Ballon d’Or 2021: Nominees announced for the best player in the world award
The nominees for the Ballon d’Or 2021 are in, with France Football’s award for the greatest footballer on Earth set to be announced in December.
Khune: Bafana will get a positive result and leave with a smile
Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune is confident that Bafana Bafana will walk away with a positive result in their upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia on Saturday.
Parker: Bafana needs to target to get six points from these games
Kaizer Chiefs forward Bernard Parker has urged Bafana Bafana to target six points from their back to back fixtures against Ethiopia in their upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifiers.
Ramsdale aims to grab England opportunity with both hands
Aaron Ramsdale’s journey to the England set-up began by sleeping through his alarm but the Arsenal goalkeeper is determined not to miss the bus on his international ambitions as he aims to grab his chance with both hands.
Lingard determined to secure regular football in bid for World Cup place
Jesse Lingard admits he needs “regular football” if he is to achieve his ambition of playing for England at the 2022 World Cup.
Rashford says collecting honorary degree ‘bittersweet’ after benefits cut
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford said it felt “bittersweet” collecting his honorary degree for tackling child poverty the day after the Universal Credit uplift was retracted. The England international used his speech at the University of Manchester ceremony at Old Trafford to highlight how the Government’s cut meant “millions of families across the UK lost a lifeline”. At 23 years… Read more →
Deschamps praises French character after comeback victory over Belgium
Didier Deschamps hailed France’s “strength of character” after his side fought back from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 in the Nations League semi-finals.
Torres double ends Italy’s record run to put Spain in Nations League final
Ferran Torres put Spain into the Nations League final on Wednesday with a brace in a 2-1 win that ended Italy’s world record unbeaten run at 37 matches in front of their own fans.
PUMA breaks performance barriers with lightest ever football jersey
Global sports company PUMA has developed ULTRAWEAVE, its lightest ever performance apparel technology engineered to deliver the game’s fastest football jersey.
“Some people in this country don’t want Bafana to be a successful team” – Broos
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos feels there are certain people who doesn’t want to see South Africa become a “successful team” ahead of their Fifa World Cup qualifier against Ethiopia.