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Platinum Stars gets a new nickname ‘Dinaledi’

November 11, 2009

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Platinum Stars have entered into a new era after the launch of the club’s new nickname, ‘Dinaledi’, at the home match against Mamelodi Sundowns on October 28. Following their acquisition by Royal Bafokeng Holdings, the club have been rebranded and one of the decisions taken was to move away from the ‘Tycoons’ nickname by which [...]

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Mamelodi Sundowns will probably make news for all the wrong reasons

June 4, 2009

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The close season is already delivering spectacularly news worldwide. There’s the very welcome news that FIFA expects the 2010 World Cup in South Africa to gross US3.4 Billion, proof that you can make money in Africa. Then who could ignore the election of Florentino Perez as  with his spectacular football project that has kicked off [...]

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It is facilities that maketh a club

April 21, 2009

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It is facilities that maketh a club

Kaizer Chiefs broke new ground in local soccer when they became the first club to custom build their headquarters and training

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SA soccer really needs a new breed of CEOs and managers

April 9, 2009

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SA soccer really needs a new breed of CEOs and managers

Jomo Sono was an iconic player in his day, but he has failed as a soccer business leader. To put it bluntly he doesn’t have the nous to turn Jomo Cosmos FC into a viable and cutting-edge soccer brand in the long-term.

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Approximately 5 to 6m South Africans could be a potential market for local soccer

April 7, 2009

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Approximately 5 to 6m South Africans could be a potential market for local soccer

One of the reasons soccer is so big in England, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Argentina, to name a few examples, is that the game has crossover appeal. People support the game whatever their colour or creed.

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