TO ERR IS HUMAN
Soccer Club|December 2022
I WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT THAT REFEREES ARE NOT PERFECT
TO ERR IS HUMAN

"The referee has got that horribly wrong!", says the TV commentator, and in an instant the referee is vilified on social media. "The standard of refereeing in South Africa is so poor," is the rhetoric that is repeated ad nauseam.

I believe that much of the negativity around Premier Soccer League referees is actually from the past, the years when the "brown envelope" tainted our game.

Back in 2003, the South African Football Association, along with the Intelligence officials in the Scorpions, conducted a sting operation known as "Operation Dribble" into alleged match fixing in the PSL.

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WORLD BEATER

MANCHESTER CITY AND SPAIN MIDFIELDER RODRI HAS BEEN COLLECTING TROPHIES IN HUGE NUMBERS IN RECENT SEASONS AND IS A KEY MAN FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY

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Shandre Campbell has recently joined Club Brugge in Belgium, but he is not the first South African to play there. Who are the team known as the Blue-Black?

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LOST ART
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WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE GREAT FREE-KICK TAKERS IN FOOTBALL?

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HAASHIM DOMINGO HAS A FRESH START AT CAPE TOWN CITY, WHERE HE COULD TAKE THE LEAGUE BY STORM, ACCORDING TO HIS NEW BOSS

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FROM BADGERS TO BRISTOL

SOUTH AFRICA'S LOSS IS THE UK'S GAIN WITH DYNAMIC ROMANEY PINNOCK HAVING TAKEN CHARGE AS THE HEAD OF BRISTOL CITY WOMEN'S FOOTBALL

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READY TO PLUNDER
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READY TO PLUNDER

SELAELO RASEBOTJA HAS ARRIVED AT ORLANDO PIRATES WITH BIG EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

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CITY OF GOLD
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CITY OF GOLD

THE GAUTENG PROVINCE, MORE SPECIFICALLY JOHANNESBURG HAVE PRODUCED THE RICHEST RESERVOIR OF TOP FOOTBALLING TALENT FOR SOUTH AFRICA

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LONG-TERM TARGET
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LONG-TERM TARGET

KAIZER CHIEFS ENDED THEIR LONG PURSUIT OF DEFENDER RUSHWIN DORTLEY WHEN HE WAS SIGNED IN THE LAST TRANSFER WINDOW

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REMEMBERING SENZO
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REMEMBERING SENZO

THIS MONTH MARKS 10 YEARS SINCE ORLANDO PIRATES AND BAFANA BAFANA GOALKEEPER SENZO MEYIWA WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED

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MIRACLE MAN
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MIRACLE MAN

QUIET AND UNASSUMING, XABI ALONSO HAS EMERGED AS ONE OF THE TOP COACHES IN WORLD FOOTBALL

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