Steve Blues

Steve Blues

Africa - Managing Editor

Biography: I studied journalism at Rhodes University and began my career writing features for a variety of entertainment magazines. I soon moved from print to digital and began focusing on sports when I joined the Perform Group in 2014. After covering such diverse sports stories as the Oscar Pistorius trial and aeroplanes full of cash heading to the Ghana men's national team at the Brazil World Cup, I began to focus exclusively on football and GOAL.  

My Football Story: I'm a lifelong Spurs fan who found himself a long way from Tottenham. I once dreamed of winning the Ballon d'Or as a goalkeeper but discovered I was better at stringing sentences together than I was at world-class saves. 

Areas of Expertise:

  • PSL (South African domestic league)
  • Tottenham Hotspur
  • African continental competitions at club and international level

Favourite football memory: The one thing I desperately wanted to achieve as a goalkeeper was to score a goal. In my second-last match before retiring, on a windy, freezing Joburg winter pitch I launched the ball long and one bounce off that rock hard pitch and it looped over their keeper and in! I am not ashamed to admit I celebrated more than if I'd scored a winner in the World Cup final.

Articles by Steve Blues
  1. POTS debate ramps up as new contender rises to challenge Appollis & Mofokeng

    The race for the 2025/26 Premier Soccer League individual honours is reaching boiling point as a new name enters the conversation to challenge the established frontrunners. While the spotlight has largely remained on teenage sensation Relebohile Mofokeng, Richards Bay head coach Ronnie Gabriel has thrown a domestic spanner in the works by touting one of his own rising stars for a major accolade.

  2. McKenzie risks Mama Joy's wrath over plans to send Mafikizolo & Mi Casa to World Cup

    The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture is facing a social media backlash following his latest announcement regarding South Africa's presence at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. While Bafana Bafana prepare for their trip to North America, the Minister has confirmed plans to send 20 local musicians to perform at the global showpiece with no room for superfan Mama Joy who clashed with the minister over funding for her proposed trip to the finals.

  1. Hunt happy with 'Downs draw but believes Stellies 'could have won it in the end'

    The Wineland's boss cut a satisfied figure after his side held Mamelodi Sundowns to a 1-1 draw on Wednesday evening in a crucial Betway Premiership match that dented the Pretoria club's title ambitions. While the veteran coach was pleased to take a point off the reigning champions, he insisted the Maroons had the opportunities to secure a late victory.