Matthew Booth Plays the Long Game

Matthew Booth’s towering frame was once an imposing sight in Bafana Bafana’s back four, as the Sundowns star become a popular member of the national team ahead of the 2010 World Cup. In this pod the "big man" speaks candidly about his experiences in the game, the importance of financial planning, his goals to coach professionally, and about why he thinks Pitso Mosimane deserves another shot at the Bafana job. Co-hosts: Zayn Nabbi and Courtney FreeseGuest: Matthew Booth (Former South African defender) WhatsAapp Get in touch on WhatsApp - +447908 790 474YouTubeWatch us here - On The Whistle Podcast: https://bit.ly/35gKucxSocial MediaFacebook Group: On The Whistle PodcastInstagram: @otw_podcast / @sportsguyzaynTwitter: @otw_podcast / @sportsguyzayn Show Notes00:00 – Intro04:30 – Learning about football and politics in Fish Hoek09:00 – Career highlights at Cape Town Spurs and at Sundowns11:00 – Patrice Motsepe’s “strange” transfer policy at Sundowns14:15 – How the "second economy" has corrupted South African football22:00 – Preparing for football’s “afterlife”  29:20 – A failed move to West Ham leads Matthew to Russia33:00 – Impressions of Brazil legend Carlos Alberto Parreira  41:00 – Pitso Mosimane deserves another shot with Bafana42:00 – A future in coaching one day? Duration: 46:40 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.