It was a big opportunity for me to showcase my talents, and I managed to do just that

Terry Paine Was in the host nation’s victorious 22-man squad at the 1966 World Cup in England. Paine played in the second group match against Mexico, but got injured, and missed the rest of the tournament.
By Terry Paine
I had been in the England set up since 1963, pretty much after Alf Ramsey took over. [...]

You cannot compare playing on the world’s biggest football stage

With the politics involved with the coach (Philippe Troussier), we were never going to progress

By Jonty Mark
What on earth was that? Where were New Zealand, whence Slovenia? What happened to this easy draw that Bafana Bafana were supposed to get for the Fifa 2010 World Cup?
Haile Gebrselassie grinned broadly as he drew France’s name out of the hat, to join Bafana, Mexico and Uruguay in Group A. How could [...]

A frantic week in Cape Town will reach its climax tonight with the moment the world has been waiting for the South Africa World Cup 2010 finals draw.
As I walked back to my hotel in the centre of town in the wee hours of the morning (this Mother City sure knows how to celebrate!) preparations [...]

By Jonty Mark
Two of the granddaddy’s of the junk food and drink industry, McDonalds and Coca-Cola, have flaunted their interests over the past couple of days, as the build up to the 2010 World Cup draw gathers pace.
Coca-Cola, in what has to amount to one of the most dull, long-winded press conferences ever seen on [...]

By Jonty Mark
We’ve heard of the “Luck of the Irish”, but how about the “Pluck of the Irish” for having the nerve to ask Fifa President Sepp Blatter if they could be the 33rd side in the pot when the 2010 World Cup finals draw takes place in Cape Town on Friday!
In case you missed [...]

The eyes of the world will be on Cape Town on the evening of Friday December 4, as the draw for the 2010 World Cup finals takes place at the International Convention Centre.
Bafana Bafana fans will be hoping that the draw is generous to Carlos Alberto Parreira’s beleaguered side, who could do with the easiest [...]