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Steven Gerrard – Player Profile

A Tribute To A Liverpool Gr8 Personal information Full name: Steven George Gerrard Date of birth: 30 May 1980 Age: 34 Place of birth: Whiston, Merseyside, England Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position: Midfielder Club information Current team: Liverpool Number: 8 Youth…

Local News – Issue 259

Mashamaite Scoops Top Honours At PSL Awards Kaizer Chiefs captain Tefu Mashamaite won the Absa Premiership Footballer of the Season, the players' player and best defender prizes at the PSL's annual awards ceremony in Sandton on Sunday.Mashamaite, who pocketed R450 000 in…

International News – Issue 259

Sterling Wants Out Of Liverpool Raheem Sterling is set to resume contract talks with Liverpool later this week but intends to tell them he does not plan to sign a new deal. It is understood the 20-year-old England international winger will make a…

Sundowns v Ajax Cape Town Preview

Nedbank Cup Final | Saturday 16 May | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, PE | 15:00 The Nedbank Cup Final at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will bring the curtain down in what has been an eventful 2014/15 season. Mamelodi Sundowns and Ajax Cape…

Man United v Arsenal Preview

English Premier League | Sunday 17 May | Old Trafford | 17:00 The last blockbuster fixture of the English Premier League calendar features old rivals Manchester United against Arsenal in a cracking contest at the Theatre of Dreams. Earlier this campaign, Louis…

Italian Serie A Preview

Last weekend produced an abundance of upsets as teams continue to fight for a place in Europe as well as another season in Italy’s top flight. Every team from fifth to ninth place on the log mathematically have a…

German Bundesliga Preview

Hovering media reports of the impending doom of Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich and a stint managing Manchester City next season have been vehemently denied by all parties involved. Four straights losses, for the first time since 1991...but inconsequential…

Commodore’s EPL Picks

Some weeks are unfortunate in the world of football. Last week was definitely one of them. Sunderland could well have secured their place in the Premier League for another season with their victory at Goodison Park. The league will…

Francis Coquelin – Player Profile

Young Coquelin Giving Arsenal An Edge Personal information Full name: Francis Coquelin Date of birth: 13 May 1991 Age: 24 Place of birth: Laval, France Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position: Defensive midfielder Club information Current team: Arsenal Number: 34 Youth career 2000–2005:…

Local News – Issue 258

Shakes Names Makeshift Bafana Squad For Cosafa Cup Bafana Bafana head coach Ephraim Shakes Mashaba has named his squad for the upcoming Cosafa Cup tournament. South Africa will face Botswana in the quarter-final of the competition on Sunday, 24 May at…

International News – Issue 258

Man United Scoop Dutch Sensation Depay Manchester United have started their summer recruitment with the £25m signing of Dutch winger Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven. Depay has just enjoyed the best season of his career, winning the Dutch title with Phillip…

Real Madrid v Valencia Preview

Spanish La Liga | Saturday 09 May | Santiago Bernabeu | 20:00 Real Madrid's title bid comes to a crucial point on Saturday when they host fourth-placed Valencia. The European champions sit second in La Liga, two points behind leaders Barcelona with just…