WORLD CUP DREAM BURNS BRIGHT

Neil Tovey Former Bafana Bafana captain

CONTINENTAL QUEENS

AS BANYANA BANYANA WAIT TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE AT THE WOMEN'S AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS, WE LOOK BACK AT THEIR PAST PERFORMANCES IN THE COMPETITION

TABLE TOPPERS

THE TOP 10 IN THE ALL-TIME PSL TABLE SINCE THE START OF THE 1996/97 SEASON MAKES FOR INTERESTING READING

WHO ARE BAYER LEVERKUSEN?

'Invincible' Bayer Leverkusen swept to a maiden German Bundesliga title in 2023/24. But who are they?

SET-PIECE SECRET

THE THROW-IN MAY SEEM A MUNDANE PART OF FOOTBALL, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO IT THAN MEETS THE EYE

PSL SHARPSHOOTERS

AS THE NEW 2024/25 SEASON BEGINS, BOTH BRADLEY GROBLER AND PETER SHALULILE CAN TAKE AIM AT THE PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE'S GOALSCORING RECORD AS WE RUN DOWN THE TOP MARKSMEN SINCE 1996

BALANCING THE BOOKS

CAPE TOWN CITY HAVE TO FOREVER SELL PLAYERS TO BREAK EVEN. HERE ARE 11 TOP STARS THEY HAVE ALLOWED TO LEAVE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS

INTO THE BIG TIME

CLINTON LARSEN HAS LED LITTLE KNOWN LIMPOPO CLUB MAGESI FC TO THE ELITE LEAGUE OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL

REDEMPTION

THEMBINKOSI LORCH FACES ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SEASONS IN HIS CAREER IN 2024/25

AFRICA'S PIONEERS

AFRICA'S INFLUENCE ON ELITE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL IS NOT A NEW THING

READY TO LAUNCH

THABISO MONYANE'S FACE LIGHTS UP WHEN SOCCER CLUB REMINDS THE DEFENDER OF HOW FAR HE'S COME AS AN ORLANDO PIRATES YOUTH GRADUATE

SLEEPING GIANTS

SEVERAL MAJOR CLUBS IN THE PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE ARE LIVING OFF PAST GLORIES. WHO CAN WAKEN THESE SLEEPING GIANTS OF THE LOCAL GAME?

CHAMPIONSHIP CHARGE

EUROPE'S TOP FIVE LEAGUES KICK OFF IN AUGUST, THE START OF THE LONG, HARD SLOG TO THE FINAL WHISTLE IN MAY. HERE IS A QUICK GUIDE TO THE TITLE CONTENDERS IN ENGLAND, SPAIN, ITALY, GERMANY AND FRANCE

CATCHING SUNDOWNS

WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THE STORYLINES IN THE 2024/25 PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE SEASON?

EUROPEAN KINGS

WINNING THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONOURS IN WORLD FOOTBALL AND ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS HAVE WON IT MORE THAN ONCE

GOAL-SHY

THE GOALS ARE DRYING UP IN THE DSTV PREMIERSHIP AND WE COULD YET BE IN FOR A RECORD LOW THIS CAMPAIGN

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON

SURPRISE RALANI IS A TOP TALENT IN THE LOCAL GAME, AND HIS SON EMILE WITBOOI COULD BE THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL

STILL GOING STRONG

GAVIN HUNT IS A STALWART OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL. HE SHARES INSIGHTS INTO HIS STORIED CAREER

JUMPINGSHIP

MAMELODI SUNDOWNS PULLED OFF ONE OF THE SHOCK MOVES IN MANY A SEASON WHEN THEY SIGNED THEMBINKOSI LORCH FROM ORLANDO PIRATES IN JANUARY

TROPHY HUNTERS

WHICH ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUBS IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF TROPHIES WON?

TIME TO SHINE

REEVE FROSLER COULD BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY IN THE FUTURE

BAFANA TO THE DUGOUT

WHICH FORMER BAFANA BAFANA PLAYERS HAVE MADE THE TRANSITION TO TOP COACHES?

MORE THAN A GAME

TWO GIANTS COLLIDE WHEN REAL MADRID HOST BARCELONA IN LALIGA'S 'EL CLÁSICO' ON 21 APRIL

BIG SPENDING

MAMELODI SUNDOWNS MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS GOT IT RIGHT IN THE TRANSFER MARKET, BUT THEY HAVE RESHAPED THE SOUTH AFRICAN SYSTEM IN THE PAST 20 YEARS.

NEXT BIG THING

WHEN THE DUST SETTLES ON A TURBULENT 2023/24 SEASON FOR EVERTON, HOLDING ON TO ONE OF THE MOST PRIZED MIDFIELDERS IN EUROPE WILL BE THEIR NEXT BIG CHALLENGE

GAME OF TWO HALVES

DURING THE HEIGHT OF APARTHEID, SOUTH AFRICA HAD HOPED TO ENTER TWO TEAMS INTO THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

SEEKING SILVERWARE

STELLENBOSCH FC'S TRIUMPH IN THE CARLING KNOCKOUT THIS SEASON SAW THEM BECOME THE LATEST DSTV PREMIERSHIP SIDE TO WIN A MAJOR TROPHY. BUT WHO HAS THE MOST?

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC

ORLANDO PIRATES CAPTAIN TAPELO XOKI HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT DEFENDERS IN THE DSTV PREMIERSHIP FOR SEVERAL SEASONS

INFLUENCERS

WHO ARE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL WHOSE DECISIONS AND WORDS INFLUENCE THE FUTURE OF THE GAME?

RIGHT-HAND MAN

ROGER DE SÁ HAS BEEN THE RIGHT-HAND MAN TO PORTUGUESE COACH CARLOS QUEIROZ AT SEVERAL NATIONAL TEAMS