Suarez in an illegal move, single-handedly blocked Ghana's entry into the semi- finals. With the only African team out of the competition, he incensed not only a single nation but an entire continent. ...

There won't be any vuvuzelas at next month's test rugby match between the South African Springboks and the New Zealand All-Blacks. “We’d rather not have vuvuzelas,” Golden Lions President Kevin de Klerk was quoted as saying in media reports, because the sound of the instruments will drown out calls by players at lineouts and scrums. ...

Ex-Liverpool player Craig Johnston has written an open letter about the Jabulani ball to FIFA president Sepp Blatter. According to Johnston, the "statistics are showing that [this] is the worst passing, shooting and controlling of the ball of any World Cup in history of the competition." ...

Was there favouritism in the selection of referees for the ongoing World Cup? Mailsport learnt of certain referees given "more opportunities" than others in policing matches in South Africa. ...

We're now down to the last four of the World Cup with 108 players dreaming of winning the most coveted prize in world football. So where do the players from the four semi-finalists play their football during the regular season? ...

The World Cup has some of the best professional football players in the world. It may be the beautiful game, but it has an ugly side to it, and now the whole world can see it. ...

The penalty kick is the worst way to end a football contest. We want to see real goals from real men. ...