks dejected following their sides defeat in the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St. James Park on May 16, 2022 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Newcastle blow up Arsenal’s Champions League dream

Mikel Arteta’s men were well beaten by the Magpies to almost certainly seal their fate in next year’s Europa League

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)

Have Covid-19 restrictions affected local football teams financially?

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well

New-look Newcastle take on Frank Lampard’s Everton on Tuesday. (Photo by Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images)

Newcastle face moment of truth as Premier League winter break ends

The January transfer window was always likely to be make or break for the Magpies, who have just two Premier League wins all season and remain stuck in the relegation zone

Soccer legend Lucas ‘Rhoo’ Radebe

Lucas Radebe: ‘My football career began behind my parents’ back’

Soccer legend Lucas ‘Rhoo’ Radebe is a busy man, but he made time in his hectic schedule to speak to Ntombizodwa Makhoba about his fondest childhood memories, how his soccer…

Can member-owned football clubs succeed?

Football supporters often fantasise about seizing control of their clubs, sending owners and officials down the tunnel. But evidence suggests that democratic, fan-owned teams are…

Denied: Harry Maguire of Manchester United appeals to the referee after Kurt Zouma of Chelsea scores a goal, which is later disallowed for a foul during a Premier League match in October against Chelsea. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

The beautiful game isn’t perfect

And it shouldn’t be. The search for absolute fairness is spoiling the way football is played

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 06: General view inside the stadium during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Everton FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 06, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

Expect no charity from football’s elite

We should let go of the hope that our favourite clubs are going to act altruistically in English football’s looming financial crisis

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JUNE 24:  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp looks on prior to the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Crystal Palace at Anfield on June 24, 2020 in Liverpool, England. (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Klopp and his Beatles move on from ‘Yesterday’

The wait was long and painful, from the endless jokes to that Steven Gerrard slip. But after 30 years Liverpool are finally Premier League champions of England

Five talking points from the EPL’s return

The Premier League returned after three months. Here are the things we learnt over the weekend

On Tuesday, Danny Rose (L) told the Lockdown Tactics podcast: “I’m dying to get back to football but with the things that are happening, people are going through the coronavirus pandemic a lot worse than me.”
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Rose says Premier League players treated like ‘lab rats’

The Premier League conducted 748 tests on players and staff on Sunday and Monday as part of their bid to restart matches in June

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the footballer extraordinaire, has set up a fundraiser to fight Covid-19 in Italy, the country that served as home for much of his career. He kicked things off with a cool €100000 donation.  (Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

Tips to keep you entertained on weekends of no sport

Here are four things you can do while your favorite team is in quarantine

Preventative measures: Paris Saint-Germain (right) and Dortmund line up in an empty Parc des Princes stadium in Paris stadium.  (Getty Images/UEFA/AFP)

Covid-19 red cards major events

Sporting events, from football and tennis to rugby and cycling, on this year’s calendar are in doubt