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New Zealand will learn their pool opponents for May’s FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup in the early hours of Saturday (April 22). FIFA have announced details of the draw for the tournament, which has been hurriedly moved from Indonesia to … Read More
Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Enjoy your footballing weekend! Game to be played on Friday April 14, 2023 Southern … Read More
Easter provides a swag of top football fixtures, spread over the long weekend, with plenty to watch live or on a screen. The Football Ferns meet Iceland in Turkey; the Phoenix head to Melbourne; and there are full rounds in … Read More
Last year’s giantkillers Sperm Whales have a trip to Cambridge in the preliminary round of this year’s Chatham Cup. They were among the sides drawn to play in the preliminary round of the Chatham Cup which is in its 100th … Read More
The preliminary round draw has been made for the 2023 Kate Sheppard Cup. The round is scheduled to be played at ANZAC weekend. Preliminary round draw Papakura City FC v Onerahi Northern United SC v Melville Utd AFC Waikato Unicol … Read More
The Football Ferns will play Vietnam in a friendly international at Napier’s McLean Park in July — the first time the city has hosted the national women’s team. The game will be the Ferns’ final warm-up game ahead of the … Read More
Organisers of the FIFA Women’s World Cup want to get the tournament off to a roaring start — quite literally! They are inviting football fans to take part in a special event at Auckland’s Eden Park on Tuesday April 11, … Read More
Napier City Rovers have named a number of former All Whites in their all-star teams to play in the club’s 50th Anniversary Legends match at Easter Weekend. Members of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers goalkeeper Mark Paston and defender Ben … Read More
Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Enjoy your footballing weekend! Game to be played on Friday March 31, 2023 Northern … Read More
Top club football gets underway around the country with opening games in the Northern, Central and Southern Leagues. In the Northern and WaiBOP regions, the Lotto NRFL men’s and women’s competitions start their winter seasons. The Wellington Phoenix men take … Read More
The All Whites will host a public event in Wellington on Saturday to meet their fans ahead of this weekend’s game against China. The players will be at the Public Trust Hall, at 131-135 Lambton Quay, Wellington, from 11.30am on … Read More
The ninth annual match between Central United and Mt Albert Ponsonby for the Brian Stanyer Memorial Trophy is scheduled for Sunday March 19, 2023. The game will be played at Western Springs’ Seddon Fields grounds, kicking off at 2pm. The … Read More
The country’s top futsal players gather in Auckland this weekend for the first of two national series to decide New Zealand’s men’s and women’s champion teams. Thirty games will take place over three days of competition at Auckland’s Trusts Arena. … Read More
There’s everything from a sudden death OFC Champions League play-off to a special pre-season friendly to remember a stalwart of Auckland football — that’s how the weekend shapes up for football fans. Auckland City and Wellington Olympic face each other … Read More
Four Auckland clubs have partnered to stage a day of football events in South Auckland, including three games with a touring Australian club. Hosts Mangere United, along with Onehunga Mangere United, Manukau United and Otahuhu United, are promoting the event … Read More
New Zealand will learn their group opponents at the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup on Friday March 31 when the draw is made for the tournament to be held in Indonesia in May. All 24 participating nations have now been … Read More
More than 100 of the best men and women futsal players in the upper North Island will play in a two-day tournament in Tauranga over the weekend (March 11-12, 2023). The tournament is the Ford Futsal Superleague’s Northern Travel series … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix are offering a two-game pass for fans who want to go to both of the side’s upcoming A-League games at Auckland’s Eden Park. The Phoenix play Sydney FC on Sunday March 12, and the Brisbane Roar in … Read More