I have seen plenty of own goals before, some crazier than others, but Abou Diaby's nonchalant header into the top corner almost takes the cake.
Sadly, it was the death nail in an otherwise fantastic fight from Arsenal.
I cannot imagine what w...
Wow, what a game that was! Full house, goals galore and a frenetic finish.
English Premiership? Think again.
Chiefs vs Ajax was the best on the box this weekend, despite Arsenal's fab four or Manchester United's five goals at Wigan.
Hell, e...
So Zlatan Ibrahimovic is apparently twice the player Samuel Eto'o is? Which form of reasoning Pep Guardiola used to come up with that conclusion I will never know.
Statistics show that the Cameroonian hitman has been the best striker in Europe ove...
I suppose David Beckham wasn't quite expecting the verbal volley from Galaxy fans on his return. Then again, what did he expect?
If you tell your wife you love her dearly, then spend half a year flirting outrageously with an exotic supermodel, wi...
It's been most amusing hearing various reactions to Michael Owen's surprise switch to Old Trafford. Be it Liverpool fans fuming at the thought of their former idol wearing the red of the "Mancs", to United fans who are scratching their head at Sir Al...
I used to look forward to every Bok coach press conference, eagerly anticipating each magnificent metaphor that leapt forth from that equally magnificent 'tache.
But lately Peter de Villiers has rivalled even the great Julius in putting his foot ...
We all had our fears before this tournament about how Bafana would be swamped in a an avalanche of goals. I thought one may have to hide behind the couch as we squirmed in front of the whole world.
But alas, the boys have done us proud. In fact, ...
You win five on the trot and then you stumble at the penultimate hurdle. For most teams, that would be a pretty good run which was bound to end some time.
But for Graeme Smith and co, that is mere confirmation of their world-class choke-ability, ...
And so a week that started so well -- with hype, hope and a fair sprinkling of glamour -- ended rather limply, with Bafana showing all the attacking promise of a newborn gazelle charging a pride of lions.
I mean, really, what was Santana thinking...
Well, it all ended in the most un-United of ways with a rather desperate draw but Manchester United had done more than enough in the previous 36 games to earn a day off on their way to a third straight league title.
There were cheers when it ende...
Lungani Zama is a sports writer at The Witness daily newspaper in Pietermaritzburg, writing mainly on local and international cricket.
He brings an alternative perspective to the English Premier League, and having spent three years in Manchester and Liverpool playing professional cricket, has acquired the necessary passion for this most exciting of soccer leagues. He follows developments religiously, and has no bias as the team he truly supports, Leeds United, is languishing in the 3rd division.
