Springbok captain and football fan Siya Kolisi has added Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne to the growing list of football superstars the World Cup-winning captain has met.
After a successful weekend for South African football on the continent, stars from both Mamelodi Sundowns and AmaZulu were selected for the Caf Champions League Team of the Week.
Orlando Pirates co-coach Mandla Ncikazi says it's positive for South African football that local sides do well in continental competitions, adding he is hoping for an AmaZulu vs Mamelodi Sundowns Champions League final and for his side to win the Confederation Cup.
Manchester United are now the favourites to sign Harry Kane, with Manchester City more interested in Erling Haaland.
Arsenal on Monday announced record losses of £107.3 million ($143 million) for the financial year ending May 31, 2021.
After accusing Ousmane Dembele of "blackmail" in January, Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Monday said he "hoped" the French winger would "think" about extending his contract "at the end of the season."
Russia has been expelled from the World Cup after being suspended from all international competitions "until further notice", Fifa and Uefa announced in a joint statement on Monday, while European football's governing body also ended its partnership with Russian energy giant Gazprom.
Bafana Bafana defender Siyanda Xulu is officially a free agent, after the player and his club Hapoel Tel Aviv mutually agreed to terminate his contract early.
Russia's future in the World Cup is teetering on a knife-edge after Fifa's plan to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as "unacceptable" by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football's showpiece event into chaos.
Manchester City opened up a six-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League this weekend but Manchester United dropped more points in their push for a top-four place.