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By Sydwell S. Hlongwane
SuperSport United have proved their dominance in the the Absa Premiership, winning the league championship three times in a row. They have proved beyond any reasonable doubt that they are the best team in the South African ... |
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Views: 49 | No Comments » | posted on Friday, March 5th, 2010 | Tags: Absa Premiership, African Champions League, Soccer, SuperSport United
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Craig Urquhart
Any lingering doubts about South Africa's ability to host the 2010 Soccer World Cup have surely been laid to rest with this week's 100-day countdown festivities.
And the most pleasing aspect of this important milestone was not the magnificent new... |
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Views: 85 | No Comments » | posted on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 | Tags: 2010 World Cup, Africa, Blatter, Danny Jordaan, FIFA, football, Mandela, South Africa, stadium, Valcke
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Craig Urquhart
Six years have now past since that magnificent moment in Zurich when Fifa President Sepp Blatter declared that SA had earned the rights to host the biggest party on the planet.
And with just over 100 days remaining before the kick-off to the 2010... |
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Views: 134 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2010 | Tags: 2010 World Cup, Africa, Bafokeng, Sepp Blatter, UK
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Joseph Misika
Poor refereeing decisions have been part of the game for a very long time but recently the man in the middle have been becoming more and more influential in matches, more match winners than match officials, stealing the thunder from the players.
W... |
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Views: 222 | No Comments » | posted on Monday, February 22nd, 2010 | Tags: Barcelona, Bayern Munich, FIFA, Fiorentina, Martin Hansson, Massimo Gobbi, Miroslav Klose, Thierry Henry, Tom Ovrebo, Uefa
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Craig Urquhart
With less than four months remaining before the 2010 World Cup gets underway, South Africa's neighbours are finalising their preparations to ensure they are part and parcel of the biggest event of any kind to occur on the continent.
Sadly, Zimbab... |
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Views: 286 | 1 Comment » | posted on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Tags: none
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Joseph Misika
After watching the recent ended African Nations Cup, I have to say African football is on a downward spiral and this asks a lot of questions about their performance in the upcoming world cup, a first on African soil.
African football is always ab... |
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Views: 257 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 | Tags: Abedi Pele, African Nations Cup, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, John Obi Mikel, Karim Ziani, Malawi, Nigeria, Samuel Eto’o, Seydou Keita, Steven Pienaar, Yaya Toure
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Adam Wakefield
Ke nako! It is time!
That's right soccer fans, 2010 has arrived and the country is being revved up for the biggest month long party we have seen since the 2003 cricket and 1995 rugby World Cups. Much has been made of SA's ability (with many of tho... |
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Views: 196 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 | Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, SA soccer, soccer, South Africa
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Joseph Misika
This past decade has been one of the most exciting in soccer but it also had some sad moments. Controversy also wasn't far off, I will try to cover as much for what happened this past decade.
The decade was kicked off and closed by Real... |
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Views: 255 | 2 Comments » | posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | Tags: Chelsea, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Greece National Team, Jose Mourinho, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Marc Vivien Foe, Real Madrid, Roman Abramovich, Zinedine Zidane
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Craig Urquhart
2009 will be remembered as the year that South Africa staked its claim to hosting a successful 2010 World Cup.
Certainly, the past 12 months have marked an extraordinary turnaround in the preparations for this mega sporting event. Just a year ago... |
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Views: 216 | 1 Comment » | posted on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | Tags: 2010 World Cup, Africa, FIFA, South Africa
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