Football World Cup 2010
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Mbalula: Don’t knock us, we’ve got a nation to build
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has again said neither the government nor the LOC paid any bribes to Fifa officials to secure hosting rights.
Fifa investigator claims SA match-fixing goes beyond 2010
Former Fifa investigator Terry Steans says match-fixing involving Bafana may pre-date the friendlies leading up to the 2010 World Cup.
Championing education as we did the World Cup
If we were able to rise to the occasion of football’s greatest spectacle, surely we should be able to focus the same energy in improving education.
Ashes of Paul the octopus on show in Germany
Paul the octopus, who shot to fame during the World Cup for his knack of predicting the outcome of games, will get a shrine to mark his death.
Nasri wants France’s World Cup debacle forgotten
Samir Nasri wants France’s "nightmare" World Cup campaign to be consigned to history as new coach Laurent Blanc looks to rebuild the team.