Football Briefs: Mourinho set to drop players for United's FA Cup semi-final

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field   IMAGE: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images via Reuters Manchester United......

Did SA govt bribe FIFA's ex-official Warner to get 2010 World Cup hosting rights?

Zakumi, the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The highest levels of South African government approved a US $10 million payment that US investigators suspect was a bribe to get the 2010 World Cup,......

Police release sketches of suspects in death of South Africa football captain

South African police issued identikit pictures on Tuesday of two men suspected of killing the national football captain, a death that led to more calls for tighter gun laws a week after track star......

Excitement builds for Spain and Dutch final

Excitement built in Johannesburg on Sunday with Dutch and Spanish fans roaming the streets ahead of a mouth-watering climax of Africa's first World Cup between the tournament's two most impressive......

World Cup chiefs won't ban vuvuzelas

Vuvuzela trumpets will not be banned from the World Cup, organisers say, despite complaints from teams over the cacophony and a run on earplugs as South Africans fret about their hearing. The......