Joseph Misika

Sebastian Deisler had to retire from football because of depression at the age of 27. When he was supposed to have been at the peak of his powers, he was battling the demons of depression and after 15 injuries and five operations he decided enough was enough. In January 2007, the German midfielder decided to […]

Winning the league is Antonio Lopez Habas’s first mandate as Mamelodi Sundowns coach, he can then activate the clause in his contract of renewing for an extra year. Last year Hristo Stoichkov failed to deliver. Many expected him to win the league when the team started winning and disposing the big guns, especially after the […]

Various football leagues around the world kicked off this weekend, and isn’t this just happening at the right time? People were just getting over their World Cup hangovers, and now we face another 10 months or so of top soccer all the way from Europe. The season curtain-raisers happened last weekend, with Manchester United convincingly […]

There are a lot of players who are ideal for the Soccer World Cup but won’t be participating this year. Instead they will be joining the ranks of the magnitude of other footballers who didn’t make it to South Africa and they will even be harbouring grievances as they watch their fellow countrymen and club […]

When Diego Maradona weaved his way through six England defenders to go and score what is arguable the greatest goal in Soccer World Cup history, he chiselled his name amongst the gods who have taken to the soccer field. He is undoubtedly the finest player to have emerged from his country and maybe in world […]

With a Fifa world ranking of 90 and the unwanted distinction of being the lowest ranked country to ever qualify for the World Cup, albeit as hosts, Bafana Bafana are possibly the worst side to ever take part in a World Cup. To point this out is not to try and demoralise a nation, but […]

Portsmouth’s fall from grace might have come as a shock to the rest of the world, but a lot of people can’t really say they didn’t see it coming. How can a club with a stadium capacity of just over 20 000 and with no new plans expansion explain all those signings they made over four […]

Poor refereeing decisions have been part of the game for a very long time but recently the man in the middle have been becoming more and more influential in matches, more match winners than match officials, stealing the thunder from the players. We can say that of course they are human beings and therefore can […]

After watching the recent ended African Nations Cup, I have to say African football is on a downward spiral and this asks a lot of questions about their performance in the upcoming world cup, a first on African soil. African football is always about skill and flair mixed with creativity and dribbling which would lead […]

This past decade has been one of the most exciting in soccer but it also had some sad moments. Controversy also wasn’t far off, I will try to cover as much for what happened this past decade. The decade was kicked off and closed by Real Madrid and their Galactico era when they smashed the […]

The half term report looks at my prediction at the beginning of the season and then compares to their current position and where I think they could end up come end of season. The half term report card contains the unwanted tag, “could do better” for some teams and who is top of the class. […]

You just wonder how long Rafael Benitez has until the big axe or the curtain closes on his Liverpool managerial career? He has been walking on thin ice this season after losing 5 of their 13 league encounters so far. To his credit Benitez has remained defiant despite all the troubles surrounding him and Liverpool […]