Paris - When Diego Maradona was named Argentina coach last week he joined an exclusive club of legendary stars who have moved from playing for to managing their national teams.
Michel Platini, Franz “der Kaiser” Beckenbauer, Marco van Basten, Mario Zagallo and Kevin Keegan are some of the big names to have swapped the field for the dugout. Click here for more
Bucs reborn
Orlando Pirates coach Rudolf Krol is optimistic that his side have finally turned the corner, this is after the Bucs’ registered a convincing 2-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs at the weekend.
This Absa Premiership game, watched by an appreciative crowd at Mmabatho Stadium in Mafikeng, lived up to expectation, but Amakhosi struggled to get their rhythm. Click here for more
This Absa Premiership game, watched by an appreciative crowd at Mmabatho Stadium in Mafikeng, lived up to expectation, but Amakhosi struggled to get their rhythm. Click here for more
Derby alive and kicking
Mmabatho Stadium in Mafikeng will once again provide the answer to the doubting Thomases who feel the Soweto derby has lost its potency and bite.
This is despite the slow sale of ticket for this Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates tomorrow afternoon . Kickoff is at 4pm. Click here for more
This is despite the slow sale of ticket for this Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates tomorrow afternoon . Kickoff is at 4pm. Click here for more
Under 15 Soccer Challenge teams drawn
SAFA-Soweto has announced the eight teams selected to play in the Putco Under 15 Soccer Challenge in Pimville on November 29.
The Challenge, which kicked off on November 9, has seen 180 teams competing for the prestigious trophy and title. Click here for more
The Challenge, which kicked off on November 9, has seen 180 teams competing for the prestigious trophy and title. Click here for more
Let's talk soccer
I remember three or four years ago, there was so much hype when the Soweto derby was looming. Everyone, even non-fans, would know about it up to a month before the occasion.
There were makarapa dancing all around the townships with excited, spirited soccer enthusiasts, drooling at the opportunity to joust their adversaries, and ultimately gain bragging-rights over the vanquished for months to come.
There were makarapa dancing all around the townships with excited, spirited soccer enthusiasts, drooling at the opportunity to joust their adversaries, and ultimately gain bragging-rights over the vanquished for months to come.
Are the South African soccer giants dead? Where has all the interest in the Soweto derby gone? Is it not worrying that two seasons before the 2010 world cup in South Africa, what is meant to be one of the PSL's biggest and most anticipated clashes, is failing to get people on the street talking?
Do you think that a deur-mekaar Safa, dispassionate players, foreign coaches and so on have an impact on the lack of soccer fever? Or do you think that football supporters and fans alike are just acting like spoilt brats, always demanding more than they know what to do with?
Derby final?
Stars and Celtic eye dream date
Yesterday’s Telkom Knockout semifinal draw dished out the tantalising prospect of a Free State derby in the final.
Bloemfontein Celtic will play Orlando Pirates in the first semifinal at Chatsworth Stadium in Durban on November 29 at 8.15pm. Click here for more
Yesterday’s Telkom Knockout semifinal draw dished out the tantalising prospect of a Free State derby in the final.
Bloemfontein Celtic will play Orlando Pirates in the first semifinal at Chatsworth Stadium in Durban on November 29 at 8.15pm. Click here for more
Bucs get it together
Drought over as Royal succumb
Orlando Pirates finally came good by edging out Thanda Royal Zulu 1-0 in a hard-fought Telkom Knockout first-round clash in Durban yesterday. Click here for more
Orlando Pirates finally came good by edging out Thanda Royal Zulu 1-0 in a hard-fought Telkom Knockout first-round clash in Durban yesterday. Click here for more
SAFA v SABC over Bafana v soapie
Broadcaster and Hack to meet
The South African Football Association will engage SABC Sport on November 22 to discuss various aspects around the coverage of Bafana Bafana and other national teams.
This was revealed by Raymond Hack, Safa’s chief executive, yesterday from Berlin after finalising an international friendly with Germany’s national team. Click here for more
Chelsea romp to 5-0 win
London – Chelsea romped to a 5-0 win at Middlesbrough, Manchester United thumped West Bromwich Albion 4-0 and Liverpool and Arsenal produced stirring fightbacks to claim home wins over Wigan Athletic and Everton on Saturday. Click here for more
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DARK TIMES
MoganEdi
Maybe the fat cats of the PSL in Naturena are still licking the milk off their faces after their MTN top 8 cup win where they pocketed a creamy R8 million and the players shared a cool R4 mil.
I think the glamour boys may have had too much milk that had a laxative effect as they were quite sluggish and all but glamorous this weekend, not to mention this opening part of the season.
“I think it was the darkest moment we ever had and my personal darkest moment,” coach Mushin Ertugral is reported to have said just after the game.
Dark, Dark times indeed.
I was listening to the match on SABC radio and had given up hope by the half hour mark. I know Chiefs have a knack of coming back at the dying moments of the game but this time it seemed unlikely way before the half time point.
Many of the Chiefs fans I spoke to on Saturday seemed to have shared my sentiment. During the second half, most of us were out and about going on with our business and relegated the thought of our favorite soccer team to the dark corners of our consciousness; pretending that it was all a bad dream.
It is funny that even yesterday no body mentioned the game. It was as if fans seemed to prefer to pretend as if it did not happen. How could it, Chiefs, the defending champs nogal, knocked out in the first round?
It just does not make sense in any major cup competition.
But as fans, I think we are caught in the traps of history. We take for granted that we were the defending champs and that Chiefs cannot get booted out in the first round. I mean, how often does that happen?
Maybe it is time that we get over ourselves and forget our history and start thinking of building a new legacy. We tend to reminisce about days gone by way too often and forget the task at hand.
PS: I was pleasant to note that no one complained about the referee or lines men in this game. This is encouraging considering that Confederation of African Football (Caf) will be holding a referees’ workshop this week, starting today.
Maybe the fat cats of the PSL in Naturena are still licking the milk off their faces after their MTN top 8 cup win where they pocketed a creamy R8 million and the players shared a cool R4 mil.I think the glamour boys may have had too much milk that had a laxative effect as they were quite sluggish and all but glamorous this weekend, not to mention this opening part of the season.
“I think it was the darkest moment we ever had and my personal darkest moment,” coach Mushin Ertugral is reported to have said just after the game.
Dark, Dark times indeed.
I was listening to the match on SABC radio and had given up hope by the half hour mark. I know Chiefs have a knack of coming back at the dying moments of the game but this time it seemed unlikely way before the half time point.
Many of the Chiefs fans I spoke to on Saturday seemed to have shared my sentiment. During the second half, most of us were out and about going on with our business and relegated the thought of our favorite soccer team to the dark corners of our consciousness; pretending that it was all a bad dream.
It is funny that even yesterday no body mentioned the game. It was as if fans seemed to prefer to pretend as if it did not happen. How could it, Chiefs, the defending champs nogal, knocked out in the first round?
It just does not make sense in any major cup competition.
But as fans, I think we are caught in the traps of history. We take for granted that we were the defending champs and that Chiefs cannot get booted out in the first round. I mean, how often does that happen?
Maybe it is time that we get over ourselves and forget our history and start thinking of building a new legacy. We tend to reminisce about days gone by way too often and forget the task at hand.
HAPPIER DAYS
WILD CELEBRATION: Chiefs players celebrate after the Telkom Cup match between Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria last year. Picture: GALLO IMAGES
Golden Arrows had us “for lunch” but hey, we still licking the cream off our faces and the season has only just begun.
Buy the way, the winners of the Telkom cup walk away with 4 million. Chiefs won double that. Eat that!
PS: I was pleasant to note that no one complained about the referee or lines men in this game. This is encouraging considering that Confederation of African Football (Caf) will be holding a referees’ workshop this week, starting today.
Arrows spike Chiefs’ 4-1
Amakhosi for lunch
Lamontville Golden Arrows are in a class of their own and their 4-1 humiliation of Kaizer Chiefs in the Telkom Knockout in Durban on Saturday should not be regarded as an “upset”.
Abafana Bes’thende’s triumph did not come as a surprise to many people who have been following their progress this season, which they kicked off with a 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates. Click here for more
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Lamontville Golden Arrows are in a class of their own and their 4-1 humiliation of Kaizer Chiefs in the Telkom Knockout in Durban on Saturday should not be regarded as an “upset”.
Abafana Bes’thende’s triumph did not come as a surprise to many people who have been following their progress this season, which they kicked off with a 1-0 win over Orlando Pirates. Click here for more
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Celtic, United Win
Santos, Usuthu bomb out
Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United yesterday advanced to the quarterfinals of the rich Telkom Knockout to join Lamontville Golden Arrows and Ajax Cape Town who went through on Saturday. Celtic advanced with a 5-0 routing of Santos at Seisa Ramabodu Stadium. Click here for more
Bloemfontein Celtic and SuperSport United yesterday advanced to the quarterfinals of the rich Telkom Knockout to join Lamontville Golden Arrows and Ajax Cape Town who went through on Saturday. Celtic advanced with a 5-0 routing of Santos at Seisa Ramabodu Stadium. Click here for more
Bernard Parker off to Sweden
Bafana Bafana golden striker Bernard Parker is leaving for trials in Sweden with First Division League side this weekend.
He is jetting out of the country today. Click here for more
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He is jetting out of the country today. Click here for more
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Parker continues great run as Bafana triumph
Second-half substitute Bernard Parker rescued Bafana Bafana by steering them to a 2-1 win over Ghana’s Black Stars in an international friendly at Free State Stadium last night.
Parker, who came on for midfielder Siyabonga Nkosi, scored the all-important goal in the 70th minutes. Click here for more
Parker, who came on for midfielder Siyabonga Nkosi, scored the all-important goal in the 70th minutes. Click here for more
Ghana blank stars
Big names miss SA friendly
Ghana are confident of brushing Bafana Bafana aside at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein tonight despite being minus an array of top players.
The Black Stars arrived yesterday without big names like Junior Agogo, Sulley Muntari, Gyan Asamoah and John Mensah, contrary to what they told Sowetan on Monday. Click here for more
Ghana are confident of brushing Bafana Bafana aside at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein tonight despite being minus an array of top players.
The Black Stars arrived yesterday without big names like Junior Agogo, Sulley Muntari, Gyan Asamoah and John Mensah, contrary to what they told Sowetan on Monday. Click here for more
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Dikgacoi returns to happy hunting ground
Bafana Bafana midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi can’t wit to face Ghana’s Black Stars in an international friendly at Free State Stadium tomorrow night.
“It has always been a great venue for me, that’s where I made a name for myself in soccer,” said Dikgacoi, who used to play for Bloemfontein Young Tigers. Click here for more
“It has always been a great venue for me, that’s where I made a name for myself in soccer,” said Dikgacoi, who used to play for Bloemfontein Young Tigers. Click here for more
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Saving face - Bafana out to restore pride
Bafana Bafana are under pressure to get a win to restore pride in the team and improve their rankings when they meet Equatorial Guinea in a 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Malabo tomorrow. Click here for more
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