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Oldham captain Dean Furman hopes to return and aid his club's npower League One relegation battle when they host MK Dons.Furman returned to training with the Latics squad on Thursday after travelling back at the end of South Africa's African Nations ...

Soumaila Diakite was the hero for Mali after saving two penalties in their 3-1 shootout win over hosts South Africa to help his side progress to the African Nations Cup semi-final.Tokelo Rantie had given South Africa the lead on 31 minutes at the Mos...

African Nations Cup hosts South Africa ensured their progression to the quarter-finals as Group A winners as Siyabonga Sangweni salvaged a late draw with Morocco.Rachid Taoussi's Morocco crashed out, though, with tournament minnows Cape Verde taking ...

Cape Verde scored their first ever goal in a major tournament but conceded late on to miss out on an historic victory over Morocco in the African Nations Cup.Following a goalless draw in their Group A opener against South Africa, Cape Verde impressed...

Hosts South Africa got their African Nations Cup campaign up and running with a comfortable victory over Angola.Both of these sides were involved in 0-0 draws on the opening day of the tournament and Group A remained goalless until 30 minutes into to...

Angola and Morocco played out a goalless stalemate to cap a disappointing opening day's action at the African Nations Cup.After hosts South Africa and Cape Verde kicked off the tournament with a listless 0-0 draw earlier today, a similarly uninspirin...

South Africa began their African Nations Cup campaign in disappointing fashion as Cape Verde Islands came closest to scoring at Soccer City in Johannesburg.The hosts were disappointing against a side who had defeated Cameroon 3-2 on aggregate to reac...

Host nation South Africa will kick off the 29th Africa Cup of Nations in Johannesburg tomorrow against opponents primed to cause an upset.Tournament debutants the Cape Verde have emerged under the radar to make their debut in the 16-team competition....

Kagisho Dikgacoi should be fit for Crystal Palace when they host Burnley.The South Africa midfielder was rested for Tuesday night's 2-1 win at Wolves with a slight muscle strain but he expects to be available.Jonny Williams replaced Dikgacoi at Molin...

Kagisho Dikgacoi is an injury doubt for Crystal Palace ahead of the visit of Cardiff.The South Africa midfielder, who has scored in the Eagles' last two matches, went off with concussion during Tuesday night's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.Palace h...

Hulk's second-half strike saw Brazil to a narrow victory over South Africa in tonight's international friendly at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo.The unconvincing display was greeted with a harsh reception by some 50,000 home supporters, many of whom tu...

Brazil star Neymar hopes the fans turn up in force for their friendly with South Africa despite lukewarm ticket sales in the wake of the nation's Olympic disappointment.The Brazilians are playing their first home match since suffering a shock 2-1 def...

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La Furia Roja

The U.S. soccer team gets to see what life is like without scoring leader Landon Donovan.

The U.S. has successfully navigated qualification to the World Cup in South Africa; now comes the hard part, writes Steve Davis.