Joe Crann
@YesWeCrann
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Yorkshireman, Sheffield Wednesday journalist for The Star. Author, travel fanatic and South African adoptee. Views are my own... #SWFC
Joined May 2011
I’ve said it before, but nobody does sporting montages better than the BBC
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I’ll never not watch this start to finish when it ends up on my timeline.
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I’m not saying this isn’t a big chance, it is, but surely nobody who has ever played football at any level is thinking this is an easy chance?.
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Breaking:. Percy Tau has just been named as the Proximus League Player of the Season after his excellent displays in Belgium’s second tier. 🇿🇦⚽️🏆
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Them: “It’s just the first game, don’t get carried away.”. Literally everybody in England:
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Chiefs fans get everywhere - cheers for this random guy in Sheffield for letting me grab this photo. 😂✌️
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So South Africa, with their 2500 new cases, mask mandates, compulsory hand sanitiser stations and curfew, has been put on the red list of a country with 46,000 new cases who haven’t been wearing masks for months. SA scientists identify a variant, and the country gets punished.
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Nike have knocked it out of the park again. This time for Caster Semenya. 🙌🏽🇿🇦🐍
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“You’re an inspiration to us, man.”. Captured a special moment between @morrisonclinton and Darren Moore last night. Bloody lovely. #SWFC 🦉⚽️
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I know kasi football when I see it 😂 this could only be South Africa.
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I’m going to watch this Pavard pass once a day for the rest of my life.
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Someone once said to me (or I might have read it):. If an artist created the perfect footballer, it would be Lionel Messi. If an engineer created the perfect footballer, it would be Cristiano Ronaldo. We are so lucky to live in this era.
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Oh Nike. You’ve outdone yourselves with this one. And the soundtrack is 🔥🔥
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“Goal Bafana Bafana. Goal for South Africa, goal for all Africa!”. Siphiwe Tshabalala 🇿🇦👌🏽.Peter Drury 🎙👌🏽. 10 years ago today. What a moment. What a month. Seeing this goal still makes me emotional. #TshabalalaDay
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No disrespect to Mendy and Mané, but I’d have given Goalkeeper and Player of the Tournament to Gabaski and Aboubakar. I know neither of them won it - but in terms of individual performances, they were superb at #AFCON2021.
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RT if you think this should be a statue outside FNB Stadium. @siphiweshabba made 50 million people rejoice. 🇿🇦⚽️
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When Percy Tau was loaned out to a Union Saint-Gilloise in the Belgian second tier, he could’ve rested on his laurels, he could’ve taken it easy…. He didn’t. He worked, he improved, he knuckled down. And now he’s reaping the rewards. Such a great attitude, so much talent. 🇿🇦
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The Easter egg at the end of this from Kobbie Mainoo is worth waiting for…
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I’ve covered World Cups, I’ve covered Champions League finals, I’ve seen some of the best players in the world play live…. This is - hands down - the greatest football game that I’ve ever covered live. And I cannot imagine that ever changing. #SWFC, you beauties. I’m shaking.
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Bruno had his ex-girlfriend murdered, dismembered & fed to dogs. After just 7 years of a 22-year sentence, he’s got a new club. Revolting.
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Confirmed:. 19-year-old Khanya Leshabela has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Leicester City until 2022. 🇿🇦⚽️
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Cyril is so calming… Every time he’s spoken about the Coronavirus situation in South Africa I’ve felt reassured by the time he finishes. Not every country can say that. We’re lucky.
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These pictures that Kaizer Chiefs posted of Wiseman Meyiwa’s farewell are absolutely heartbreaking. So glad that the club have vowed to help look after him and his future, they’re doing a great thing.
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Benni McCarthy taking AmaZulu from being a team battling relegation last season to qualifying for the #CAFCL for the first time ever. You absolutely love to see it. What a season, Usuthu.
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Samuel Eto’o retires. At 38. He holds a strong case as the best African footballer of all time. 2 AFCONS 🏆🏆.1 Olympic Gold 🥇.2 Copa del Rey 🏆🏆.3 UCL 🏆🏆🏆.3 La Liga 🏆🏆🏆.1 Serie A 🏆.2 Coppa Italia 🏆🏆.AFCON all-time top scorer ⚽️.4 African Player of the Year 🌍
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Grant Kekana made more clearances tonight (7) than the entire Moroccan team (4) - he also finished with the highest pass completion (93%) of any outfield player that started the game. Monster performance from the Bandaged Bafana. #AFCON2023
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We remember what people said about him after the Brazil game, we remember what they said when he became #Bafana’s number one, and when he became their captain…. Ronwen Williams always backed himself, and look at him now. Right now, the continent’s best. 🇿🇦🧤
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There’s a ‘Radebe Suite’ in the West Stand of Leeds United’s Elland Road stadium in Yorkshire. I’m not sure a lot of people in South Africa understand just how revered ‘The Chief’ is at #LUFC.
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You can say what you want about Itumeleng Khune, but the man has incredible distribution. Even now.
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Confirmed:. Percy Tau 🇿🇦 has been registered by Club Brugge 🇧🇪 for this year’s UEFA Champions League, and is now in line to make his #UCL debut v Dynamo Kyiv 🇺🇦 tomorrow night. If they get past Kyiv they’ll face either FC Basel🇨🇭or LASK 🇦🇹.
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Next month, Percy Tau will line up somewhere in Europe and the UEFA Champions League theme tune will blast out from the speakers as he makes his #UCL debut… 🎶🏆 . Some dreams do come true. 🇿🇦⚽️
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No player at #AFCON2023 has made more tackles than Aubrey Modiba (23), more interceptions than Mothobi Mvala (11), won more aerial duels than Evidence Makgopa (48), blocked more crosses than Khuliso Mudau (8) or blocked more crosses than Sphephelo Sithole (10). #Bafana strong 🇿🇦
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This is a really interesting interview with Tony Mowbray, who discusses the work/life balance in football. The bit about his young lad at the end is full of emotion.
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Seriously, the happiness that these 1D guys bring to their fans is incredible. I couldn't care less if like your music or not. Carry on.
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100% 💪 Ola Aina attempted six tackles for #TeamNigeria tonight - and won all six of them. He wasn’t dribbled past even once, and also made four clearances and two interceptions. #AFCON2021
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For the first time in over a decade there will be no North African nation in the AFCON quarterfinals….
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Brilliant from Nike. This must’ve taken forever to edit, and they’ve done it perfectly.
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Absolutely diabolical scenes at Moses Mabhida Stadium tonight. Kaizer Chiefs will be in big trouble for this. Unacceptable from the supporters. Video via @Jeff_CJ31
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Third place for #Bafana the first time since back in 2000, a remarkable achievement for a team that wasn’t at all fancied to get this far in pre-tournament. Two (more) penalty saves from Ronwen Williams, and they go home with a hugely deserved medal. Kaofela. 🇿🇦⚽️
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Hlompho Kekana’s rocket for Sundowns against Cape Town City has been nominated for the FIFA #PuskasAward. 🇿🇦⚽️
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Usain Bolt: “I’d vote for Oscarine Masuluke. For a goalkeeper to score an overhead kick in stoppage time like that is impressive.”
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Emotional seeing those pens, brought me close to tears…. Been lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time with Ronza over the years, been on camps with him, interviewed him countless times, and you couldn’t wish to meet a nicer guy. He’s been through so much to get here. Salute.
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I went to see One Direction tonight. While I'm not a fan of their music, if what they do makes this many people happy, they can carry on.
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Good to see Pitso Mosimane on my TV tonight. So far, so good for Al Ahly.
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#Bafana’s Percy Tau has been nominated as Player of the Year in the Belgian Proximus League following his performances in Belgium’s second tier this season. 🇿🇦⚽️
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Steve Komphela is a philosopher. His message to Thamsanqa Gabuza can be a message to anyone suffering with their mental health. Look after yourselves.
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Let me introduce to you the new Lord Mayor of my hometown, Sheffield. 😎. Cool AF in his Doc Martens.
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Patrice Motsepe has made a lot of people very happy by bringing Barcelona and Messi to South Africa. That has to be applauded, tonight will be the highlight of the year for a lot of people at FNB Stadium.
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There’s always one. Kaizer Chiefs in Sheffield - Anakhosi global. Cheers for the picture, Jack.
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Cameroon are sadly out of the competition, but they have become the first team to beat Brazil in a World Cup group game since way back in 1998. Their 17-game unbeaten run comes to an end. Indomitable. 🇨🇲
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Fantastic news for Percy Tau. It’s taken a complete overhaul of the work permit rules in English football, but he may finally get his Premier League chance. 🇿🇦⚽️.
Where’s Percy? Waiting for the paperwork of his UK work permit to be completed. Anderlecht don’t expect him back anymore. #bhafc
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2016 - Marco van Basten to Hakim Ziyech: "How stupid can you be to choose Morocco if you are in contention for the Dutch national team?”. 2017 - Hakim Ziyech helps Morocco reach #Russia2018. The Dutch didn't qualify.
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Kaizer Chiefs v Pitso Mosimane’s Al Ahly, with Stuart Baxter back in charge of Amakhosi, is the #CAFCL final that we deserve…. Mosimane and Baxter went toe-to-toe for years in South Africa, and both landed punches - a clash on the continental stage would be epic. A back story.
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Glen Kamara taking off his black armband and kissing it after scoring… Nice touch.
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Percy Tau on for his Union Saint-Gilloise debut in the 64th minute. They’re leading Westerlo 1-0. 🇿🇦👊🏼
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Kanye doing ‘Jesus Walks’ on a plane with a choir. Now this is superb.
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