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Local News – Issue 274

Ngcongca Makes Move to Ligue 1 Newcomers Troyes Anele Ngcongca has completed his move to French Ligue 1 side Troyes.TheBafana Bafana defender was with Belgian club Racking Genk after nine years. In all, Ngcongca made 271 appearances for Genk, scoring eight…

International News – Issue 274

De Gea Misses Real Transfer By A Minute Real Madrid missed out on signing David De Gea from Manchester United by a mere 28 minutes. A fee of 30 million euros had been agreed between the clubs on Monday night, in…

Roma vs Juventus Preview

Italian Serie A | Sunday 30 August 2015 | Stadio Olimpico | 18:00 The Italian Serie A kicked off in unlikely style last weekend with title favourites Juventus and Roma both failing to get three points on the board. Gameweek two…

Spanish La Liga Preview

Gameweek One in La Liga saw champions Barcelona prove their worth with a hard-fought 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao while Rafa Bentiez started his reign at Real Madrid with disappointing goalless draw at Sporting Gijon. Eibar, who avoided the…

German Bundesliga Preview

There’s hardly a dull moment to blemish the German opening weekends...and that statement is made with no less than four 1-1 draws occurring last time out. Dortmund’s rise from the ashes of last season continued with a 4-0 thrashing…

Italian Serie A Preview

The Serie A returned with a bang as champions Juventus, weakened by a series of departures in the close season, slumped to a shock 1-0 home defeat against Udinese in their opening game of the new season on Sunday.…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

It’s early season yet, but I’ll be damned if I’ve seen a better start than the one Man City are currently enjoying. Three matches, eight goals scored and none conceded. Not half bad. Including their form at the tail-end…

Swansea vs Manchester United Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 30 August 2015 | Liberty Stadium | 17:00 Manchester United will face a daunting test as they travel to the Liberty Stadium on Sunday to take on an in-form Swansea side. The Swans did the double over…

Pedro – Player Profile

Pedro Makes Instant Impact For The Blues Personal information Full name: Pedro Eliezer Rodriguez Ledesma Date of birth: 28 July 1987 Age: 28 Place of birth: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Height: 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) Playing position: Forward/Winger …

Local News – Issue 273

Baxter Sacked By “Bonkers” Owner Former Kaizer Chiefs coach Stuart Baxter has been sacked in Turkey after just two games in charge. The Englishman left Amakhosi in June after a hugely successful spell in charge which culminated in the club winning the ABSA…

International News – Issue 273

Cuadrado In Italy To Finalise Juventus Loan Move Juan Cuadrado has hailed Juventus as one of Europe's best teams, as he arrived in Turin ahead of his medical with the Serie A club on Tuesday. Juventus are set to confirm Cuadrado…

South African PSL Preview

It was a sluggish start for the big guns in the first gameweek of the ABSA Premiership, with Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates all failing to start the season with a win. Defending champions Chiefs and their…