FRESH BLOOD

WERE KAIZER CHIEFS RIGHT NOT TO SIGN ANYONE IN THE JANUARY TRANSFER WINDOW? INTERIM COACH CAVIN JOHNSON STATES HIS CASE

BEST BUYS

WHO HAVE BEEN THE BEST BUYS FOR DSTV PREMIERSHIP CLUBS IN THE 2023/24 SEASON?

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

GIRONA HAVE HAD A STUNNING SEASON IN SPAIN'S LALIGA, BUT THERE IS MORE TO THIS CLUB THAN MEETS THE EYE

FINAL FRENZY

SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES HAVE BEEN TO FIVE PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALS WITH MIXED SUCCESS

PITSO HAS EARNED HIS STRIPES

I don't know why AI Wahda rushed to get Pitso Mosimane out as manager after only 10 games in charge. His truncated tenure with the UAE Pro League club proved to be his shortest stint across his managerial career so far, but that does not tarnish his reputation.

WHO ARE ANDERLECHT?

The most successful club in Belgian football history, Anderlecht have a healthy link to the South African game

AIMING HIGHER

PITSO MOSIMANE IS PLOTTING HIS NEXT COACHING MOVE AND OUTLINES HIS DREAM JOB IN THE COMING YEARS

GOAL GOATS

THERE IS NO DEBATE THAT OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES WE HAVE WITNESSED THE GREATEST EVER GOAL-SCORERS

LUTHER'S LAST STAND

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SOUTH AFRICANS WHO HAVE BOMBED ABROAD IN RECENT YEARS, BUT FEW HAVE BEEN AS DISAPPOINTING AS LUTHER SINGH CAN HE RESURRECT HIS CAREER?

DIRECT EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE MAKGOPA HAS HAD A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT IS THERE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FOR THE ORLANDO PIRATES STRIKER?

DID YOU KNOW?

This month: Jude Bellingham

OLD TIMER

HE IS AMONG THE OLDEST PLAYERS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN TOP FLIGHT, BUT SUPERSPORT UNITED DEFENDER ONISMOR BHASERA CONTINUES TO SHINE

BACKROOM GRAFT

THE HEAD COACH IS THE TOP OF THE TECHNICAL TEAM PYRAMID, BUT AT AMBITIOUS MODERN-DAY CLUBS, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE BACKING HIM UP.

EXPERIENCE COUNTS

KEAGAN DOLLY IS FIT AGAIN AND READY TO HELP KAIZER CHIEFS CLIMB THE TABLE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE SEASON

GIANT KILLERS

THE 2024 NEDBANK CUP WILL PROVIDE MINNOW TEAMS THE CHANCE TO WRITE THEIR NAMES INTO FOLKLORE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST SHOCKS IN THE COMPETITION'S HISTORY

SWEET 16

THE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16 HAS THROWN UP SOME TIES TO SAVOUR IN THE PURSUIT OF EUROPEAN GLORY

STAR GAZING

AS MAMELODI SUNDOWNS SEARCH FOR THEIR SECOND STAR IN THIS YEAR'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUESTIONS REMAIN OVER THE COMPETITION'S FUTURE

Big Spenders

Which players have accumulated the most value in transfer fees in their career?

A MIGHTY FALL

GERMANY WERE ONCE TRENDSETTERS IN WORLD FOOTBALL, BUT HAVE SEEN THEIR FORTUNES DECLINE IN RECENT TIMES

TEN OF THE BEST

THE CARLING KNOCKOUT HAS MADE A WELCOME RETURN TO THE FOOTBALL CALENDAR THIS SEASON. WE PICK 10 OF THE BEST PAST FINALS

TAKING OVER THE WORLD

MULTI-CLUB OWNERSHIP IS BECOMING A BIG DEVELOPMENT IN WORLD OF FOOTBALL

THE OX

KAIZER CHIEFS MOVED QUICKLY TO SIGN SIBONGISENI MTHETHWA... SO WHAT DOES HE BRING?

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

THE CLUB WORLD CUP IN SAUDI ARABIA PROVIDES A FINAL CHANCE FOR SILVERWARE IN 2023

FANTASTIC FOSTER

LYLE FOSTER HAS MADE A DREAM START TO LIFE IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE, BUT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

MR INTERNATIONAL

PERCY TAU HAS BEEN ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S BEST AMBASSADORS ABROAD IN RECENT YEARS

SPANISH ARMADA

THE PREMIER LEAGUE HAS PLAYERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT SPANIARDS IN PARTICULAR HAVE MADE THEIR MARK. DYLAN APPOLIS PICKS THE BEST.

DEAR FATHER CHRISTMAS...

WHAT IS ON THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL PERSONALITIES AND CLUBS THIS YEAR?

CHIEFS MUST GO BACK TO BASICS

Neil Tovey Former Bafana Bafana captain

NO GOING BACK

HOW A SIMPLE RULE CHANGE TO OUTLAW THE BACK PASS REVOLUTIONISED FOOTBALL FOREVER

WHO ARE ATLÉTICO MADRID?

WE ALL KNOW BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID, BUT WHO ARE LALIGA SIDE ATLÉTICO?