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Learning the soccer lingo

Whether it's a handball, header or a hat trick, the language of soccer is characterised by interesting and sometimes confusing terms, usually known only to the players themselves. To spread the lingo of South African football, Stellenbosch University...

Published 3 Jun 2010 16:31 by Shine2010

Filed under: soccer, Book, Language, Stellenbosch University, launch, lingo
World-class soccer documentaries coming to SA’s small towns

By Stuart Alderson-Smith As not everyone will be fortunate enough to get to attend 2010 FIFA World Cup matches during June and July, a group called Soccer Cinema has taken it upon themselves to spread the World Cup spirit to the more far-flung reaches...

Published 23 Apr 2010 12:38 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, soccer, Roadshow, Cinema
Volcanic ash strands Britons

By Stuart Alderson-Smith Merely days after not one , but two , articles on a British tabloid warning of an Earthquake risk to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a volcanic eruption in Iceland promptly resulted in the closure of all United Kingdom airports and travel...

Published 19 Apr 2010 9:43 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, soccer, Volcanic Ash, Britan
World Cup fever everywhere…

By Stuart Alderson-Smith Can anyone in South Africa claim to not be aware of the less-than-100-days-away 2010 FIFA World Cup? I have my doubts... Having virtually disappeared off the face of the Earth for five days last week there was no lack of World...

Published 9 Mar 2010 10:03 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, soccer, marketing, Fever, Aware, Promotional
2010 Soccer World Cup – Judge South Africa on its record

By Gugulethu Maqetuka Recent comments about safety concerns regarding the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa, attributed to world sporting luminaries such as Brazilian soccer legend, Pele and Uli Hoeness, president of Bayern Munich in Germany, cannot...

Published 11 Feb 2010 16:02 by Shine2010

Filed under: World Cup, South Africa, soccer, Security, crime, Record
PUMA commissions well-known artist for their 2010 World Cup campaign

By Stuart Alderson-Smith Sports clothing manufacturer PUMA has commissioned one of the most sought-after contemporary artists, Kehinde Wiley, to create four original works of art - inspired by three of soccer's most influential players. This is part...

Published 26 Jan 2010 14:31 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, soccer, football, African, art, PUMA
Onward and upward for Moses Mabhida Stadium

25 000 soccer fans braved the driving rain last Sunday to be part of an historic occasion and to support their favourite football teams - AmaZulu and Maritzburg United - at the first official PSL match to be played at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium...

Published 4 Dec 2009 10:58 by Shine2010

Filed under: soccer, Durban, Moses Mabhida, Stadium
Bafana Bafana 2010 World Cup Football Jersey launched

Adidas today launched the Bafana Bafana team's home jersey which they will wear during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa . The jersey will be worn for the first time when Bafana Bafana plays Japan at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth...

Published 11 Nov 2009 12:08 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, 2010 World Cup, South Africa, soccer, Bafana Bafana, football, SAFA, Jersey, Official, Shirt, Team
It’s about the Game

By Kojo Baffoe They don’t call it ‘the beautiful game’ for nothing. For some reason, intangible to many, there is something amazingly poetic about 22 men, on a football field, making a ball do things that go beyond the magical. It is...

Published 11 Oct 2009 14:24 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, South Africa, soccer, Bafana Bafana, 2010 FIFA world Cup, football, Soccer City It’s about the Game, the beautiful game
Why South Africa is the ideal host for the 2010 World Cup

By Galen Schultz I’ll be honest – I don’t know a great deal about soccer. I couldn’t name two players in the Bafana Bafana team. I can’t even tell when someone is off-sides during a game. However, what I do know is that South...

Published 11 Oct 2009 13:59 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, 2010, South Africa, soccer, Bafana Bafana, 2010 FIFA world Cup, 2010 Foozi Blogger Challenge
This is Africa’s World Cup – Not Santana’s

By Riaz There’s been enough said and written about getting behind our national team despite poor recent results. Notwithstanding a brave showing against some of the world’s best during the Confederations Cup, Bafana Bafana’s “recent”...

Published 11 Oct 2009 11:12 by Shine2010

Filed under: South Africa, soccer, 2010 FIFA world Cup, FIFA world cup, 2010 Foozi Blogger Challenge
'Soccer and safaris' for 2010 World Cup

With excitement starting to build up ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup , and thousands of North American soccer fans getting serious about their travel plans, US-based Africa Adventure Consultants have announced two new World Cup travel packages to South...

Published 5 Oct 2009 7:58 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, South Africa, soccer, 2010 FIFA world Cup, 2010 Accommodation, Kruger National Park, 2010 Safaris, World Cup travel packages, Safaris
Time for whites to contribute to soccer’s cultural mix

Editorial by Michael Williams The role of whites in South African soccer is again in the news, with Tokyo Sexwale saying that he would like to see more whites attending the World Cup than attended the Confederations Cup. Late last year Essop Pahad said...

Published 6 Jul 2009 17:16 by Shine2010

Filed under: 2010 World Cup, Confederations Cup, soccer, football, culture, Tokyo Sexwale, Essop Pahad, contribute, Whites
Fine art illustrates the "beautiful game"

Football these days conjures up images of multi-million rand deals, new high-tech stadiums and thousands upon thousands of cheering fans. Two acclaimed South African artists have taken it upon themselves to show us another side of the “beautiful...

Published 12 Jun 2009 11:41 by Shine2010

Filed under: soccer, 2010 FIFA world Cup, South African, photographs, 2010 Fine Art, art, statues, beautiful game, 2010 fine art collection, Graham's Fine Art Gallery, sculptures
Confederations Cup stadia

South Africa is days away from kickoff of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, we take a glimpse at the freshly upgraded stadia to play hosts to the continental champions. Ellis Park Stadium , in the heart of Joburg, will be the most important venue for...

Published 9 Jun 2009 14:07 by Shine2010

Filed under: FIFA, South Africa, Confed Cup, Ellis Park, soccer, Host City, 2009, SA, Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Free State Stadium, loftus versfeld stadium, Chris Onderstall., venues, Stadium, Confederations, stadia, Cup, venue

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