Player Profile – Gonzalo Higuain

Hitman Higuain Hitting Top Gear  Personal information Full name: Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín Date of birth: 10 December 1987  Age: 28 Place of birth: Brest, France Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)  Playing position: Striker Club information Current team: Napoli Number: 9 Youth career 1999–2005: River Plate Senior career 2005–2007: River Plate…

German Bundesliga Preview

It was yet another torrid weekend on the punting front with few sources of joy from the German league. As the middle to bottom end of the table becomes increasingly congested, there is really little between many of the…

English Championship Preview

There was drama aplenty last week as news of a slew of shock results from the Football League Championship filtered through to South African punters. Middlesbrough, Reading and Derby were all on the wrong end of poor results which…

International News – Issue 296

Guardiola To Replace Pellegrini At Manchester City Manchester City have announced the exit of current boss Manuel Pellegrini at the end of the season, with Pep Guardiola confirmed as his replacement. “Manchester City can confirm that in recent…

Local News – Issue 296

Zungu Out For Around Three Months  Mamelodi Sundowns doctors expect injured midfielder Bongani Zungu to spend up to three months on the sidelines with a fractured shin. Zungu revealed that his leg is broken but not as badly as he…

Player Profile – Alexandre Pato

Pato Seals ‘Dream’ Move To The Blues Personal information Full name: Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva Date of birth: 2 September 1989  Age: 26 Place of birth: Pato Branco, Brazil Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)  Playing position: Forward Club information Current team: Southampton Number: 28 Youth career 2000–2006: Internacional Senior career 2006–2007: Internacional…