Tag: soccer
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Transfermarkt SA: Mining football data for local fans
The German outfit’s expansion has given Sahil Ebrahim the opportunity to combine his IT experience with his love of the beautiful game.
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Cash N Sport’s Nqobile Ndlovu reflects on business of sport in SA
Researcher Nqobile Ndlovu founded Cash N Sport in 2019 to fill the information gap that exists in Africa’s sports business sector and help organisations and the public to better understand the intricacies of sports business.
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Ubuntu Football Academy’s Dave Waters on the importance of a life after football
This week, we profile Ubuntu Football Academy junior phase director and author of Dual Dream, Dave Waters.
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Bloated squad sizes don’t benefit SA’s top football teams
The average DStv Premiership club will register 40 players every season, but close to 20% of these players never get to play in a match.
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World Cup 2022: What are Africa’s chances in Qatar?
Africa could reach new heights at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with some of Europe’s club football high flyers making up the core of the qualifying teams from the continent.
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How have football club sales affected South African-based footballers?
One in every three of the DStv Premiership’s players have been affected by clubs being sold since 2019/20.
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826 SA-based footballers have been involved in transfer market activity since 2019
But how do DStv Premiership clubs acquire their players?
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How do South Africa’s football match ticket prices compare with those of other countries?
Kaizer Chiefs set tongues wagging when it almost doubled its league match ticket prices, but you could pay almost eight times more for a general Arsenal league match ticket.
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Safa fails to capitalise on enormous pool of school football talent
This is despite the fact one in three public schools have football facilities, second only to netball.
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Which PSL football clubs have won the most prize money?
There are five competitions where football clubs can win extra income. Mamelodi Sundowns has won a third of the prize money in the last decade.