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New Zealand’s match against Guatemala at the FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup is a late addition to Sky Sport’s broadcast schedule. The network has confirmed it will provide live coverage from Argentina on sports channels 4 and 9 from 5.50am … Read More
A Jago Godden goal six minutes into stoppage time provided Christchurch United’s eighth successive win on Friday night to keep the club top of the Southern League. United have a 100% winning record in the competition and are five points … Read More
There’s plenty of top football to watch this weekend, either live or on a screen, as New Zealand gets its FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup campaign underway and Auckland City play their last pool game at the OFC Champions League. … Read More
By Luke Austin Round 8 of the Central League kicks off at Wakefield Park with a heavyweight clash between Wellington Olympic and Napier City Rovers. Both sides will look to bounce back following disappointing losses in Round 7. Olympic were … Read More
By Jack Sharp Chatham Cup heroics may have recharged the batteries for teams in the Lotto NRFL Southern Conference. Otumoetai and Te Awamutu, both at the bottom end of the Conference table, landed confidence-building wins in last weekend’s cup first … Read More
Auckland City aim to raise their level of performance again as they finish their pool games on Saturday at the OFC Champions League in Vanuatu. Having won their opening two matches, the Navy Blues need a draw or better against Samoa’s … Read More
The All Whites will play AFC Asian Cup holders Qatar during June’s international window, meeting them at Generali Arena in Vienna, Austria. Darren Bazeley, currently leading the New Zealand U-20 team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, will … Read More
By Jonno Ross With two of the Northern League’s top three teams not playing this weekend, mid-table sides have an ideal chance to stake their claims for spots in the National League qualifying zone. The top four Northern League sides … Read More
By Jonno Ross Leaders East Coast Bays and Hibiscus Coast threaten to break further clear in the Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship. Bays play lowly Onehunga Mangere United this weekend, while unbeaten Hibiscus Coast have home advantage (and the league’s tightest … Read More
By Jack Sharp No competition has been more difficult to follow this year than the Lotto NRFL Northern Conference. After its false start and subsequent restart, the clubs had to pause the league last weekend for Chatham Cup fixtures. Now, … Read More
Friday night’s Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League match between Western Springs and Auckland United has been postponed. In a statement on Thursday evening, Northern Region Football said the fixture had been postponed at Western Springs’ request. NRF Chief Executive Laura … Read More
By Logan Smith A unique scheduling has seen three of the Southern League’s five Round 8 matches scheduled on Friday night, all crosstown clashes between Christchurch clubs. At 7pm, league leaders Christchurch United will be confident of taking another three … Read More
New Zealand international midfielder Marko Stamenic will leave FC Copenhagen as a winner, after helping the club win their ninth Danish Cup. Stamenic, who leaves Copenhagen to join Serbian giants Red Star Belgrade in July, came on as a substitute … Read More
New Zealand will play the Cook Islands and Samoa in their pool games at September’s OFC U-16 Women’s Championship to be held in Tahiti. The 10-nation tournament decides who qualifies for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, representing the … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have re-signed Australian midfielder Nicholas Pennington for the next men’s A-League season. Pennington (24) has made 44 appearances for the club over the past two years, having joined the Nix in 2021 from Olbia Calcio 1905 in … Read More
National champions Eastern Suburbs have withdrawn from the inaugural OFC Women’s Champions League due to start on June 1, citing concerns about costs, timing and security. Suburbs, who qualified for the inaugural OFC competition by winning the 2022 Women’s National … Read More
A Newshub report says Western Springs players won’t take the field for Friday night’s Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League match against Auckland United to show solidarity with coach Ryan Faithfull. The club announced last week that Faithfull was “moving on”, … Read More
Auckland City have made sure of a semi-finals berth at the OFC Champions League tournament in Vanuatu with their 3-1 win against Fiji’s Suva at Luganville. READ MORE: Auckland City go up a gear to beat Suva 3-1 at OFC … Read More