BIGGER & BETTER

THE AFRICAN QUALIFIERS FOR THE 2026 WORLD CUP WILL START IN NOVEMBER AS BAFANA BAFANA DREAM OF A RETURN TO THE GLOBAL SHOWPIECE.

LIFE ON THE LINE

HUGO BROOS IS EITHER A SUPER-OPTIMIST, OR HE LOVES A DICE WITH DEATH

PATIENCE GAME

THE JOURNEY TO PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL IS ABOUT HARD WORK, LUCK AND CIRCUMSTANCE, AS PROVEN BY ORLANDO PIRATES SKIPPER INNOCENT MAELA.

BIG STEP UP

CAN POLOKWANE CITY BUCK THE TREND OF PROMOTED TEAMS DROPPING OFF IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NEXT PSL SEASON?

TROPHY HUNTERS

WHICH TEAMS FROM THE RECENTLY COMPLETED 2022/23 PSL SEASON HAVE WON THE MOST TROPHIES IN THEIR HISTORY?

JURY'S OUT

CHRISTIAN SAILE SHOWED GLIMPSES OF PROMISE IN HIS HALF-SEASON AT KAIZER CHIEFS LAST TERM, BUT WAS IT ENOUGH?

HEADING EAST

ALAN ROBERTSON HAS TAKEN THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALLERS AFTER MOVING TO ASIA

AFRICAN ALL-STARS

MO SALAH LEADS THE WAY FOR AFRICAN STARS IN EUROPE IN THE 2023/24 SEASON, BUT WHO ELSE COULD BE THE PRIDE OF THE CONTINENT?

LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

WILL IT BE MANCHESTER CITY’S YEAR AGAIN IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE, OR CAN SOMEONE EMERGE FROM THE CHASING PACK IN THE 2023/24 SEASON?

BROOS' FLAWED POLICY IS WRONG FOR BAFANA

South Africa run the risk of being uncooked at next January's Africa Cup of Nations finals if coach Hugo Broos continues to put young players at the head of the queue.

"DOWNS IN A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN"

Neil Tovey Former Bafana Bafana captain

WHO ARE BORUSSIA DORTMUND?

We take a closer look at the German Bundesliga side

THE TINKERER

ERIC TINKLER IS IN A CONSTANT REBUILDING JOB AT CAPE TOWN CITY, BUT HE STILL MANAGED TO KEEP THE CLUB COMPETITIVE IN THE HUNT FOR SILVERWARE

AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB

INJURIES DRAGGED OUT THE PROCESS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BUT BRADLEY GROBLER FINALLY REACHED 100 GOALS IN THE PSL ERA THIS PAST SEASON

BOTTOM TO THE TOP?

AMBITIOUS JDR STARS OWNER NDITSHENTI Met i lonnls Sc) His SIGHTS ON AFIRST IN SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL

BOY WONDER

FROM BEING A CHELSEA YOUTH ACADEMY PRODUCT TO JOINING BAYERN MUNICH, JAMAL MUSIALA IS FAST BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FOOTBALLERS IN GERMANY AND THE WORLD OVER

THE PRINCE OF NATURENA

MDU SHABALALA HAS BEEN A REVELATION AT KAIZER CHIEFS THIS PAST SEASON IN WHAT WAS HIS BREAKTHROUGH YEAR. CAN HE BUCK A TREND OF OTHER YOUNG STARS WHO HAVE FAILED TO MAKE THE GRADE AT NATURENA

THE RICH LIST

LIONEL MESSI MAY BE THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD, BUT HE IS WELL SHORT OF BEING THE HIGHEST EARNER IN THE GAME

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

BANYANA BANYANA COACH DESIREE ELLIS HEADS TO HER SECOND WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THIS MONTH AND TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO MARK GLEESON JUST BEFORE THE TEAM'S DEPARTURE

APPLY THE LAWS AS THEY WERE INTENDED

Tinkering with the Laws of the That is Game is commonplace. why the International Football Association Board, the body that administers the rules, meets annually and is always considering proposals for changes.

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

BANYANA BANYANA COACH DESIREE ELLIS HEADS TO HER SECOND WOMEN'S WORLD CUP IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND THIS MONTH AND TALKS EXCLUSIVELY TO MARK GLEESON JUST BEFORE THE TEAM'S DEPARTURE

MASTERFUL MO

Mo Salah has gone from ridiculed fl op to Liverpool’s greatest goal-scorer since the Premier League was launched in 1992. And there could be much more to come.

WHO ARE JUVENTUS?

In the first of a new series, we take a closer look at Italian Serie A side Juventus.

TRIPLE WHAMMY

Banyana Banyana head to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand later this year having been drawn, to be frank, in a Group of Death. Here is the lowdown on their opponents.

FOSTERING SA TALENT

South Africa will have a player in the English Premier League next season after Burnley’s promotion back to the elite league. So who are Lyle Foster’s Clarets?

"MOROCCO MATCH WILL BE HUGE"

South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan sat down with SoccerClub’s Mark Gleeson for an exclusive and wide-ranging interview on the state of the game in the country, and particularly the men’s and women’s national teams

EARNING THEIR SPURS

Could we see a familiar old name back in the South African top flight next season?

THE GREATEST

Who are the greatest players to have featured in the UEFA Champions League over the years? Dylan Appolis picks his top 10

HEY JUDE!

Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham is the most talked-about young talent in European football and among the hottest properties in the global game.

LATE BLOOMER

Nkosinathi Sibisi has been a revelation at Orlando Pirates this season, but the best may be yet to come.