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Quinton Fortune (born 12 February 1977) is a South African professional football coach and former player, who played as a midfielder or left-back.After stints with Mallorca and Atlético Madrid, he settled with Manchester United in 1999 and spent seven years there, winning a Premier League title, FA Community Shield and Intercontinental Cup.
He was an ambassador in South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Besides being a TV soccer expert, he was also a top keynote speaker [ 12 ] on the subject of "Success under Pressure" [ 13 ] and travelled the world speaking to many of the top companies such as Microsoft, IBM, Nike, Coca-Cola, Mercedes Benz and many more.
Melissa Reddy (born 24 August 1986) [1] is a South African football journalist and author. She is a senior reporter for Sky Sports and Sky Sports News , specializing in the Premier League . [ 2 ]
The 2024–25 National First Division (called the Motsepe Foundation Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the season from 23 August 2024 to June 2025 of South Africa's second tier of professional soccer, the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
He made his pre-season debut on 26 July 2008 in a 4–0 loss to Manchester United with Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Fraizer Campbell and Tom Cleverley.Mthembu came in for Gert Schalkwyk. came close to scoring after slotting the ball past Tomasz Kuszczak but was cleared off the line by Nemanja Vidic. [2]
The 2021–22 South African Premiership (known as the DSTV Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of the Premier Soccer League since its establishment in 1996. It was played from 20 August 2021 to 30 May 2022.
The next season, Maarman was loaned out again, this time to his old club Chippa United. [7] He made his first-tier debut in the 2022–23 South African Premier Division. [8] In the summer of 2023, both Chippa United and possibly other clubs wanted to sign Maarman permanently. [9] In August 2023 Chippa United managed to complete the transfer. [10]
Association football, or soccer, as it is usually called in South Africa, is the nation's most popular sport followed by rugby union and cricket.The governing body is the South African Football Association (SAFA), [1] while the Premier Soccer League is the organisation responsible for running the country's two professional divisions, namely the South African Premiership and the National First ...