Football: Romario's grand plan for the S-League

SINGAPORE: He led Brazil to the 2007 Copa America title and steered the team to the top of the standings in the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup finals.

Top 10 Italian Badboys Of All Time

Chinaglia was so big in Rome that stories about the Pope would be relegated to page three of the local papers in order to make way for Long John. The striker scored 98 goals at Lazio between 1969 and 1976, and was the main reason for their 1974 Scudetto triumph, firing home a whopping 24 and winning the Capoacannoniere crown.

Melbourne Heart knock nine past Loddon Mallee Lightning

A-League Central Coast Mariners Everton Melbourne Heart Newcastle Jets New A-League club Melbourne Heart have smashed Bendigo club Loddon Mallee Lightning 9-1 in a pre-season friendly. Brazilian import Alex Terra and former Newcastle Jets man Jason Hoffman both netted hat-tricks for the Heart and although they defeated a young local squad, head coach John van t Schip was impressed with the ...

Colombian hopes on Andrade's shoulders

They have only one point from their first two games but the talented Lady Andrade refuses to give up on Colombia's chances of qualifying for the knockout rounds.

And now for the post-mortem

Mail & Guardian staffers take the opportunity to make excuses for their World Cup predictions.