Latest news from Friends of Football
Alida Shanks has joined the WaiBOP Football staff as the federation’s Legacy Manager, responsible for maximising the benefits from this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. She has much experience in football, having worked for Capital Football, Northern Football and NZ … Read More
Five major European nations face a potential broadcast blackout of the FIFA Women’s World Cup if media owners don’t significantly improve their offers for broadcast rights. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has repeated his call to broadcasters to follow FIFA’s lead … Read More
Members of community club Otahuhu United say they are “gutted, saddened and devastated” after vandals have caused serious damage to their main pitch at their Seaside Park home. Club chairman Stephen West says this week’s vandalism was the second attack … Read More
National women’s champions Eastern Suburbs will learn their group opponents in the OFC Women’s Champions League in a draw to be live-streamed on Thursday May 4. Suburbs, who qualified for the inaugural OFC competition by winning the 2022 Women’s National … Read More
Striker Katie Rood has suffered a serious knee injury and has been forced to give up her hopes of regaining selection to the Football Ferns in time for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Rood (30) has revealed on her social … Read More
Waitemata FC have set up a special fund to help financially-stressed members continue to play football while facing cost of living increases. The club has established its Sporting Chance Support Fund and is appealing to existing members, and the local … Read More
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper and women’s club captain Lily Alfeld was forced to spend the A-League season on the sideline due to her long-term rehabilitation from injury. In this special feature for The Kiwi Football Fix Show, Alfeld shares her story … Read More
National U-20 men’s head coach Darren Bazeley has named a 21-player squad for this month’s FIFA U-20 World Cup to be played in Argentina. Of the squad, 16 players were in the side that won the OFC U-19 Championship in Tahiti … Read More
Four New Zealanders who have represented the Futsal Whites are celebrating their club’s success in winning the league stage in the top tier of the UK’s National Futsal Series. Jordi Ditfort, Tom McGowan and brothers Logan Wisnewski and Kyle Wisnewski … Read More
Friends of Football will host their eighth annual golf day at Huapai Golf Club on Thursday June 1, 2023. PLEASE NOTE: This story has been updated following the postponement of the event from May 11, due to weather. READ MORE: … Read More
Former Wellington Phoenix striker Roy Krishna has been named the Players’ Player of the Season at his Indian Super League club, Bengaluru FC. The Blues are celebrating a season in which they reached the final of all three major competitions … Read More
Here are the results, scorers and tables from the Northern, Central and Southern leagues, as well as the top men’s and women’s competitions in the upper North Island. Plus, the Wellington Phoenix made the play-offs with a win in their … Read More
Experienced midfielder Ria Percival is on track to be fit for New Zealand’s campaign at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Having not played a competitive game for more than a year, Percival (33) came off the subs’ bench in the … Read More
By Joan Grey She’s marked some of the world’s greatest footballers — including United States superstar Alex Morgan and legendary Brazilian striker Marta — but she’s now content with cameo appearances off the bench in the Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier … Read More
Here’s our round-up from around the country with Sunday results from the Northern League, Southern League, and the top women’s competitions in the upper North Island. This page will be updated to include incoming results, and will revise the tables. … Read More
Two Manurewa players face 10-game suspensions after being sent off late in their side’s 3-3 draw with Hamilton Wanderers in the Northern League. Nico Bobadilla (24), who had scored all three Manurewa goals, and team captain Agustin Contratti (30) will … Read More
Ticket sales have opened for the first-ever international to be played by the Football Ferns in Napier. New Zealand will play Vietnam — currently ranked 33rd in the FIFA women’s world rankings — on Monday July 10. It will be … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix are off to the men’s A-League play-offs! For the fourth time in five years, the club has reached the finals stage of the isuzu-UTE A-League after beating wooden spooners Macarthur 1-0 at Campbelltown Stadium in Sydney. The … Read More