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Soccer giants battle for their lives
Mail & Guardian Online - start of the season, Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Jomo Cosmos were all confident of winning the Premier Soccer top eight in the log and cannot afford anything less than a victory in an away game against relegation-doomed Maritzburg United.

Player exodus begins at relegated Maritzburg
Independent Online - Maritzburg United’s overlapping leftback Onismor Bhasera could be one of the first players to leave the relegated club for greener People from the school in Scotland paid a visit to Durban in February and, after learning about our soccer relationship

Swallows asked to throw match
SABC - Allegations of bribery and match fixing have resurfaced once again in South African football. Relegated Premier Soccer League (PSL) side, Maritzburg United, is in hot water after allegedly trying to bribe Moroka Swallows players last week. Swallows

Intriguing battle for the runners-up spot
Independent Online - on a Top Eight spot for only the second time since the Premier Soccer League started in 1996. Amakhosi are currently ninth on the log, a point behind Pirates and Cosmos. However, they will fancy their chances at already relegated Maritzburg United

The tops and the flops of the PSL in 2006/07
Independent Online - Cape Town side as a force to be reckoned with and the shocking baby-blue suits worn by Sundowns at the Premier Soccer Overrated by many, the Serb messed up relegated Maritzburg United before offering to resurrect the fallen Amakhosi following

Amakhosi need this win
Independent Online - As relegated Maritzburg United bid farewell to the Premier Soccer League they could sink Kaizer Chiefs’ top eight hopes along with themselves when the sides meet at the Harry Gwala Stadium. The Pietermaritzburg club’s pall of gloom could envelope

PSL chief relieved to get through season
Business Day South Africa - PREMIER Soccer League (PSL) CEO Trevor Phillips yesterday reflected on a challenging domestic premiership season and Meanwhile, the protracted contractual dispute between Rowen Fernandez and his club Kaizer Chiefs came to an end yesterday when

Player exodus begins at relegated Maritzburg
Independent Online - Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs, who smashed the “Team of Choice” 3-0 in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday, are strongly believed to have People from the school in Scotland paid a visit to Durban in February and, after learning about our soccer relationship

Mighty rich, but still a shambles
Business Day South Africa - This star-studded galaxy has managed to leave once-dominant Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates coughing in the distance . But Sundowns managed to turn what should have been a grand occasion into an embarrassing spectacle that has many soccer

Intriguing battle for the runners-up spot
Independent Online - Kaizer Chiefs are in some danger of missing out on a Top Eight spot for only the second time since the Premier Soccer League started in 1996. Amakhosi are currently ninth on the log, a point behind Pirates and Cosmos. However, they will fancy their

SABC calls PSL TV deal a ‘laughable sham’
Daily News - In fact such is the widespread anger and indignation over a move that threatens to deprive the bulk of South Africa’s passionate millions of soccer fans of the opportunity to watch Mamelodi Sundowns, Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates and the other

CBZ PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE 2007
New Zimbabwe.com - CBZ PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE 2007 weekend to begin preparations for July s Vodacom Challenge that will feature Tottenham Hotspurs and Kaizer Chiefs.

Winds of change blow through SA soccer
Mail & Guardian Online - Even in the precarious business of soccer coaching, the PSL underwent a whirlwind of changes on Tuesday to match the stressed Tony de Nobrega. And Serbian Kosta Papic will predictably depart after a brief period as interim coach of Kaizer Chiefs

Soccer bosses must stop playing Scrooge and lay on festive games
Sunday Times South Africa - There s nothing stopping the country s top soccer sides being pitted against each other in some colourful national competition during this period. Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates would easily fill a big stadium in Johannesburg. The

Samuel Shabangu: Once a Buccaneer, always a Buccaneer
Sunday Times South Africa - who has died in Soweto at the age of 83, was a founding member of Orlando Pirates, South Africa s most famous soccer He was badly shaken when star player Kaizer Motaung left to form Kaizer Chiefs in 1969. His wife and nine children were not

What s Clive Barker up to nowadays?
Sunday Times South Africa - South Africa s oldest clubs and one of few with a support base as deep as the loyalty inspired by the likes of Kaizer Chiefs of old struck fear in the hearts of players of Johannesburg clubs, who dominated the then National Professional Soccer

SA players coming home
Sunday Times South Africa - The 2010 Soccer World Cup seems to be the driving force behind the home coming revolution of South African players join the players such as the Mamelodi Sundowns trio of Bennet Mnguni, Mbulelo Mabizela and Josta Dladla as well as Golden Arrows

Winds of change blow through SA soccer
Mail & Guardian Online - Even in the precarious business of soccer coaching, the PSL underwent a whirlwind of changes on Tuesday to match the seasons to replace Bafana Bafana-bound Pitso Mosimane at SuperSport United. Khabo Zondo, out of favour at Golden Arrows, signed a

What s Clive Barker up to nowadays?
Sunday Times South Africa - of old struck fear in the hearts of players of Johannesburg clubs, who dominated the then National Professional Soccer of players who campaigned in the Mvela Golden League and others recruited from Dynamos, Silver Stars, Bush Bucks, Golden Arrows

Soccer giants battle for their lives
Mail & Guardian Online - the start of the season, Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Jomo Cosmos were all confident of winning the Premier Soccer are in no position to feel assured of a place in the Supa8 competition while facing testing games against a tricky Golden Arrows

The tops and the flops of the PSL in 2006/07
Independent Online - Cape Town side as a force to be reckoned with and the shocking baby-blue suits worn by Sundowns at the Premier Soccer Zondo did not have his heart in the job and was mainly responsible for the poor showing by Golden Arrows. He knew about the

Intriguing battle for the runners-up spot
Independent Online - Kaizer Chiefs are in some danger of missing out on a Top Eight spot for only the second time since the Premier Soccer meanwhile, have a game in hand on both Chiefs and Cosmos, and should be able to do enough in games at home to Golden Arrows and

Public apathy over multi-million rand stadiums is cause for concern
Sunday Times South Africa - What soccer needs are some manageable, intimate 15 000-seater stadiums. Spanking new homes for clubs such as Golden Arrows, Moroka Swallows and Silver Stars. What we need is not what Fifa wants. And therein lies the rub. Opening up the stadium issue

Warriors troop into camp for Malawi clash
New Zimbabwe.com - ZIMBABWE’S national soccer team players trooped into camp Monday night to prepare for the African Kinnah said Ng ambi, who turns out for South African premiership outfit Black Leopards, has already

De Sa back at Wits amid PSL coach merry-go-round
SABC - Bidvest Wits have ended weeks of speculation about their new coach. Roger de Sa was this afternoon revealed as the man to lead the team in the new season with a three year contract. De Sa will perhaps best be remembered as the man who led Wits to

De Sa back at Wits amid PSL coach merry-go-round
SABC - Bidvest Wits have ended weeks of speculation about their new coach. Roger de Sa was this afternoon revealed as the man to lead the team in the new season with a three year contract. De Sa will perhaps best be remembered as the man who led Wits to

PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE 2007
New Zimbabwe.com - I would like to think that those two gentlemen were fitter than some of the soccer players on the field. I also Editor - Keagan Mumba has a point, that’s why a few years ago there was a case between AmaZulu and

What s Clive Barker up to nowadays?
Sunday Times South Africa - A former soccer player and AmaZulu supporter since he was young, Sokhela bought the club last year. He then bought Dynamos status in the off-season, which propelled his club back into the elite league. Barker, once described as South African

AmaZulu’s financial woes continue
Independent Online - In addition to having AmaZulu’s monthly grant from the Premier Soccer League attached, Elliot said his company was entertaining offers for the club from private buyers in a bid to help Malabela recover the outstanding amount. “We are also proceeding

SA take on China in Eight Nation Tournament
SABC - The promotion-relegation match between Tuks and Amazulu resulted in number of players only joining the squad on Monday. In RELATED LINKS Soccer in South Africa info page

West Ham offer Tevez 115,000-a-week to stay
Tribal Football - The Daily Mail says they have offered the Argentina striker a 6m salary - 115,000 a week - but would have to pay his ‘owner’ Kia Joorabchian up to 3m in a loan fee. Manager Alan Curbishley and chairman Eggert Magnusson are desperate to keep

Transfer snub spark doubts over Curbishley’s future
Daily Mail - Sport Sport headlines Cricket Columnists Football Wimbledon 2007 Football Stats Premier League Schools’ Football Rugby Union Rugby Alan Curbishley’s West Ham future is under threat despite last season’s escape from relegation. Curbishley appeared to have

FA unveils coaching programme aimed at kids
Reuters UK - the people who were teaching football — and no disrespect to them — were a maths teacher or a geography teacher who had an interest in football and who tried their hardest. “It wasn’t giving me a great base to then go and try and play for West Ham

Spurs complete Bent signing
Daily Telegraph - Their position became stronger recently when Bent turned down a lucrative move to London neighbours West Ham, who were Bent’s impressive scoring record has helped him become one of the most sought-after players in English football this summer

Lampard wants to stay at Chelsea
BBC News - Since joining Chelsea from West Ham for 11m in May 2001, Lampard has won two Premiership titles, two League Cups and one FA Football on the BBC

Arsenal step up the hunt for Newcastle’s in-demand striker
Daily Mail - Sport Sport headlines Cricket Columnists Football Wimbledon 2007 Football Stats Premier League Schools’ Football Rugby Union Rugby The 30-year-old, Arsenal’s longest-serving player, has been linked with West Ham, Manchester City and Portsmouth. But his

Bent makes 16.5m Tottenham move
BBC News - Cambridge-born player is confident the switch to Spurs will help his cause after he recently turned down a move to West Ham Football on the BBC

Window watch
Times Online - West Ham United have made an approach for Morgan De Sanctis, the 30-year-old Udinese goalkeeper. The East London club need a Also in Football

Brief History of Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic - The fifth club to play football at Springfield Park following the building of the ground in 1897, Wigan Athletic were Latics lost to newly promoted Sheffield United at home, whilst a trip to Watford was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch

Surviving the Arsenal trauma
FOXSports.com - History, which often repeats itself in football, has gone much the same way for Wenger and his charges as they chased the Only two teams (Watford & Sheffield United) have drawn more home fixtures than Arsenal at a minimum 10 points have been

Transfer speculation: Claude Makelele to Portsmouth (undisclosed)
squarefootball - Player: Claude Makelele From: Chelsea To: Portsmouth Cost: undisclosed Source: Daily Mirror 29/6/07 Likely?: 3/5 The Daily Mirror Football shares Buy shares in your football team latest articles West Bromwich Albion Season Review 2006/07 Serie A: Torn