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CLEMENT'S JOB AT RANGERS IN JEOPARDY! SNS Scottish Premier League outfit Rangers FC might be looking to ship newly appointed coach Philippe Clement out of the club due to poor results delivery. Clement was appointed by the Scottish giants at the beginning of the season and there were lots of expectations from him. The Belgian coach has won a quite fair amount of matches but the fans and supporters of the club deemed whatever the coach has delivered too low for the calibre of the club. Will the club be patient with Clement or will they shop for another coach?

FLOODS CLAIM THE LIFE OF A FORMER FOOTBALLER! FootyRoom The floods that took place in Valencia a few days ago took a life of a fomer Valencia academy player Jose Castillejo. The 28 year old had hung his playing boots in 2020 . He played all his football in Spain for the likes of Partena, Eldense, CD Buñol, Recam.Colon, CD Roda, Torre Levante and Vilamarxant before he retired.  The deceased has only played 1 career game which was for Eldense.

STELLENBOSCH GETS A NARROW 1-0 WIN OVER GALLANTS TO MOVE TO 4TH! A photo by Stellenbosch FC  Stellenbosch FC needed a narrow 1-0 win to move to 4th on the league standings after defeating newcomers Marumo Gallants earlier on at the Cape Town stadium. Thabo Moloisane was the man who broke the hearts of the Bloemfontein based outfit. Stellies removed Sekhukhune United who were in 4th when today's encounter kicked off. The Western Cape side is now on 11 points collected from 6 league matches. With today's loss, Gallants remained 14th on the log with 4 points collected from 6 league matches. Both teams will meet again on Sunday for the Carling Knockout Cup quarter final fixture which will be played at the Dr Petrus Molemela stadium.

SEKHUKHUNE UNITED RELEASE A STATEMENT FOLLOWING MOKETE MOGAILA'S CAR ACCIDENT! Sekhukhune United have finally released a statement earlier on today on their social media platforms regarding Mokete Mogaila's car accident that took place yesterday. The 29 year old defender's car claimed the life of a minor while others are recovering from injuries.  A statement released by Sekhukhune United is as follows:

FERMIN LOPEZ EXTENDS HIS STAY AT BARCELONA! IMAGO FC Barcelona have announced the contract extension of Spanish midfielder Fermin Lopez with 5 more years. Lopez's new contract will see him at the club until June 2029. The 21 year old midfielder joined Barcelona's first team last year July from the club's reserve side. There is also a release clause of €500M on his current contract which means any team looking to sway the youngster away from Barcelona will have to break the bank to land his services. Lopez has only played 6 matches for the Catalan giants this season across all competitions and a total of 48 since he joined the first team last season.

THE OLDEST PLAYERS IN THE BETWAY PREMIERSHIP STILL GOING STRONG! The Betway Premier League trio which consists of Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango, Marumo Gallants goalkeeper Washington Arubi and TS Galaxy winger Lindokuhle Mbatha are showing no signs of slowing down even in the age they are in. The trio is of 39 years of age each with the oldest being Denis Onyango followed by Lindokuhle Mbatha then Washington Arubi. Onyango is 39 years and 5 months, Mbatha, 39 years and 4 months then Arubi 39 years and 2 months. These players are the oldest players in the Betway Premier League. TS Galaxy DDC  assistant coach Vuyo Mere was the oldest player in the Betway Premier League last season but has now hung his boots and started a coaching career. Mbatha and Onyango will be 40 years old when this current season ends while Arubi will need the following season to kickoff before he can turn 40 years old.  How long can the trio push for?

MOVIE STAR RYAN REYNOLDS WELCOMES NEW MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS AT HIS FOOTBALL CLUB! GETTY EFL League One outfit Wrexham AFC which is owned by movie stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney confirmed the Allyn family as the new minority shareholders of the club. A statement released on Wrexham yesterday is as follows: "Wrexham AFC are pleased to announce the Allyn family of Skaneateles, New York as new minority investors in the Club. For over 100 years, the Allyn Family owned Welch Allyn, Inc., a world renowned-medical device company based in Skaneateles, New York (NY)." "Since selling Welch Allyn in 2015, the Allyns have focused on purpose-driven investments in private and public markets through their Family Office. Notably, The Allyn Family Foundation is helping to transform Syracuse, NY through projects like the Salt City Market." "The investment, which was made through Red Dragon Ventures LLC, will help fuel the Club’s lofty ambitions, as well as those of the br...

DE ROSSI SET FOR A SHOCK RETURN TO SERIE-A SIDE A MONTH AFTER BEING SACKED? GETTY Daniele de Rossi is rumored to be on the return to AS Roma after a month he got fired by the Serie-A side due to poor results. De Rossi Took over from coach Jose Mourinho in the beginning of the season. Mourinho is now in the books of Turkish Super Ligue giants  Fenerbahçe. Ivan Juric who is currently the head coach of Roma after taking over from de Rossi could be chipped out of the club after a 5-1 humiliation loss to ACF Fiorentina on Sunday. Juric has been reported to have had an altercation with his player at the half time break in the Fiorentina match. Will Roma appoint another coach or will they stick with Juric?

CLINTON LARSEN BLAMES FATIGUE AND ERRORS ON THE CHIEFS DRAW! Magesi FC head coach Clinton Larsen came out to blame fatigue and errors which resulted in his team sharing the spoils with Kaizer Chiefs last night at the New Peter Mokaba stadium. Magesi threw away a comfortable 2-0 lead to end the match with a 2-2 scoreline. This is what Larsen had to say in a post match interview: "Well firstly i got to credit my players, 3 games in 7 days. We played on Sunday, we got back on Monday morning at 5 O'clock." Said Larsen "Kaizer Chiefs played on Saturday,  Rested on Saturday night, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday. That's the difference in terms of how fresh they were and why we wanted to push for early goals because we knew the legs will go in the end and we done just that but I can live with the way we conceded the first goal. Clear of a run and shot but the second it's a defensive error individual error we can't blame the team for that. So I'm so proud of the effo...

EDDIE HOWE REDEEMS HIMSELF AGAINST ENZO MARESCA! A photo by Newcastle United Eddie Howe and Newcastle United got their revenge against Chelsea after they defeated them 2-0 last night at the St James' Park for a Carabao Cup round of 16 encounter. Alexander Isak scored the first goal for the home side while Axel Disasi was also unfortunate to score an own goal. Newcastle United came from a 2-1 loss in the Premier League this past Sunday at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea. 

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY'S FIRST MATCH STARTS WITH A 5-2 WIN! GETTY Manchester United interim coach Ruud Van Nistelrooy started his first match incharge of the Reds with a bang as United Thumped top flight returnees Leicester City 5-2 last night at Old Trafford for a Carabao Cup round of 16 encounter. Carlos Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes scored braces while Alejandro Garnacho scored a single goal. Connor Coady and Bilal El Khannouss scored the 2 goals for the away side. Van Nistelrooy was appointed as the interim coach after United fired coach Erik Ten Hag on Monday morning. The club is rumored to be in advanced talks with Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim.

SUNDOWNS GETS BACK TO WINNING WAYS WHILE CHIEFS DRAW! Gallo Images   The defending league champions Mamelodi Sundowns got back to winning ways as they thrashed Cape Town City 3-0 earlier on today at the Loftus Versfeld stadium. Sundowns closed the gap between them and Orlando Pirates to 3 points. Kaizer Chiefs on the other hand came from behind to steal a point after drawing 2-2 with newcomers Magesi FC at the new Peter Mokaba stadium. In other Betway Premier League fixtures that took place saw Polokwane City claiming their second consecutive league win after they defeated the struggling Royal AM with a single goal at the Harry Gwala stadium. Lamontville Golden Arrows and Supersport United played to 0-0 draw at the Mpumalanga stadium.

CHELSEA MEETS NEWCASTLE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A SPACE OT 3 DAYS! GETTY Chelsea and Newcastle United will once again face each for the second time in a space of 3 days.  Both sides played against each other this past Sunday for a Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge where Chelsea won the match by 2-1. They will meet again tonight for a Carabao Cup encounter to be played at Newcastle United's home stadium St James' Park. Enzo Maresca will be looking to complete a double over Newcastle tonight while Eddie Howe will be looking to bounce back from the Sunday loss.

ANTONY TO LEAVE UNITED IN THE UPCOMING TRANSFER WINDOW! IMAGO Manchester United winger Antony Matheus do Santo is reported to be on his way out of the club in the upcoming January transfer window. The 24 year old Brazilian was brought to United by coach Erik Ten Hag in 2022 for a £90 transfer from Ajax Amsterdam. Ten Hag has since been shown the door by United following poor results. Antony hasn't lived up to the expectations at the English Premier League club, He has thurs far scored 12 goals and provided 5 assists from 87 matches across all competitions.  According to multiple sources, His former club Ajax Amsterdam is looking to purchase him back at a lower price. United is also looking to consider offers from potential suiters.

STELLENBOSCH PROMOTES ANOTHER YOUNGSTER TO THE FIRST TEAM! A photo by Stellenbosch FC  Stellenbosch FC have continued their tradition of giving youngsters are chance to shine in first tier football. The Western Cape side have announced the promotion of Dstv Diski Challenge player Tylon Smith to first team. Stellies released a statement on their website today and is as follows: "Tylon Smith signs first professional contract with Stellenbosch FC Tylon Smith" "Stellenbosch-born defender Tylon Smith has signed his first professional contract with the Club. Hailing from Jamestown, Stellenbosch, local boy Tylon Smith is a graduate of the Stellenbosch FC academy and played a starring role in the Club’s triumphs at the Engen Knockout, Engen Champ of Champs, and DStv Diski Challenge last season" "His youth and reserve team performances also earned him international recognition with a call-up to the South Africa U-20 national team, where he recently helped the country wi...

MANCHESTER CITY TO BUMP UP DEFENDER'S SALARY TO £ 150 000 PER WEEK! IMAGO Manchester are set to offer Croatian left back Jaško Gvardiol a new improved contract. Gvardiol is currently on a £ 120 000 per week salary. His new weekly salary will see him earning £ 150 000 and see him extending his stay at the Citizens until June 2030. Gvardiol signed at the beginning of last season from Bundesliga's RB Leipzig on a €90m transfer and penned a 5 year deal with the club. His initial deal was set to see him at the club until June 2028, The new contract extension adds 2 more years to his existing contract.

CHIEFS AND SUNDOWNS TO PICK UP THE PIECES IN TODAY'S ENCOUNTERS? BackpagePix Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's Betway Premier League losses. Both Chiefs and Sundowns lost with the same 1-0 scoreline at stadiums with the same name which is are the Peter Mokaba stadiums. Chiefs lost 1-0 to Supersport United on Saturday night at the New Peter Mokaba stadium while Sundowns lost 1-0 to Polokwane City on Sunday afternoon at the Old Peter Mokaba stadium. Amakhosi loss to Supersport United was their second consecutive league loss after losing their previous league encounter 2-1 against Sundowns last month at the FNB stadium. Bafana ba style's loss to Polokwane City was their first this season. Chiefs will once again return to the New Peter Mokaba stadium tonight for another Betway Premier League encounter against newbies Magesi FC. Sundowns will be at home against Cape Town City at the Loftus Versfeld stadium tonight.

LIVERPOOL'S PLAYERS UPDATE AHEAD OF BRIGHTON ENCOUNTER! A photo by Liverpool FC  Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has provided an update on players who will miss the Carabao Cup match against Brighton and Hove Albion and also the players that will be available for selection. A statement released on Liverpool's website yesterday giving update on players is written as follows: "Conor Bradley could return from injury for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup tie with Brighton & Hove Albion, but Alisson Becker, Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott and Diogo Jota remain out." Full-back Bradley has missed the Reds’ last three matches, though Arne Slot reported on Tuesday morning he may be available for Wednesday night’s fourth-round game at Amex Stadium." “Conor is training with us again so he could maybe be in the squad tomorrow. Jota not, Alisson not, Harvey Elliott not, and Federico, I’m not expecting him to be in the squad tomorrow as well,” the head coach said." "When as...

WHY MASWANGANYI MISSED THE TS GALAXY ENCOUNTER? BackpagePix The mighty Orlando Pirates were without their star midfielder of the season Patrick Maswanganyi in last night's 2-0 win over TS Galaxy encounter played at the Mbombela stadium. Pirates used the midfield duo of Makhehleni Makhaula, Kabelo Dlamini and Thalente Mbatha who started the match. On the bench for midfielders there was Karim Kimvuidi ,Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo and Selaelo Rasebotja. In the team news preview released on the Orlando Pirates website the club never mentioned anything about Maswanganyi going to miss the game for any reason.  Pirates mentioned Right back Deano van Rooyen to be the only player to have sustained an injury in the previous encounter before yesterday which was the Amazulu encounter. Tito as he is famously known is starting to recieve alot of criticism from fans and supporters. Is Maswanganyi starting to fall out of the pecking order?

SOMETHING UNUSUAL THAT HAPPENED IN THE BETWAY PREMIERSHIP LAST NIGHT! A photo by Sekhukhune United  Something unusual took place in the last night's Betway Premier League encounters. All the fixtures between Orlando Pirates vs TS Galaxy, Sekhukhune United vs Richards Bay and Amazulu vs Chippa recorded a 2-0 scoreline. All the fixtures also had a single red card given. The winning side's were Orlando Pirates who defeated TS Galaxy 2-0 at The Mbombela stadium, Amazulu who defeated Chippa United 2-0 at the Moses Mabhida stadium and Sekhukhune United who defeated Chippa United 2-0 at the Peter Mokaba stadium. Pirates stretched their lead at the top of the log with 6 points. They won all of their 6 league games this season and they are the only team that remains undefeated in the league this season. TS Galaxy on the other dropped to 16th on the log with 1 point having not even won a single match. Amazulu got their first ever league win this season and moved themselves from 16th to 1...

AMAZULU SECURE FIRST LEAGUE WIN! A photo by Amazulu FC  The new co-coach duo of Arthur Zwane and Vusimuzi Vilakazi managed to deliver Amazulu's first Betway Premier League win after defeating Chippa United 2-0 earlier on today at the Moses Mabhida stadium. Pule Ekstein and Celimpilo Ngema found the back of the net for the home side to seal the points. Usuthu were without a win across all competitions since the season started. They managed to move momentarily from 16th to 15th in league standings. The Chilli Boys slipped to 5th from 3rd following today's results.

PIRATES MAKES IT 6 IN 6 IN THE LEAGUE! Gallo Images   Orlando Pirates won their 6th Betway Premier League encounter earlier on today after defeating TS Galaxy 2-0 at the Mbombela stadium. The home side TS Galaxy pressed the visitors Orlando Pirates more for the 5 minutes from kickoff. Pirates picked up momentum from the 5th minute until they opened the scoring via Thalente Mbatha's long range goal in the 16th minute. Galaxy had promising counter attacks from the 30th minute to 45th minute but never registered any shot on target. Pirates went to the half time break with a 1-0 lead. Relebohile Mofokeng gave Pirates a cushion goal after he also netted a long range goal in the 72nd minute. The match ended with a 2-0 scoreline in favour of the visitors Orlando Pirates. They now won 6 out of 6 Betway Premier League matches. The Buccaneers lead the defending league champions Mamelodi Sundowns with 6 points now having played a game more. TS Galaxy are now rock bottom in 16th place with 1 p...

KRISTENSEN TO BE OUT FOR WEEKS DUE TO AN INJURY! A photo by Eintracht Frankfurt  Eintracht Frankfurt defender Rasmus Kristensen who is on loan from Leed United has been hit with a thigh injury. The 27 year old suffered the injury in Sunday's 1-1 draw against Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. Kristensen will be out for few weeks as reported by Frankfurt on their website yesterday.  A statement released by Frankfurt on their website is as follows: "Rasmus Kristensen sustained an injury to the muscle in his thigh during Eintracht’s away match against 1. FC Union Berlin on Sunday." "As a result, the Dane will be unavailable for head coach Dino Toppmöller in the coming weeks. The 27-year-old has been one of the Eagles’ best performers since signing in the summer, making 12 competitive appearances." "Eintracht Frankfurt would like to wish Rasmus Kristensen a speedy recovery!"

HUGO BROOS NAME 38-MAN BAFANA PRELIMINARY SQUAD! A photo by the South African national team The South African mens national team head coach Hugo Broos has named his 38-man preliminary squad for the 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Uganda and South Sudan fixtures to be played next month. The preliminary squad announced today is as follows:

THE HAMMERS INTERESTED IN ADEMOLA LOOKMAN! IMAGO English Premier League club West Ham United are rumored to have emerged as another club vying for the signature of Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman. The Hammers are looking to push for the Atalanta man in the upcoming January transfer window. Lookman was rumored to be on his way out to French Ligue giants Paris Saint-Germain before the season commenced but the move did not materialize.

ABEL MABASO STILL JOB HUNTING! Versatile player Abel Mabaso is still without a club having been released by Richards Bay FC at the end of last season. Mabaso is part of the players whose contracts were never renewed when they expired last season. His first season at Bay saw him playing 27 matches across all competitions while his second saw him playing 13 matches across all competitions. The 33 year old spent 2 season at the KZN based team having joined on a free transfer in 2022 after parting ways with Orlando Pirates where he spent 4 seasons. The experienced player also had spells with Mamelodi Sundowns, Ajax Cape Town, Chippa United, Mpumalanga Black Aces and Maritzburg United.

RICHARLISON REACTS TO VINICIUS JR BEING SNUBBED AT THE BALLON D'OR! GETTY Tottenham Hotspurs and Brazil striker Richarlison went to raise his frustration after his national teammate Vinicius Junior was snubbed for the Men's Ballon d'Or award last night in Paris. The prestigious award was won by Manchester City and Spanish midfielder Rodri. This what Richarlison posted on his Instagram after Vinicius Junior was not honoured with the award: "All of us who live soccer look forward to the individual awards with great anxiety each season. Today all Brazilians who love football woke up expecting to see another player from our country win a award of the best in the world after so long." "Unfortunately, by criteria no one can understand, the prize did not come. And don't get me wrong, Rodri is a bad player who deserves to be among the best. But Vini not getting the Ballon d'Or was embarrassing, And the only person who lost today was football. "I remember...

ALL BALLON D'OR WINNERS! Here's a look at all the winners of the 2024 Ballon d'Or award winners who were crowned last night in Paris. *Women's club of the year: FC Barcelona. *Men's club of the year: Real Madrid CF. *Kopa award: Lamine Yamal. *Gerd Muller award: Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe. *Yashin award: Emiliano Martinez. *Socrates award: Jenni Hermoso. *Women's coach of the year: Emma Hayes. *Men's coach of the year: Carlo Ancelotti. *Women's Ballon d'Or award: Aitana Bonmati *Men's Ballon d'Or award: Rodri

LAMINE YAMAL BREAKS ANOTHER RECORD IN BALLON D'OR! A photo by FC Barcelona FC Barcelona and Spain winger Lamine Yamal continued his new norm of breaking records as he broke another record in last night's Ballon d'Or awards. Yamal became the youngest player to win a Kopa trophy in yesterday's event with an age of 17 years and 107 days. His other recent broken records includes being the youngest player to play in the LaLiga history, the youngest player to play and score for the Spanish national team, the youngest player to play and score at the UEFA EURO and the youngest player to win the EURO.

RONWEN WILLIAMS FALLS SHORT IN BALLON D'OR AWARDS! A photo by Mamelodi Sundowns  Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams Ballon d'Or Yashin award nomination did not make it to the top 5 of the last goalkeepers. Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez won the prestigious award  defeating Real Madrid's Andriy Lunin, Paris Saint-Germain's Gainluigi Donnarumma, Athletic Bilbao's Unai Simon and AC Milan's Mike Maignan. Williams had a better season having won the Betway Premier League, African Football League, AFCON bronze medal, PSL golden glove and PSL player of the season.  Regardless of the loss in the Ballon d'Or, Williams made history as he became the first African player to be nominated for the Yashin award.

MANCHESTER UNITED SACK COACH ERIK TEN HAG! English Premier League club Manchester United have confirmed the sacking of coach Erik Ten Hag following poor results. Manchester United released a statement earlier on their website today and is as follows as: "Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s first-team manager." "Erik was appointed in April 2022 and led the club to two domestic trophies, winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 and the FA Cup in 2024." "We are grateful to Erik for everything he has done during his time with us and wish him well for the future." "Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of the team as interim head coach, supported by the current coaching team, whilst a permanent head coach is recruited."

ROYAL AM CHAIRMAN ANDILE MPISANE SLOWLY BECOMING A VITAL PLAYER FOR THE TEAM! A photo by Royal AM FC Royal AM chairman Andile Mpisane has been slowly becoming a very important player for the Betway Premier League outfit. Royal AM have been forced to use their club Chairman due to the club not being able to register new players after they got banned by FIFA. The club failed to pay former players Samir Nurković and Ricardo Nasimento their outstanding salaries and signing on fees and were subsequently hit with a transfer ban. The shortage of players in the Royal AM senior side saw Andile Mpisane playing all of Royal AM's matches across all competitions since the season started. He also featured in Saturday's 2-0 win over Sekhukhune United. Can Mpisane be better than he is right now when the season ends?

HOW THE MOTSEPE FOUNDATION CHAMPIONSHIP TOOK SHAPE AFTER ROUND 9! BackpagePix The Motsepe Foundation Championship title race is starting to heat up. Alot of teams are slowly showing up as possible title contenders. PSL giant killer Milford FC who are known for eliminating the mighty Kaizer Chiefs last season in the Nedbank Cup tournament leads the pack with 17 points. The newly revamped Durban City FC( Formerly known as Maritzburg United) follow suit with 15 points. Upington City FC is in third and Black Leopards in fourth but both teams are level on points with 14 collected. Casric Stars, JDR Stars and Orbit College are also level on points with 13 collected. Casric is in 5th ,JDR in 6th while Orbit is placed 7th. University of Pretoria is in 8th with 10 points collected. 5 teams from 9th place to 13th place are level on points with 9 collected. Hungry Lions are in 9th, Cape Town Spurs 10th, Pretoria Callies 11th, Baroka 12th and Leruma United 13th. The bottom 3 teams includes newbies...

DAVID DE GEA'S NEW CLUB EMERGING AS CONTENDERS FOR SERIE A TITLE! ACF Fiorentina David De Gea's new club ACF Fiorentina are starting to pick pace and moved in the top 5 of the Serie-A after yesterday's win. Fiorentina thumped AS Roma 5-1 yesterday to pick up their 4th league win of the season. The club is starting to be amongst the league title contenders for the season . They are now 4th in the league standings with 16 points from 9 league matches trailing 6 points from lead leaders Napoli Who are on 22 points.

SHOULD CAPE TOWN CITY CONTINUE WITH COACH ERIC TINKLER? BackpagePix Cape Town City coach Eric Tinkler hasn't been able to register good results with the Western Cape side ever since the season started. Cape Town City made a few good signings and one would have thought they would be in a better position in Betway Premier League log. The club also made a few blockbuster signing of former Orlando Pirates midfielder Fortune Makaringe, Former English Premier League player Kamogelo Mokotjo who joined from Sekhukhune United, Former Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Hashim Domingo, Former Maritzburg United striker Amadou Soukouna and Prins Tjiueza. With all those big signings, The Citizens find themselves 12th on the Betway Premier League log with 5 points from 4 league matches. They also got eliminated from the MTN8 by Orlando Pirates. Regardless of the poor start, They managed to book a spot in the Carling Knockout Cup quarter finals where they'll face Richards Bay FC away from home this ...

COACH MANQOBA MNGQITHI RUE MISSED CHANCES! Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi gave his view of the 1-0 loss to Polokwane City yesterday at the Old Peter Mokaba stadium. In a post match interview Mngqithi came out to put his attacker in the spotlight for not converting chances. This what coach Manqoba Mngqithi said in yesterday's post match interview: "Our first half was horrible, We must be honest. In the final third we did not make an combinations, We did get in the final third several times where maybe a better decision from Tash (Tashreeq Matthews) better decision from Iqraam (Rayners) maybe I we had not lost the ball which resulted into a counter attack." "Those moments you don't convert your chances which is the same thing that happened midweek, We had the same scenario against Royal AM where we got into the final third but it does not yield anything" Sundowns return to the Loftus Versfeld stadium for another Betway Premier League encounter agains...

THINGS GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN FOR BALONI! New Chippa United midfielder Siphelo Baloni who joined the Eastern Cape side on a season long loan from Orlando Pirates bagged his first top flight goal this past Saturday when the Chilli Boys defeated Lamontville Golden Arrows 2-0. The 25 year old midfielder made his 7th appearance across all competitions since he joined the club. The midfield duo of Andile Jali and Baloni seems to be working perfectly for Kwanele Kopo. As things stands, it's safe to say things are going according to plan for both Baloni and Chippa United. The Chilli Boys momentarily sits in third place on the Betway Premier League log with 10 points from 6 league matches. Polokwane City are also breathing on Chippa United's neck with 10 points from 5 league matches. City did the unthinkable yesterday when they defeated the defending league champions Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0. Can Baloni help Chippa United to have a great season?

INTER AND JUVE PRODUCE AN 8 GOAL THRILLER! A photo by Inter Milan Serie-A fanatics were in for a special treat of goals as Inter Milan and Juventus played to a 4-4 draw earlier on today at San Siro. The first half saw 5 goals being scored and the home side Inter going to the break with a 3-2 lead.  Inter added a goal more in the second half to have a 2 goal lead but the visitors Juve bounced back and scored 2 goals to see the points being shared. Inter remained in second place with 18 points while Juve remained in third place with 17 points on the Serie-A table after 8 league matches.

DRAMATIC FINISH TO THE ARSENAL AND LIVERPOOL ENCOUNTER! A photo by Arsenal FC  Arsenal and Liverpool shared the league points earlier on today after playing to a dramatic 2-2 draw. Almost goal scorers it was Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino for Arsenal while Virgil Van Dijk and Mohammed Salah registered the goals for Liverpool. The home side Arsenal were rooting for a win planning to dethrone Liverpool from second spot on the English Premier League log standing. The draw helped Liverpool remain second on the log 1 point behind the defending league champions Manchester City. The Gunners remained in third 5 points adrift from Manchester City.

KANE AMONGST THE GOAL SCORERS IN BAYERN'S 5-0 WIN! GETTY England international Harry Kane continued his impressive goal scoring run as he netted a goal in Bayern Munich's 5-0 win over VfL Bochum earlier on today.  Jamal Musiala, Michael Olise, Leroy Sane and Kingsley Coman also found the back of the net for the away side. The struggling 18th place Bochum have only 1 point collected from 8 Bundesliga matches.  Bayern on the other hand look to return to their culture of winning the Bundesliga title as they are now toe to toe and level on points with RB Leipzig. Both Bayern and Leipzig are on 20 points collected from 8 league matches. Bayern are placed first on the log standing while Leipzig are second due to goal difference.

CHELSEA AND WEST HAM GET HARD FOUGHT WINS! A photo by Chelsea Football Club  Chelsea and West Ham United won their English Premier League encounter earlier on today with the same 2-1 scoreline against Newcastle United and Manchester United respectively. Chelsea had hosted Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge while West Ham United had hosted Newcastle United at the London stadium. The pressure is now rising for Manchester United coach Erik Ten Hag who hasn't been able to deliver the desired results for the club. West Ham United are another team that hasn't been able to win most matches. They now have redeemed themselves with a hard fought win against the Manchester club.

POLOKWANE CITY PULLS AN UPSET AS THEY EDGE MAMELODI SUNDOWNS! Polokwane City defeated the defending league champions Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 earlier on today at the Old Peter Mokaba stadium in a Betway Premier League encounter. City captain Bulelani Nikani scored his second goal of the league after tapping in Denis Onyango's goal from Cole Alexander's cross. City now moved to 4th in the league standings equal on points with Chippa United with 10 points. Sundowns remained second with 13 points. Orlando Pirates remain the only unbeaten team in the Betway Premier League this season.

SUPERSPORT GIVE CHIEFS THEIR SECOND LEAGUE LOSS! Kaizer Chiefs got their second league loss in the hands of Supersport United. New signing Tashreeq Morris got his first goal in the colours of Matsatsantsa A Pitori after signing for the club last week Friday. Coach Gavin Hunt redeemed himself today against coach Nasredine Nabi as he edged Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in the Betway Premier League. Supersport had lost their Carling Knockout Cup encounter against Chiefs with a 4-0 last Saturday. Supersport United now moved to 8th in the league standings with 7 points from 6 league matches played. Amakhosi on the other hand dropped to 9th in the league standings with 6 points from 4 league matches.

ROYAL AM GETS FIRST LEAGUE WIN OF THE SEASON! GALLO IMAGES Struggling Royal AM got their first 2024/25 season win after defeating  Sekhukhune United 2-0 at the Harry Gwala stadium today. Ayanda Jiyane and Sera Motebang scored the important goals for Royal AM. The Natal based side get their first maximum points after going 5 games without a win. They now moved to 4th in the league standings after today's results. Sekhukhune are now placed in 5th place level with Royal AM with 7 points collected from 4 league matches. Sekhukhune have 2 games in hand.

HOW JOSEPH MOLANGOANE'S CAREER ALMOST CAME TO END! A photo by BackpagePix Kaizer Chiefs fans and supports were dealt with a scare 5 season ago when their player at the time Joseph Molangoane suffered a broken leg after challenging the ball against Free State Stars midfielder at that time Makhehleni Makhaula. The injury was horrible, Molangoane spent alot of months recovering for the broken leg. Many thought his career was over. The now 36 year old bounced back from the broken leg as he still continue to play even today. He recently returned to his former side Marumo Gallants for a second spell. Molangoane also played for the likes of Orlando Pirates, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzibandila, Chippa United, Platinum City Rovers, Amazulu, Platinum Stars and ASD Cape Town.

HUNT VS NABI ONCE AGAIN! A photo by Veli Nhlapo Kaizer Chiefs and Supersport United are set to face each other in a second successive week having played against each other last week Saturday in the Carling Knockout Cup. Chiefs were victorious as they hammered United 4-0 in the Carling Knockout Cup round of 16 at the new Peter Mokaba stadium. Things became worse and more for Supersport, they lost their match day 4 of the Betway Premier League where they were defeated 2-0 by Orlando Pirates this past Tuesday. Matsatsantsa A Pitori have registered 5 points from 4 league matches. They are now boosted by another heavyweight signing of former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Abubeker Nasir who follows after the last week signing of Tashreeq Morris. Chiefs on the other hand got their things looking good, They've only lost 1 match out of 3 which was against Mamelodi Sundowns.  A another heavy task lies ahead of coach Gavin Hunt, Will he redeem himself against Chiefs or will Nasredine Nabi complet...

EL CLASICO LOCKED AND LOADED! The stage is set for the biggest match in the history of football. Real Madrid is set to host their biggest rivals FC Barcelona tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu for a LaLiga encounter. This match will see both teams coming across each other this season. The 2 teams have had an impressive start to the season. Barcelona leads the log with 27 points from 10 league matches while Madrid is in second place with 24 points from 10 league matches. The Catalan giants have been heavily supplied by the duo of Robert Lewandoski and Lamine Yamal for goals. Los Blancos on the other hand have been boosted by new signing Kylian Mbappe who has been sharing the goal with Vinicius Junior.  Real Madrid have won their last four meetings against Barcelona in all competitions, and could record five wins in a row in El Clásico for just the second time in the last 59 years (five also between 2020 and 2022). Since 2020, FC Barcelona have lost 10 of their 14 games in El Clásico i...