Fans watching the Bafana Bafana game against Ethiopia live on Tuesday was such a success that the SA Football Association (SAFA) is setting things up to allow 10 times more fans to come and watch the next match.
Dust off your vuvuzelas because it has been confirmed that 2 000 vaccinated fans will be allowed to attend the much-anticipated Bafana against Ethiopia match live tomorrow.
A Brazilian footballer has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for kicking a referee in the head while he was on the ground, leaving him unconscious.
Cremonese defender Michele Castagnetti’s goal, a one-touch strike from well within his own half, is an early contender for the FIFA Puskás Award.
During his side’s League Two clash against Cheltenham Town, Tom King scored from a whopping 96,01 metres, claiming the world record for longest goal ever scored in a competitive football match.
A goalkeeper coming up for an attacking corner is one of football’s truly great sights. Score and you’re a hero, unless things go pear-shaped after that.
17-year-old Aster Vranckx will want to forget about this weekend’s miss in a hurry, after footage of a rather straightforward miss was widely shared on social media.
Portadown FC’s Adam Salley is a classic example of what can go wrong when you engage in a premature celebration.
The Bundesliga match between Freiburg and Eintracht Frankfurt ended with a flurry of red cards, after Frankfurt’s captain took down the Freiburg coach.
Nutmegging a defender is the ultimate slap in the face. Throw some grass to the mouth into the mix, and you have a serious humbling.
France take World Cup. Pussy Riot rushed the field. WeWork bans meat. Vaping pilot made plane drop 21k feet. Rolls Royce flying taxi. Scarlett pulls out of trans role.
England’s World Cup squad is full of players who earned their stripes in divisions lower than the Premier League. I’m not convinced the US team should follow that lead.
The Swedish football superstar only touched down in LA on Thursday, which makes his debut on Saturday all the more remarkable.
No one really likes to see a match settled from the penalty spot, but sometimes the decider can serve up something downright ridiculous.
The city of Cape Town gained a new team at the beginning of this season, and what has happened since is nothing short of a miracle. Title challengers, folks.
It’s great when you score a ripper and it features on highlights reels around the world, but less so when you’re in the bloopers section.
The usually mild-mannered little Argentinian grabbed headlines (and a throat) after becoming involved in a nasty off the ball incident in a friendly against Roma.
It looks like good ‘ol Cristiano isn’t that keen on answering any questions that require more than a cursory answer. This interview went south very quickly.
Cristiano Ronaldo might be rolling in the dough and in rather tip top shape but that doesn’t mean he has things all his own way. This Ozzie model shut him down hard.
José Mourinho has always liked the sound of his own voice, especially when he is using it to poke jibes at rival managers or football clubs. He might have overstepped this time though.
It’s amazing how deep some people can dig in order to avoid being locked up. Take for example FIFA’s Jeffrey Webb who pulled a few rabbits out of the hat with this one.
As if playing professional football wasn’t luck enough, this chap has only gone and scooped the big prize in the UK Lotto. To be fair he did have to play for Chelsea so I am sympathetic.
In what may come as a surprise to many, Cristiano Ronaldo did something selfless whilst on holiday in Las Vegas, although we’re still not sure how the evening ended.
Bloated moron and all-round unpopular football autocrat Sepp Blatter may be having second thoughts about hanging up his presidential boots. Not again Sepp, have mercy.
The 2010 World Cup ship is well and truly sinking and whilst Fikile and company hang on for dear life, others are inflating the lifeboats. Tokyo first, women and children next.
They say the art to telling a great joke is timing, so on that basis alone you have to question the wisdom of one of FIFA’s top dogs. He does have a point though.
Something very special began five years ago so you’ll have to forgive us if we take a trip down memory lane. This one might get you right in the feels.
You know your fingers may have become too sticky when you’re trying to solicit bribes from just about everyone in the footballing world. Yep, more damning allegations against FIFA.
Oh dear, Vladimir could be very angry very soon. FIFA are threatening to revoke both Russia and Qatar’s World Cup hosting rights if it is found that they bribed officials.
Over the past nine days we have seen FIFA fall apart at the seams and yet another example of our government’s denial in the face of damning evidence. Here’s your blow-by-blow account.