Tottenham’s James Maddison has picked up a nasty injury in pre-season. Meanwhile, the usual suspects are a stel closer to MTN8 glory in South Africa.
Maddison injured for Spurs
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison picked up what looked like a bad injury in his club’s pre-season friendly clash with Newcastle in Seoul, South Korea. Ironically, this was also Son Heung-Min’s final action for the club after a decade with the Londoners. 33-year-old South Korean scored 173 goals in 454 appearances for Tottenham. New manager Thomas Frank:
“I think sometimes in life and football things can be both beautiful and brutal – that’s what we got today. It looks like with Madders a bad injury, and then on the other side unbelievable scenes for Son from his teammates and the respect from the Newcastle players.”
Pirates on track for four MTN8 crowns on the bounce
Orlando Pirates have won a three-peat of MTN8 titles and are in the final four of the competition once more after a routine win over Polokwane in the quarter-finals. The bread and butter of the Betway Premiership all kicks off again on Saturda, 9 August.
MTN8 quarter-final results
- Orlando Pirates 2-0 Polokwane City
- Sekhukhune 3-2 TS Galaxy
- Stellenbosch 3-2 AmaZulu
- Sundowns 4-0 Richards Bay
Slow countdown to the Premier League
The planet’s favourite domestic league competition kicks off on 15 August with champions Liverpool hosting Bournemouth under the Friday night lights at Anfield. Before then, the Reds meet FA Cup winners Crystal Palace in the curtain-raising Community Shield on Sunday, 10 August. We’ll be previewing that clash and punting our best picks later in the week. Watch this space.
