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South Africa has produced a number of internationally recognised players. One of these players had a street in Amsterdam named after him, a book written and a film 'The Black Meteor' made about him. Italian soccer writer Beppe Branco wrote: "If Pele of Brazil is the Rolls-Royce, Stanley Matthews of England the Mercedes-Benz and Alfredo di Stefano of Argentina and Spain the Cadillac of soccer players, then 'Kalamazoo' of South Africa is the Maserati. Steve "Kalamazoo" Mokone was the first black South African to play professional football in Europe. By 1959 he had played for English club Coventry City, Dutch side Heracles and Torino in Italy and at that time was rated as one of the best soccer players in Europe. |
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Other notable South African soccer players:
Bafana Bafana "The Boys" - South African men's national soccer team Banyana Banyana "The Girls" - South African women's national soccer team PSL (Premier Soccer League) - South Africa's top soccer league featuring the country's 16 best clubs. |
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