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Steven Pienaar, South Africa and Everton Midfielder discusses what it is going to be like for him to perform in South Africa at the 2010 World Cup in just over a month.

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Steven Pienaar was named Everton’s player of the season this week. His confidence and form should be a boost for Bafana Bafana less than 40 days before kickoff at Soccer City on 11 June 2010.

But it is not only his Bafana Bafana team mates who are happy with Steven Pienaar at the moment, his Everton mates are overjoyed that he seems to have turned down  fellow English Premier League club, Tottenham Hotspur who are hoping to change the Bafana star’s mind.

Steven Pienaar Joined Everton

Steven Pienaar joined Everton three years ago in 2007  from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund for £2-million. He has been a huge success at the club, scoring 11 goals in his 106 appearances. This season he scored seven goals in 37 matches.

The versatile midfielder is known for his dynamic displays and was part of the South African squad at the 2002 World Cup.

Steven’s Everton career began brightly and he scored his first goal for the Blues in the 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough in September.

Pienaar became an integral part of the Toffees midfield, with his creativity a vital part of Everton’s attacking play.

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At last! We scored! Last night Bafana Bafana beat the Jamaican Reggae Boys 2 – 0 at Kickers Offenbach Stadium in Germany on Wednesday.

The goals came from Surprise Moriri and Siyabonga Nomvete in the second half to defeat Jamaica for the first time.

But we must say that there is still much work to be done by Bafana Bafana before the World Cup, as the Reggae Boyz flew into Germany from Jamaica yesterday morning and then played the match in the evening, so it can hardly be called “playing on level ground”

Bafana Can Score

But we know that confidence is a major factor and Bafana Bafana have now rounded off their German Camp with  the knowledge that they are able to score in a match.

Read how this match went in soccerladuma.co.za

Image: South Africa vs Jamaica soccerladuma.co.za

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Bafana Bafana is going to get in one good match before they come home from the training camp in Germany. They are going to play Jamaica.

After the disappointment of China canceling the international friendly against the South African Football team at their training camp in Germany because of the volcanic ash, the Jamaican team (Reggae Boyz) have come to the party and they care due to play Bafana Bafana on Wednesday (28 April) at the Offenbach Kickers FC Stadium in Frankfurt, Germany. Kick off is at 20H30.

Jamaica and Bafana Last Played in November 2009

Jamaica is placed 78th on the FIFA rankings. Their last match with Bafana Bafana ended in a goalless draw in November last year in Bloemfontein.

SAFA CEO Leslie Sedibe said it was important that they secured another match for Carlos Alberto Parreira’s side.

“We worked very hard within a very short space of time to arrange an international friendly match against Jamaica,” said Sedibe.

“Following the withdrawal of China we did indicate that talks were underway with two other member associations of FIFA, and Jamaica’s confirmation has put the team’s preparations in Germany back on track.”

Reggae Boyz Happy to Help Bafana Bafana

According to Football365.co.za the president of the Jamaican Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell says the Caribbean nation are happy to be able to help South Africa.

The Reggae Boyz answered Bafana Bafana’s SOS call for an international friendly following the withdrawal of China last Friday.  The Jamaican team is scheduled to depart for Europe on Tuesday morning  (today) via Miami before landing in Germany on Wednesday in time for the game on Wednesday evening.

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Don’t know when it will get to South Africa, but Sky has confirmed that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first 3D TV channel, with the Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Saturday 3rd April.

Sky 3D will then show at least a further five Premier League games – to be announced – before the end of the current season (Sunday 9th May) and the Coca-Cola Football League Play-Off Finals from Wembley Stadium at the end of May,  all live and all in 3D.

3DTV in Clubs and Pubs in United Kingdom and Ireland

Interest across the United Kingdom and Ireland has been enthusiastic and over a thousand pubs and clubs across the UK and Ireland have already signed up for Sky 3D. More pubs and clubs are expected to sign up in the days and weeks ahead.

Outside of the live games, a showreel showcasing the best of Sky 3D – which will cover a wide range of different programming – will run on Sky 3D during selected hours of the day.  This programming, which will run from launch, will also be available to residential customers who subscribe to Sky’s top channels and HD pack.

Brian Lenz, Sky’s Director of Product Design and TV Product Development, said:  “It’s fitting that one of the biggest games of the season will be the launch pad for our pioneering Sky 3D service.  With 3D, seeing really is believing, so it’s great news that over a thousand pubs across country will be able to show the magic of 3D to their customers.”

3D TVs – Sony, Samsung, LG, and Panasonic

Last week Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic all confirmed plans to have 3D TVs on sale soon, some as early as this month. Sky 3D is compatible with all of the product ranges being introduced by these manufacturers and works with both ‘active’ and ‘passive’ 3D formats. The  Sky 3DTVs in the pubs and clubs are LG LD920s.

For more information check out Sky 3D .

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