FIFA has implemented a significant policy change, ensuring that Man of the Match trophies and award backdrops are free of alcoholic branding. This move respects the religious…
Fifa's mandatory three-minute hydration breaks are transforming football, eroding its continuous flow and turning it into segmented television content. This piece argues that…
Three dozen countries are banned from entering America in the year it is hosting the World Cup. Twenty-six of them are African. That’s half of Africa
Senegal’s 2025 Afcon title has been revoked and awarded to Morocco following a landmark ruling on Tuesday. The Senegalese Football Federation is set to challenge the move at the…
Around this time 15 years ago, the entire nation was getting very excited about hosting the first-ever – and to this date, the only – FIFA World Cup to be held in Africa.…
Sport is critical in curbing racial hatred and hate speech through continuous global awareness campaigns in tournaments such as the Fifa World Cup and the Olympics
In this second of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the fall of Danny Jordaan, previously lauded as the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa
In this, the first of a two-part series, Luke Alfred looks at the rise of Danny Jordaan, the champion of football in post-apartheid South Africa
The country’s revenue from the gaming industry was R7.3 billion in 2023. This can be increased by encouraging electronic sports and the development of local games as well as…
The country is still the world’s top exporter of footballers, but they are bringing in less money
The battle for Africa’s national shirt market has taken a new turn, with some of the raciest designs coming from continental brands
FIFA’s limitations have resulted in football becoming more boring and predictable
Policy does not match the all-inclusive ethos of the games women excel at
It’s payback time and the ANC’s former secretary general has taken a note out of Banyana Banyana’s game plan
A ball has yet to be kicked but already the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is breaking new ground
A plagiarism scandal has rocked the sports world and cast fresh doubt over the influence of the industry in research on head injuries. It also stirred up old allegations that…
The World Cup can trigger intense emotions in a way that no other sporting mega-event can
The Saudis were superb, but the Argentinians got spooked by the hovering legacy of World Cup failures past
Tournament favourites Brazil should coast through, but Cameroon, Serbia and Switzerland have it all to play for
Fifa’s boss wants the game to float above ‘ideological battles’. But it’s Fifa’s ideology of greed that steered the World Cup into a desert stinking of money and suffering
