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Brett Evans

Bafana keep South Africa smiling

Sunday, 28th October 2007 at 10:31 am

It might not have had quite the cataclysmic effect that the win in Paris did a few days earlier, but it added to the cheer, and gave local soccer a shot in the arm. Beating Zambia in the Cosafa Cup …

Benni McCarthy

Benni McCarthy misses out on Manchester United

Saturday, 1st September 2007 at 12:19 pm

Cape Town, quite simply, would have gone berserk. Already a satellite temple to life at Old Trafford, the Manchester United-mad city would have beside itself if the transfer had gone through. But while Feverpitcher has it on good authority that …

Kris Boyd

Bafana lose to world’s worst footballers

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 3:00 pm

The Scottish press called them insipid, uninspired and ponderous; while the good news for Bafana is that they were talking about Scotland, the bad news is that Carlos Alberto Parreira’s first foray into Europe with his new team still ended in …

AmaGlug-glug

AmaGlug-glug, Nigeria all square

Thursday, 23rd August 2007 at 11:28 am

With three years to go until the World Cup, Carlos Alberto Parreira will be weighing up his playing options, and while the bulk of his attention will be on the core of players who travelled to Scotland for Wednesday night’s …

Arsene Wenger and David Beckham

David Beckham off to Arsenal?

Tuesday, 21st August 2007 at 4:47 pm

David Beckham, his first stint lighting up North American football completed, is back in England this week ahead of a friendly international - but could be contemplating a slightly longer return? Arsene Wenger was at England training, catching up with …

Orlando Pirates

Pirates, Sundowns hit bump in the road

Thursday, 16th August 2007 at 5:14 pm

What a night to be a Chiefs fan - three points in the bag after a win against Benoni (who, in the inimitable manner of South African football, now play out of Durban after the latest PSL franchise sale), and …