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Ntseki calls up Tokyo-heavy side, looks to young talent

South Africa coach Molefi Ntseki has named a 25-man squad for two international friendly matches October, ahead of AFCON qualifying games against Sao Tome in November. Bafana Bafana take on Namibia on 8 October at Royal Bafokeng Stadium and...

Q&A: Pellegrino Matarazzo/ VfB Stuttgart

Q: How do you feel about being a head coach in the Bundesliga? “It’s a fantastic feeling to have such a big responsibility at a club likeStuttgart. It is a club with so much history and culture and such...

Ntseki to announce Bafana squad

Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki will announce his squad on Friday (October 2) at SAFA House, according to the South African Football Association. The South Africans are to play Sao Tome in back to back Total AFCON Cameroon qualifiers...

Man City swoop for Ruben Dias

Manchester City have set their sights on signing Portuguese defender, Ruben Dias from Portuguese club, SL Benfica. The deal which is expected to be sealed this week is said to be in the region of £65 million. As part of...

Lampard positive on Kepa’s Chelsea future

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has leapt to the defence of the club's under-fire goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga. Arrizabalaga has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks following a string of high profile errors and underwhelming performances for the London club. Chelsea...

Pirlo says Juve is ‘work in progress’

Juventus manager, Andrea Pirlo is not losing sleep over the club’s underwhelming display in Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Roma. The former Italy international says they are a team still "under construction". The Serie A champions were far from their best...

Serie A wrap, Sunday: Ronaldo rescues Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo helped himself to a brace twice as Juventus drew 2-2 draw with Roma in Serie A’s standout fixture on Sunday.Juventus were reduced to ten men in the second half as the Turin club’s French star, Adrien Rabiot...

Son sidelined with hamstring injury

Tottenham Hotspur attacker, Heung-min Son will be sidelined for the foreseeable future with a hamstring injury, according to the club’s manager, Jose Mourinho. The South Korea international was substituted at half-time of Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw with Newcastle...

Schalke sack David Wagner

Schalke 04 have sacked head coach, David Wagner. Wagner’s sacking comes in the wake of the club’s 3-1 home loss to Werder Bremen.   The 48-year-old Wagner heads for the exit door with the Ruhr district club bottom of the standings...

Bundesliga wrap Sunday: Bayern hammered as unbeaten run ends

FC Bayern Munich's 32-match unbeaten run came to a shuddering end on Sunday, as TSG Hoffenheim thrashed the treble winners 4-1 at Prezero Arena. Fatigue may have been a factor in the defeat as Bayern came into Sunday’s game...
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