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The mind games behind the beautiful game

Explore the hidden psychological battles in elite football, where players test nerves, referees set limits, and technology interrupts the game's rhythm. Discover how mind games…

Senegal lift the 2025 Afcon trophy. (X)

Senegal survives chaos to claim African football glory

It was a night of grit and glory, a final that vanished from memory as it happened, only to be immortalised by the madness of its ending

Bafana Bafana came up short in their Afcon last 16 clash against Cameroon. (X)

Heartbreak in Rabat as Indomitable Lions end Bafana’s Afcon dream

In football, if you do not punish Cameroon, they eventually punish you

Photo: Bafana Bafana X Account

Bafana survive Warriors’ siege to book AFCON Last 16 spot

The match against Zimbabwe was a reminder of the fine margins and the visceral intensity that define Southern African football

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos and defender Nkosinathi Sibisi. Photo: South African Football Association

SADC war in Marrakech: Bafana Bafana versus Zim Warriors

The final Group B fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a ‘Game of Consequence’ that will determine who goes to the last 16 in the continental football showpiece underway…

Man City boss Pep Guardiola. (Reuters/David Klein)

Guardiola chases Champions League vindication

City start their latest bid to win the club’s first European Cup with a trip to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Group C opener on Wednesday

On camera: The video ref might give us a fairer game but not necessarily a better watch. (Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

The great VAR whine begins

The video assistant referee makes things fairer but Fifa needs to address problems it’s raising.