Who likes goals?
We start off this week with a looper from the Messi man himself, who swung this beaut in from a deceptively difficult angle.
What's a Messi goal without one from his evil Doppelgänger? The surprise element on this ridiculous back heel is beyond t...
Lonely, brutal death of boy who dreamed of playing for Chelsea
Footballer Jeffrey Ntuka died in a South African township – a tragic end to a story of lost hope and youthTwo dozen young men danced around the stage, arms aloft and fists clenched, their feet high-stepping and stamping in unison. When they began to ...
PSA = Philly service announcement
A friendly alert for all those that will be in Philadelphia range on February 2nd: the documentary Laduma (formerly known as One Goal) will have a screening/fundraiser at the Ritz East (125 So. 2nd St.) on that evening.The film rolls at 7:30 pm, and y...
Who is Tokyo Sexwale, subject of the Blatter-Ferdinand Twitter row?
The man in the picture that accompanied Sepp Blatter's statement is a possible future South Africa presidentFrom Robben Island prisoner to millionaire businessman and politician, Tokyo Sexwale is a symbol of black aspirations in post-apartheid South Af...
South Africa appeal to CAF following mix-up
• Team failed to qualify after wrongly settling for draw• We think we have a case, says board chief executiveSouth Africa have said they are serious about protesting against their Africa Cup of Nations elimination as the fallout from a botched week...
Don’t Count Your Chickens Before Reading The Rules
Knowledge of the rules is a rather important concept, particularly when it comes to the tiebreakers of big international tournament qualifiers.
Long, painful story short: South Africa thought that the tiebreaker for AFCON qualifying was goal difference, while it was really head to head. Thus they erroneously thought their draw with Niger was good enough to...
South Africa miss out on Africa Cup of Nations after misreading rules
• Coach wrongly settles for draw after misunderstanding rules• Niger qualify for finals at South Africa's expenseA hideous miscalculation of competition rules by South Africa's coach has deprived them of a place in the Africa Cup of Nations finals ...
Audio slideshow: Soweto teenagers photograph their lives
Sounds and sights of Johannesburg in the lead-up to the 2010 World Cup – as seen through the lenses of eight South African teenagersPeter SaleJohn Domokos
Laduma and the US adventure in South Africa
It was during a trip to Mexico City in 2009 that inspiration struck Ashwin Chaudhary.A longtime filmmaker, the New York native embedded with a rambunctious group of zealous US soccer fans traveling to the US-Mexico World Cup qualifier at the fortress A...
South African FA settles ‘Bafana Bafana’ case
The fans' favourite nickname becomes official after years of legal wrangling over licensing rightsThe South African football association has agreed to pay five million rand (around £450,000) for the rights to Bafana Bafana, the nickname of the country...
Movie trailer time!
As Will heads off to cover the U.S. v Panama rematch for NSC and I point you over two Part Deux of my goodie release over at MLSS, let's all get ready for the fall release of Laduma (formerly One Goal). The new title is a South African exultation used ...
