Three English Premier League clubs missed out in the race to sign young New Zealand striker Matthew Garbett, according to UK media reports. The 19-year-old OlyWhite, who partnered Chris Wood in the New Zealand attack at the Tokyo Olympic Games, … Read More
Football Fern Katie Rood (28) has signed for English club Southampton. The striker joins the Saints from Lewes FC where she has played since 2019. She first played in the United Kingdom in 2012 when she joined Lincoln Ladies in … Read More
Friends of Football have inducted long-time administrator, football writer and publisher Terry Hobin to its roll of Medal of Excellence holders. Hobin was surprised with the presentation of his medal at his retirement function in Auckland, after relinquishing his role … Read More
Auckland City could use their remaining fixtures to test a few on-field changes after clinching the new-look Northern League. Head coach José Figuera told the club’s website: “We may experiment with a few things in the next three games now … Read More
New Zealand’s OlyWhites are rated longshots to beat hosts Japan in Saturday’s quarter-finals of the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. In the lead-up to the match, the TAB was at first offering odds of $10 on a New … Read More
National coach Danny Hay’s faith in under-fire goalkeeper Michael Woud has paid off with the OlyWhites reaching the knockout stages of the Olympic Games for the first time. Hay stuck by the 22-year-old goalkeeper, selecting him to stay between the … Read More
Football Fern Hannah Wilkinson is representing New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics … here’s the third instalment of her tournament diary written for Friends of Football: By Hannah Wilkinson Our opening two games of the competition were tough and, ideally, … Read More
Football Fern Hannah Wilkinson is representing New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics … here’s the second instalment of her tournament diary written for Friends of Football: By Hannah Wilkinson We received a beautiful welcome to the Games Village in the … Read More
Clubs and young players from all around the country have helped reveal New Zealand’s men’s and women’s squads to travel to the Tokyo Olympics. New Zealand Football announced the Olympic squads on Friday June 25, using a round-the-country video montage … Read More
Former national coach Allan Jones will make a special appearance at Auckland’s Kiwitea Street this weekend to watch Auckland City’s ISPS Handa Chatham Cup match with Tauranga City. Jones, and his son Vaughan, will be hosted by City’s Club Ambassador … Read More