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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?

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