The World Cup provided a wonderful look into the rivalry between Adidas and Nike. While Adidas was the official sponsor of the tournament, it seemed it was Nike who took home many of the accolades. Nike’s brilliantly executed “Write The Future” campaign epitomized their originality and knowledge of the game. Adidas’s campaign was clever as [...]
August 2, 2010
Owen da Gama takes over coaching job at Platinum Stars
Platinum Stars Football Club are delighted to announce the return of Owen da Gama to take up the vacant head coach role for the upcoming 2010/11 Premier Soccer League (PSL) season. Da Gama has left his post as head coach of PSL side Bloemfontein Celtic and returns to Dinaledi on a two year contract, beginning [...]
August 2, 2010
Are the new stadiums white elephants in the making?
The World Cup is officially done and dusted. So what happens now? This was always the question posed as soon as South Africa was named the winner in the race to host the tournament for 2010. And after years of preparation and an excellent tournament, it is now time to start answering that question. Even [...]
July 27, 2010
Manchester City breaks the bank to lift trophies, will it work?
Players win games, teams win championships. Manchester City, who have spent over 150 million dollars this summer already, evidently think that if they get enough star players, they will win enough games to lift the title at the end of the season. The Premier League club, bankrolled by billionaire owner Sheikh Mansour, has made the [...]
July 23, 2010
ADIDAS first sport brand to use matrix frame
adidas, international sport apparel company and FIFA 2010 World Cup™ partner, is the first brand in Africa to utilize the Matrix Light Box, the European aluminium fabric-framing system with LED-back lighting, sold exclusively by Clarion Printed Products. Clarion installed the first Matrix Light Boxes in South Africa for its client at the V&A Waterfront, Cape [...]
July 22, 2010
FA Premier League Transfer Rumours
The kick off to the new English Premiership season is now less than a month away, with the opening fixtures set to take place on the 14th August. But there’s still a long way to go before transfer deadline day and if last year is anything to go by, there are still one or two [...]
July 15, 2010
What are the challenges for soccer development structures in SA?
As the plastic horns of the vuvuzelas finally fell silent on Monday morning, and the numerous vendors in each host city selling scarves and flags of the teams took the day off, it’s the first time in six years that there is no soccer to look forward to in South Africa. Since the announcement was [...]
July 14, 2010
Has World Cup lifted the bar for South African soccer?
After the World Cup ends, it is time to look back and analyze the competition thoroughly. The best way to learn about the game, its players, and its future is to look at its past. Right now, the 2010 World Cup is fresh in our memories and what a glorious World Cup it was. Spain [...]
July 12, 2010
Nike City Cup crowns Skoom Boys
Over 3500 footballers take their game to the next level and enhance life skills at competitive tournament in Soweto Bafana Bafana athletes Itumeleng Khune, Teko Modise and Siphiwe Tshabalala joined 16 team finalists of the Nike City Cup Tournament at the Football Training Center in Soweto today. After 16 days of competitive games, Skoom Boys [...]
July 12, 2010
PUMA donates R250,000 worth of soccer kit to Ikage youth team
Global sports brand PUMA® has donated R250 000 worth of its Africa Unity Kit to a soccer clinic which was founded by a policeman to serve children from informal settlements in Johannesburg. Constable Olebogeng Ntaolang, of the Honeydew police station north-west of Johannesburg, established the soccer clinic to combat teenage delinquency in the community. He [...]
July 8, 2010
Tshwane Events Centre unveils World Cup Goal Lane
A goal lane of champions to commemorate the 19 goals scored in Tshwane during the six games of the World Cup that took place at Loftus Versfeld, has been established at the Tshwane Events Centre. The Chief Executive Officer of the Tshwane Business and Agricultural Corporation, Wim du Toit says the lane of champions immortalises [...]





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