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WEEKEND SOCCER HIGHLIGHTS: 24 - 26 May
MUST-PLAY SOCCER 10 ON LAST DAY OF PSL IN 2023-24 Barring a couple of cup competition finals, the sands of time run out on the 2023-24 soccer season this weekend. The stage is set for a grand finale with a dream Soccer 10 on Saturday comprising the last round of PSL matches and two cup finals between eternal enemies - Manchester City square up to their Old Trafford foes at Wembley and Celtic and Rangers go to war again in Glasgow. And to make the Soccer 10 even more alluring, TAB will add R150,000 to the pool. What an opportunity to intensify the excitement of the afternoon and give yourself a chance to win big bucks! BATTLE FOR SECOND PLACE IN PSL CONTINUES TO LAST DAY All 16 PSL teams will be in action on the last day of 2023-24 league season in South Africa with all eight matches included in the cash-boosted Soccer 10. This weekend also features the last round of league games in Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s LaLiga - and we’ll know come Sunday evening whether Leeds or Southampton will be back in the English Premier League in the new season. Loftus Versfeld should be close to capacity tomorrow as Mamelodi Sundowns celebrate their league title with the traditional post-match trophy handover. They will be attempting to finish the season unbeaten, but face a tricky opponent in Cape Town City whose coach Eric Tinkler will have a plan to try and upset his hosts. The final day of the league season will also settle the battle for second place between Stellenbosch and Orlando Pirates. Both clubs have lost their last two games with nerves and fatigue taking a heavy toll. Neither will be confident of winning tomorrow - Stellenbosch are away at Richards Bay with Pirates at home to SuperSport United. Richards Bay must win to stand any chance of avoiding the promotion relegation playoffs. For Kaizer Chiefs, once the dominant force in South African soccer but now without silverware since winning the league back in 2015, tomorrow is all about securing eighth place on the log and avoiding the shame of one of their worst seasons in history. They play the last game of another barren campaign away to already-relegated Cape Town Spurs. If they beat Spurs they will finish eighth and qualify for next season’s MTN8, in which their opening game will be a quarter-final clash away to Sundowns. If they don’t win, they will open the door for one of AmaZulu, Polokwane City, Lamontville Golden Arrows or Chippa United to snatch eighth place. Chiefs have only finished outside of the top eight twice in more than a half century of South African professional club football history, but their limp performances of late suggest they could struggle tomorrow. It will be the last game in charge for interim coach Cavin Johnson, whose replacement for next season is eagerly anticipated by the Chiefs faithful. City are 1-3 favourites to beat United at Wembley and complete a historic back-to-back league-cup double. On paper it’s no contest, but Pep Guardiola’s men made heavy weather of overcoming United a year ago and their rivals will throw everything into a one-off chance to redeem their season tomorrow, so be prepared for an electrifying clash. Celtic are even-money favourites to win the Scottish equivalent. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS WEEKEND United’s FA Cup prospects look a little brighter; suspensions damage Cape Town City’s prospects of upsetting the champs; Inter Miami lose a key player; Swedish champs vulnerable tonight; French international and former EPL striker Olivier Giroud pops up in Los Angeles * Manchester United’s injury woes in defence are diminishing in time for their trip to Wembley tomorrow to take on neighbours Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Lisandro Martinez played the full 90 minutes in the 2-0 win over Brighton with Raphael Varane also making his return off the bench, having been sidelined since early April with a muscle injury. * Any hopes Cape Town City have of ending Mamelodi Sundowns’ unbeaten run tomorrow have been hit by suspensions to Namibia midfielder Aprocius Petrus and left-back Marc van Heerden, who both miss the trip to Pretoria as a result. * Inter Miami centre-back Nicolás Freire is expected to miss the remainder of the 2024 MLS season in the USA after suffering a right-knee ligament injury. Freire got hurt last Saturday in the second half of Inter Miami's 1-0 win over DC United. The veteran Argentine defender joined Miami in January on a season-long loan from Liga MX side Pumas UNAM, ultimately playing in 10 matches. * Swedish champions Malmo will be unable to call upon the services of injured Daniel Gudjohnsen, Niklas Moisander, Oliver Berg and Stefano Vecchia for tonight’s home clash against second-from-bottom Kalmar. All are set to make their returns in early June. * Los Angeles FC have signed striker Olivier Giroud on a two-season deal with an option for 2026. He will join the club in July as a free agent from AC Milan and hook up again with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, his long-time France teammate who LAFC signed from Tottenham Hotspur before the start of the season.
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