Month: June 2017

African Presence in the 2017 Champions League Final

African Presence in the 2017 Champions League Final

African Presence in the 2017 Champions League Final Looking back at the history of the Champions League, only a handful of Africans have been unlucky enough to reach the finals and end up on the losing side. Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure are two of the prominent ones who have lost the final & never won it again, joining this unlucky group are three players all of whom featured for Juventus in the recently concluded competition. In this piece of a write-up, we will be looking at the careers of all the three aforementioned players and if they’ll be...

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Top 10 South African Footballers of All Time – Part 4

Top 10 South African Footballers of All Time 5th. Patrick Ntsoelengoe (CAM) He could defend, he could dribble, he could score, Patrick Ntsoelengoe to this day is remembered as arguably the most complete footballer African has ever produced. Having started his career at a very young age, Ntsoelengoe spent the first few years of his career with a number of semi-professional clubs, most notably the Kaizer 11’s in 1969. After a couple of years with the Kaizer 11’s, Ntsoelengoe made his professional debut in 1971 with Kaizer Chiefs FC at the age of 21. Over the next 17 years, Ntsoelengoe would remain with the Chiefs’ itself helping the club to numerous league & cup titles. In total, Ntsoelengoe made a total of 542 appearances of the Chiefs’ & scored a total of 250 goals in them. Ntsoelengoe won a total of 24 major titles with the club which includes the 5 NPSL titles (1974, 77, 79, 81 & 84), 4 Telkom titles (1983, 84, 86 & 88), 8 MTN titles (1974, 76, 77, 81, 82, 85 & 87) and 6 Nedbank Cups (1972, 1976, 77, 78 & 81). If South Africa had not been banned from international competitions during the late 70’s & 80’s, Ntsoelengoe may well have been spoken along with the likes of Zico, Platini to name a couple. American Diaries In addition to his time with Kaizer...

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Transfer Rumors: Cristiano Ronaldo for Sale?

Transfer Rumors: Cristiano Ronaldo for Sale?

Transfer Rumors: Cristiano Ronaldo for Sale? As the saying goes – “All Men Have a Price”. If the rumours are to be believed Real Madrid are bracing themselves to fend off a number of clubs who are willing to spend in excess of 150€ million to secure the services of Cristiano Ronaldo. The clubs in question who are willing to spend such a lump sum amount of money for the 4-time Ballon d’Or winner include Monaco, PSG & former club Manchester United. Despite being 32-years old, the Portuguese international still has a lot left in his tank, with all due...

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