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Balled out: Kaitano Tembo of Supersport United during the Absa Premiership match against Kaizer Chiefs. (Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images)

Corporate and broadcast deals push PSL to restart

Football will return, but the players are likely to have very little time to acquaint themselves with the “new normal”

Big boots: Gabadinho Mhango (left) is on his way to claiming the golden boot for Orlando Pirates, its first since 2003. The striker has notched 12 goals so far this season, raising hopes that he could break the PSL record of 25. Competition for this year’s award is the most interesting South African football has seen in a while. (Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)

This year offers golden list for boot

For the first time in recent memory, the PSL’s forwards are giving us a scoring race to be excited about

Broad horizons: Sundowns’ coach Pitso Mosimane (left) has global ambitions for his team. (Stringer/AFP)

Pitso, pride and the world

South Africa’s best coach might think globally but he has a local mission to accomplish first

Golden boot: Peter Shalulile of Highlands Park during a league match against Kaizer Chiefs. He’ll be hoping for more goals in the MTN8 final. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

God-fearing Highlands dare to dream

For SuperSport United, this season’s MTN8 final is just another day at the office but for the Lions of the North the match is a fairytale come to life

Vintage: Thamsanqa Gabuza’s three goals and his overall nuisance value in the MTN 8 have helped take SuperSport United to the final. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Tembo plays with old and new

Kaitano Tembo has demonstrated a remarkable knack of getting the most out of what he’s given

Score! Innocent Maela of Orlando Pirates (in black) celebrates a goal with coaches Milutin Sredojevic (centre) and Rulani Mokwena (far left). Photo: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images

Pirates’ ship remains unbowed

The Buccaneers’ emphasis on setting up a coaching team has left them with a suitable contingency plan after Sredojevic’s departure

We are the champions: SuperSport United made it to the past two MTN8 finals, winning in 2017. The team could do with another early boost this season. (Steve Haag/Gallo Images)

Eight million reasons to show up

What will the MTN8 prize money and invaluable confidence mean to the trophy’s eventual winner?

Veteran player Reneilwe ‘Yeye’ Letsholonyane (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Mediocrity is a sin at SuperSport

Contract extensions are on the line as United aim to capture what they believe belongs to them

Dreams: TS Galaxy’s coach Dan Malesela has shared his memories with his squad and impressed upon them how much this trophy will mean. (Charlé Lombard/Gallo Images)

The magic of the Nedbank Cup rediscovered

The Nedbank Cup represents a chance for a break in the natural order

“Is there some new rule I am unaware of that states a substituted player must dash off the field? Please educate me,” Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane asked.

Sundowns coach Mosimane fumes over ‘slow’ substitutions rap

Pitso Mosimane is fuming over his players being accused of time wasting when substituted

(Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Chiefs advance to Telkom Knockout semis with win over SuperSport

​Kaizer Chiefs advanced to the semi-finals of the Telkom Knockout as they edged SuperSport United 1-0 on Sunday

Ramaphosa: Taking land will turn SA into the Garden of Eden

Defying age on the football field

Veterans put youngsters to shame as they prove that what counts is how you treat your body

One major challenge that the WHO has identified is what happens if the coronavirus spreads into informal settlements and other densely populated areas on the continent. (AFP)

How to deal with a hangover: A guide by SuperSport and City

Few footballing fates sound worse than what SuperSport United players had to endure in the MTN8 final

Photo: Jit Bag/Flickr

SuperSport relying on guts to capture MTN8 glory

The MTN8 final will see SuperSport United up against Cape Town City at the Moses Mabhida Stadium

Thandani ‘Bibo’ Ntshumayelo hopes to return to football after a two-year absence. (Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)

New lease of life for Bibo

With determination and a little bit of help from his friends the player could make a comeback

Portakal’s comments were interpreted by Turkish officials as a call for protests as the country is suffering high inflation. (Image via www.superhaber.tv)

In defence of an attacking plan

Kaizer Chiefs haven’t had any issues scoring beautiful goals this past week

Kaizer Chiefs’ new coach Giovanni Solinas with manager Bobby Motaung, players and fans, celebrating winning the Maize Cup 2018 final in July. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Don’t press panic button, says Solinas

Chiefs’ fans are desperate for a win and the new coach is unlikely to be cut any slack

Young blood: Luke Fleurs moved to Supersport United, where he says he’s aiming to get into the first team. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Luke Fleurs, destined for Bafana?

The youngster from the Cape has made a stellar move to United, which promises to be the start of something big

Fans in good spirits in a match between SuperSport United and Baroka FC. Mantsatsantsa a Pitori survived possible relegation and is aiming to bag more trophies. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Kaitano Tembo: SuperSport United is not here to make up the numbers

The coach is ironing out the glitches to take Matsatsantsa to the top of the league

Nine members of the al-Baisi family were killed in 2015 in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Ibb, Yemen. Saudi Arabia claimed poor targeting of its weapons. (Adil Al-Sharee/Anadolu Agency)

MTN8 offers redemption road

The MTN8 represents team’s first opportunity to bring silverware home and solidify a winning mentality for the second half of the campaign