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New Zealand Tourism have released two short videos to promote the beauty of Aotearoa through the story of a young girl as she takes her football from Hobbiton to Aoraki Mt Cook. The first video shows off some of the … Read More
Organisers of the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship will provide live streams of all 20 games played at the tournament in Fiji. The tournament runs from June 21 till July 8, with the winner automatically qualifying for next year’s FIFA U-20 … Read More
Miramar Rangers have the chance to retake the O’Brien Shield in a midweek Central League game with the Wellington Phoenix Reserves. Rangers travel to Fraser Park on Wednesday night when the Phoenix will stage the first defence of the shield … Read More
By Jack Sharp The Lotto NRFL Northern Conference will have a new leader on Wednesday night as two title contenders meet in a floodlit game. Third-placed Franklin United will host second-placed Bucklands Beach at the Drury Sports Complex, kicking off … Read More
Qatar’s national football body says Yusuf Abdurisag denies using racist language against All Whites defender Michael Boxall during the abandoned match in Austria. Instead, the Qatar Football Association says Abdurisag has stressed that he was the victim of racial abuse … Read More
Football Ferns goalkeeper Vic Esson is the fourth subject of an eight-part documentary series that goes behind the scenes to help fans get to know New Zealand’s players ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. This episode screened on Sky … Read More
Holders Auckland City will play Western Springs in the next round of the Chatham Cup, while former winners Cashmere Technical and Christchurch United will go head-to-head. At stake are spots in the quarter-finals of this year’s Chatham Cup, football’s oldest … Read More
National champions Eastern Suburbs will travel to Ellerslie for their Kate Sheppard Cup quarter-final next month. Fencibles United and Petone — the only two clubs in the cup not to have been past winners — were both given away ties, … Read More
New Zealand were leading 1-0 when their international friendly against Qatar was abandoned at half-time, when the All Whites refused to take the pitch. The New Zealand team were protesting the lack of action by officials after claims defender Michael … Read More
Football’s national body says it’s behind the All Whites who refused to continue their game against Qatar after allegations that one of their players had been racially abused. In a statement, New Zealand Football said: “In the 40th minute of … Read More
A brief exchange between two players sparked the controversial abandonment of New Zealand’s friendly international against Qatar after claims of racial abuse. All Whites defender Michael Boxall says a Qatari player racially abused him shortly before half-time in the game … Read More
New Zealand’s international friendly against Qatar has been abandoned after claims defender Michael Boxall had been racially abused by an opponent. The All Whites decided not to take the field for the second half after officials failed to take action … Read More
Western Springs’s executive committee and the club’s Women’s Premier League team say they have reached agreement on how to resolve their differences. In a joint statement released on the Western Springs website, the parties explain the mediation process they have … Read More
Former Wellington schoolboy Eugenio Pizutto has landed a contract with Mexican champions Tigres. Midfielder Pizutto (21) joins Tigres following an injury-disrupted spell with Portugal’s Sporting Clube de Braga B, the reserve team of SC Braga. AS Mexico reports Pizutto was … Read More
A player who learned how to coach youth players in New Zealand is reportedly set to join the coaching staff of English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Chris Davies (38) is expected to join new manager Ange Postecoglou at the … Read More
Here are all the weekend’s top results from the Chatham Cup, Kate Sheppard Cup and leagues in the Northern and WaiBOP regions. The All Whites played Sweden in the first of two matches to be played in the June international … Read More
The Qatar Football Association have moved Tuesday’s international against New Zealand to a 5,000-capacity stadium about 100km outside of Vienna. The match between Qatar and the All Whites was originally scheduled to take place at the 15,000-capacity Generali Arena in … Read More
All Whites interim head coach Darren Bazeley says there’ll be changes — “but not wholesale changes” — in the line-up to face Qatar in Tuesday’s friendly international in Austria. Bazeley said a couple of players were “a little bit sore” … Read More