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Nick Said

Nick Said is the business director of The Content Company, a leading supplier of South African and African football news, features, analysis and statistics to the local and international market. He is a former online business manager for Kick Off magazine, having previously held posts as sports editor for iafrica.com and operations manager for 365 Digital Publishing, where he led the team that produced the award-winning Football365.co.uk website.
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In your face, Uli Hoeness!
[Nick Said] So the curtain has been drawn on the 2010 FIFA World Cup and what a fantastic success it has been for South Africa! 12 Jul 2010 10:20
The world waits on Paul
[Nick Said] With all the punditry and written words on the 2010 FIFA World Cup final, it seems the public only want to hear from one 'person' ahead of the final meeting between Spain and Netherlands ... Paul the Octopus. 9 Jul 2010 09:35
All set for historic final
[Nick Said] And so we have our 2010 FIFA World Cup finalists, a historic meeting between the Netherlands and Spain where one nation will win their first ever global title. 8 Jul 2010 09:41
Empty seats and empty heads
[Nick Said] It was difficult to know who was more delighted with the Netherlands 3-2 2010 FIFA World Cup semi-final win over Uruguay on Tuesday... the throngs of Dutch fans who descended on Cape Town, or the millions of Ghanaians watching at home. 7 Jul 2010 10:43
Row rages on ... here's a solution!
[Nick Said] It is a furore that will just not go away ... did the Uruguayans cheat their way into today's 2010 FIFA World Cup semi-final against the Netherlands? 6 Jul 2010 11:50
Fiddling while Rome burns
[Nick Said] In the absence of 2010 FIFA World Cup matches on Thursday, the focus has very much shifted to matters off the pitch and yesterday was another humdinger for administrative ineptitude 2 Jul 2010 09:53
Losing never felt so bad
[Nick Said] It felt a little strange on Wednesday to have no World Cup matches to ponder after 56 matches in just 18 days. 1 Jul 2010 12:01
Spain march on, but where was Ronaldo?
[Nick Said] So Spain march on to the quarterfinals of the World Cup and a meeting with Paraguay... and it's a game they would expect to win 49 times out of 50, after beating Portugal 1-0 in Cape Town on Tuesday. 30 Jun 2010 10:15
England bitter ... but shouldn't kid themselves
[Nick Said] England left South Africa in disgrace on Monday and while the coach Fabio Capello and senior player Frank Lampard try to deflect the blame for their 4-1 hammering by Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup, they are not fooling anybody, not least of all, their England fans. 29 Jun 2010 09:28
Big guns drop like flies
[Nick Said] First it was France and now the Italians have made an early exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the 'Curse of the 2006 Final' bearing down on both. 25 Jun 2010 09:57
Ghana's a goer
[Nick Said] Hurray for Ghana, the one shining light from Africa, who have reached the Last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. 24 Jun 2010 13:17
Down, out, but so proud
[Nick Said] And so the dream comes to an end, not with a dispiriting defeat, but rather a morale-boosting win that should at least bode well for the short-term future of South African football. 23 Jun 2010 09:42
Portugal spanks N Korea
[Nick Said] It has been some World Cup so far hasn't it? Forget what has been happening on the pitch, we have had bust-ups with players and coaches, bust-ins with fans in dressing-room, 'discussions' over the ball and vuvuzelas, and now finally ... finally ... somebody has been given a damn good thrashing. 22 Jun 2010 09:27
Calculators out, results not good ...
[Nick Said] Bafana Bafana have been left on the brink of World Cup elimination after Mexico beat France 2-0 in their 2010 World Cup Group B clash in Polokwane on Thursday. 18 Jun 2010 11:48
2010... Is the honeymoon over?
[Nick Said] ... and so soon? We're barely one week into the month-long tournament and already the cracks are showing... Could this turn into a World Cup to forget? 18 Jun 2010 08:12
Great start to 2010
[Nick Said] What an excellent opening four days we have had at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, with some cracking matches, a brilliant atmosphere and even a win for Africa courtesy of Ghana! 15 Jun 2010 08:41
Bafana coach promises 'Hell'
[Nick Said] Bafana Bafana coach Carlos Alberto Parreira and his skipper Aaron Mokoena were in bullish mood on Thursday, promising 'Hell' for the Mexicans as they prepare to meet in the 2010 FIFA World Cup opener at Soccer City. 11 Jun 2010 08:45
Crowds come out to boost BB
[Nick Said] It was quite a scene as Bafana took to the streets through Sandton on Wednesday, with an estimated 185 000 people donning their yellow jerseys to see the team pass by on their bus. 10 Jun 2010 10:26
It's just not cricket
[Nick Said] It took some getting used to, but watching Portugal take on Mozambique in an international friendly at The Wanderers Cricket Ground was an absorbing way to spend the late afternoon on Tuesday. 9 Jun 2010 06:51
FIFA on the defensive, England, Brazil on the offensive
[Nick Said] The fall-out from the Nigeria versus North Korea friendly in Tembisa continued on Monday, with FIFA being forced to defend itself to journalists over allegations it had not properly managed the security arrangements for the match. 8 Jun 2010 09:43

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