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Formerly stranded in Spain, Aalia Coetzee, third from left at the back, was warmly welcomed by her family at the airport, who were overjoyed to have her safely home.

Stranded soccer players and coaches return home after emotional ordeal

After a harrowing experience in Spain, 28 South African children and coaches return home, reuniting with their emotional families at Cape Town International Airport.

A group of children from Cape Town saw their dream turn into a nightmare after being stranded in Spain following a soccer tour.

Online campaign secures flights for children stranded in Spain after football tour

Funds raised through an online campaign have secured flights for 28 Cape Town children and coaches stranded in Spain after a youth football tournament. Travel planning failures…

Tournament by the Sea set to kick off on Human Rights Day

Strandfontein AFC's under-14 Tournament by the Sea is set to take place at Strandfontein sports complex, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday March 21, 22 and 23.

The Premier League about to heat up

The football season about to reach the business end, and with many of the group stages out the way, it’s time to separate the men from the boys. That very famous lead at the top…

FA Cup delivered some hammer blows

In the FA Cup action last weekend, the odds were in favour of many of the big teams. The best being Liverpool, who were drawn to last place in the Championship, with Plymouth…

Theatre of nightmares

Every Manchester United fan looks forward to the big teams these days, as it really is the only time you actually see our team play. The Premier League really has taken a…

Champions league draw is out

It’s all set, the play-off draw has some mouthwatering clashes waiting to light up this year’s Champions League. GoalMouth’s team might not be in it, but still, it’s all set to…

Amorim faces storm of threats and memes

Rotten players and old school ideologies seem to be packed up and ready to be booted from Old Trafford. Manchester United’s new manager has seen some dark days in his first 10…

Royal AM gets the royal boot

Something that needs to be addressed right away is the Royal AM Football Club situation, a club bought by a clueless owner, wanting to keep her brat of a son happy. If you…

New role for Nasief Morris

Nasief Morris is the new head coach of the University of Cape Town women’s soccer team. The former Bafana Bafana defender takes over the reigns from outgoing head coach, Ahmed…

The ‘Ruben effect’ will take some time

This past weekend we got to see what the new formation (3-4-3) could do against a well-oiled machine like Liverpool. With the game at Anfield, the heat was definitely on…

Sack the players, not the manager

A little over a month ago, Ruben Amorim left Sporting Club in Portugal to join the largest club in the world. Little did he know that over the last 10 years, we lost that “big…

Who will dominate the Premier League?

With Liverpool riding high and looking likely to win the Premier League this season, the focus shifts to who will actually compete? Manchester City are down and out, Arsenal as…

Manchester is red, leaving the other half blue-eyed

They said we don’t stand a chance and GoalMOUTH actually nearly believed them. After an horrific start and the worst in our history as Manchester United Football Club, very few…

Heat is already on for new manager

A draw, two wins, two losses... That is how life at Manchester United began for new boy, Ruben Amorim. Not the results we expected, but if you are true supporter, you will look…

Hugo being a real boss

Bafana Bafana qualifying for the African Cup of Nations tournament was a major achievement for a man who crept into South African football, basically unknown. Hugo Broos was not…

Man U are trying to squeeze a triangle into a square hole

Manchester United got the new chapter in the Red Devils ongoing saga off to quite a bland start. Ipswich Town was supposed to be a perfect platform for the boys to get Ruben…

Premier league drama returns

The international break is over and it’s back to business for many clubs around the world. A special mention and shout out to Hugo Broos and the Bafana Bafana boys for securing…

New era begins at Manchester...

With Erik Ten Hag being shown the exit, the talk of the town was, who takes over the hot seat? Probably one of the hottest seats in the game, a seat that can either make or break…

Erik gets the sack

GoalMOUTH is a weekly column that places the spotlight on various sporting codes, tackling the brutal truth and chasing those who try to evade a bit of banter… And it’s all about…