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Superfans: Masilo Machaka with Chiefs fans during the match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs in 2009. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

‘Stadiums are our second homes’: Sport’s vaccine incentive

Fans are desperate to return but authorities in the sector have shown little appetite to tackle difficult questions

Andres Iniesta of Spain celebrates scoring his side’s first goal during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.  (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

World Cup review, Part V: Spain and the lasting legacy of 2010

South Africa had a front row seat as the greatest team of its generation went into full bloom

Ghana’s striker Asamoah Gyan (C) is challenged for the ball by Uruguay’s defender Maximiliano Pereira (L) during the 2010 World Cup quarter-final football match Uruguay vs. Ghana on July 2, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg.  (Rodrigo Arangua/AFP)
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World Cup review, Part IV: The second hand of God

Martyr or cheat? A decade later, we’re still frothing at mouth as we argue about that game

A construction worker at Soccer City Stadium in Diepkloof  on August 7, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by /Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

World Cup review, Part III: The moguls who battled doubt

We talk to the organisers whose every waking moment was consumed by the duty of hosting a successful tournament

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Brazil friendly a blessing and a curse

Hosting the five-times world football champions in an international friendly is bound to be a spectacle, even if they show up Bafana.

Goalless derby ensures Chiefs remain on top

Kaizer Chiefs have played to a goalless draw against Orlando Pirates in the Soweto derby at FNB Stadium.

Teams participating in the Dreamfields Champions League Festival at Marks Park.

Building hope on fields of dreams

A multimillion-rand initiative that supports the creation of a football culture in local schools is winning hearts and minds.

Familiarity breeds content for Chiefs and Pirates fans

SA football followers cannot get enough of Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates with the third meeting of a young season attracting a sell-out crowd.

FNB wins battle over stadium name

FNB has the sole right to name the FNB soccer stadium in Soweto, the Supreme Court of Appeal held on Wednesday.

Court allows FNB to keep naming right to Soccer City

A court has ruled in favour of letting FNB keep the naming rights to the football stadium where the opening match of the Soccer World Cup was played.

Charity begins at the stadium

Soccer City will be packed for the kick-off to the 2010-11 season on Saturday, when four Premier Soccer League clubs contest the Charity Telkom Cup.

Joyous moment for world champions Spain

Joyous moment for world champions Spain

The chants of "Campeone! Campeone! that rang through the bowels of Soccer City on Sunday night confirmed it: Spain are champions of the world.

Spain’s coach, Vincente del Bosque, has ignored public criticism and stuck with his game plan to good effect. Marcelo del Pozo, Reuters

Individuals’ collective triumph

The Soccer World Cup, it has been suggested, has seen the triumph of the collective over the individual.

Uruguay end Ghana’s Cup bid on penalties

Uruguay claimed their first Soccer World Cup semifinal appearance in 40 years after a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Ghana at Soccer City on Friday.

Ghana stand on the brink

Ghana stand on the brink

They may be beset by injury but that has become de rigueur for the Black Stars, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.

Ref costs England as Germany

Ref costs England as Germany, Argentina move on

Germany and Argentina set-up a mouthwatering Soccer World Cup quarterfinal showdown on Sunday as England and Mexico were left licking their wounds.

Attacking game expected in World Cup opener

Attacking game expected in World Cup opener

South Africa and Mexico are likely to go on the attack in the opening game of the Soccer World Cup on Friday.

Denmark test for Bafana

Lucky Bafana edge Colombia in World Cup warm-up

South Africa extended an unbeaten run to nine games since Carlos Alberto Parreira returned as coach with a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Thursday.

No rest for De Sa after Wits cup triumph

Roger de Sa is determined to continue rebuilding his side after guiding BidVest Wits to a 3-0 win over AmaZulu in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday.

South Africa confounds Afro-pessimists

SA marks 50 days to Soccer World Cup

On Wednesday South Africa marks 50 days to go until the Soccer World Cup kicks off, with Bafana Bafana scheduled to face Mexico in the opening match.