Bafana Bafana are going into the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa™ with their own official song: Shapa Bafana Shapa, by multi award-winning artist DJ Cleo. The rousing kwaito/house song is the title track of the official Bafana Bafana double album, to be released soon by Gallo Records. Gallo had pitched a “full-on” official licensed [...]
May 25, 2010
Jose Mourinho the master will bring magic to Real Madrid
A tactical master class in Madrid saw Jose Mourinho give Internazionale their first European Cup since 1965. In two years at the San Siro, the charismatic and controversial Portuguese coach built a team that relied on hard work, discipline and resilience to become kings of the continent once more. I saw it coming. Leading up [...]
May 21, 2010
Nike “Write the Future” campaign celebrates football’s pivotal moments
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) unveiled an action-packed film that brings together some of the world’s greatest players to inspire football lovers and sports fans around the world. The epic three-minute “Write the Future” film takes people on a journey that dramatically captures that one moment when headlines are written from a single pass, or one strike [...]
May 18, 2010
PUMA hosts ‘Africa Unity Experience’ ahead of World Cup
Sportlifestyle Company to Host Cameroon, Ghana and Ivory Coast Football Teams in Paris for Exhibition Game Before World Cup™ PUMA announced today it will host the ‘Africa Unity Experience’ in Paris from May 28-29 as the brand’s kick-off for World Cup. It will include an Africa Unity Exhibition Game at 6pm on Friday May 28 [...]
May 18, 2010
Terrorist plot for the World Cup!
With the World Cup in South Africa bearing down on us, security is going to become tighter and more controlled in South Africa than ever, especially when there are possible surrounding risks. A Saudi Army Officer was arrested at the weekend by Iraq police officers with a possible connection to terrorists planning to attack South [...]
May 17, 2010
Bravo Barca and Inter – deserved domestic champs
Sunday saw Barcelona and Internazionale crowned champions of Spain and Italy respectively; in my view, both clubs were worthy winners of their league titles. Let’s start with Barça. After a historic 2008/09 season which saw them win an unprecedented six trophies, it was inevitable this year would be a letdown. There would be no way [...]
May 14, 2010
Spur Soccer Masidlale League in pictures
Now in its second year, the Spur Soccer Masidlale League – South Africa’s only organised seven-a-side soccer league for tweens – offers learners between the ages of 10 and 12-years old the opportunity to showcase their talent and the chance to secure a year’s free education. According to Oginga Siwundla, brand development manager at Spur [...]
May 12, 2010
FIFA World Cup trophy tours South Africa
The most coveted prize in world sport, the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy, has arrived in South Africa since 5 May on the final leg of its global tour. During its journey through the country, the solid-gold Trophy will stop at 32 cities and towns across South Africa. The trophy will then arrive back in Johannesburg [...]
May 12, 2010
Didier Drogba will be explosive on World Cup – Pedro Pinto
Dynamite. Every great player needs a nickname, and this is the one I am picking for the formidable Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba. He made the headlines for good and bad reasons after an explosive performance in Chelsea’s 8-0 drubbing of Wigan Athletic during Sunday’s season-finale in London. Good, because his superb second-half [...]
May 12, 2010
Future looks bleak for new stadiums after World Cup
The beautiful game kicks off its world tournament in South Africa a mere 29 days from now. The last two years have seen en enormous boom in construction as the country prepares itself for the massive undertaking that is hosting the World Cup. FIFA, football’s governing body, has put an immense amount of faith, as [...]
May 12, 2010
Spur Soccer Masidlale League kicks off
Former Orlando Pirates player Botsotso Makhanya, representatives from Soccer Legacy Africa and a representative from the City of Johannesburg are amongst the eminent personalities that will kick off the Spur Soccer Masidlale League, on Thursday 13 May at Meadowlands Stadium (Soweto). Journalists from Johannesburg’s leading publications, local teachers and a representative from the Teddy Bear [...]





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