Low-key start to a busy season
MTN8 quarterfinals are first up as the PSL struggles to find enough dates for its busy programme.
Mark Gleeson
Africa is a jungle, says red-faced Mosimane
Pitso Mosimane has blamed Africa’s football format for South Africa’s embarrassing misunderstanding of the rules of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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Ajax Cape Town coach aims to retire with the title
Ajax Cape Town are on the brink of their first South African championship and a fairytale finish to the career of coach Foppe de Haan.
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Bafana beat Egypt with last kick of the match
South Africa striker Katlego Mphela struck with the last kick of the match to secure a 1-0 win over Egypt on Saturday night.
Pienaar battling headaches but fit for Bafana
SA midfielder Steven Pienaar is suffering headaches after being knocked unconscious during training, but should be fit to face Kenya in a friendly.
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Nations Cup shocks leave African big guns reeling
Egypt were the highest profile losers on a miserable day for the continent’s heavyweights after suffering a shock 1-0 defeat in Niger.
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From Cup wonders to PSL slumbers
Crowds at local matches are likely to continue
to dwindle despite World Cup euphoria, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
Finally a proper World Cup finale
A mouthwatering Soccer World Cup final clash awaits us on Sunday night, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
2010 diary: End of the road
It has gone so quickly! The World Cup that has been central to our South African being for more than a decade now is at an end.
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Decision on future World Cup hosts on horizon
As the World Cup heads to its conclusion, the focus on the agenda will turn not to the next tournament in Brazil, but the hosts in 2018 and 2022.
2010 diary: Does soccer need technology?
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez got visibly angry when asked on Monday whether his side deserved to be in the World Cup semifinals.
Ghana stand on the brink
They may be beset by injury but that has become de rigueur for the Black Stars, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
2010 diary: Carrying Africa’s hopes
Mogwase is a somewhat desolate setting in the north west of the country but has the kind of quiet that Ghana seemingly prefer.
Black Stars shine
Ghana, the last African team left in the World Cup, won a stirring 2-1 extra time victory over the US on Saturday to reach the quarterfinals.
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US and Ghana head into extra time
The United States and Ghana went into extra time at the World Cup on Saturday with their game level at 1-1.
Africa’s dismal record
Africa’s miserable performance in this World Cup should by rights put its number of places at future finals in doubt.
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The future looks yellow
Carlos Alberto Parreira has been moving swiftly to put his spin on the national side’s performance, seeking to establish a positive legacy.
Long and winding road ahead
Whatever you make of Bafana Bafana’s World Cup performance the team still has a lot of work to do, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
Bafana beat France to restore pride
SA took advantage of a dispirited France on Tuesday to win 2-1 and restore pride, but it was not enough to see them through to the knockout stages.
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2010 diary: Where is Bafana’s plan B?
The vitriol has been harsh over the last 48 hours from the pundits, castigating Carlos Alberto Parreira’s tactics against Uruguay.
2010 diary: Bafana regroup
It was a day off for Bafana Bafana on Thursday, a chance to breath away from the hotel for 24 hours.
Bafana blown away
Neither a freezing wind nor blasting vuvuzelas could help as Uruguay ruthlessly exposed the home team’s weaknesses.
2010 diary: All out attack
Carlos Alberto Parreira is promising all out attack from Bafana Bafana against Uruguay – truth is, he really has no other option.
2010 diary: Beating Uruguay is a must
The pace of the World Cup comes thick and fast now, leaving little time to start intricate work on tactics and plans, writes <i>Mark Gleeson</i>.
South Africa over jitters, confident of first win
South Africa claim they have shrugged off opening day World Cup jitters and will be much more enterprising against Uruguay on Wednesday.
2010 diary: Extraordinary day for SA
It could have been so different had the Mexicans been able to exploit the pensive start from SA at Soccer City, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
2010 diary: Putting on a brave face
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira has put on a brave face over distractions his team has had to face in the last few days, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
2010 diary: A massive outpouring of sentiment
It seems such a long way from the Messe Halle in Zurich on May 15 2004, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>
Attacking game expected in World Cup opener
South Africa and Mexico are likely to go on the attack in the opening game of the Soccer World Cup on Friday.
When the Benni dropped
Omission of Benni McCarthy from Bafana Bafana’s World Cup squad signals an end to the foreign-based prima donna.
Parreira: ‘My stomach tells me we’re going to do well’
Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said he had "a good feeling in the pit of my stomach" about South Africa’s World Cup chances.
Parreira hails Bafana after Thailand rout
SA coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed the significant improvement in his team’s form after they thrashed Thailand 4-0.
