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Tributes are flowing for Jimmy Colligan, a player and coach who achieved many successes at Auckland clubs, including Oratia United, Mt Albert Ponsonby and Metro. He has died in Auckland, aged 78. Family and friends will gather on Thursday November … Read More
All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley says he’s pleased with his team’s performance in their 1-1 draw with the Republic of Ireland. “I keep saying we’re going to be a really good team, and I think today, again, we took … Read More
New Zealand’s All Whites have drawn 1-1 with the Republic of Ireland in their friendly international in Dublin. Main photo: Matt Garbett pulls the trigger for his goal against Republic of Ireland. READ MORE: Storming finish earns All Whites deserved … Read More
A strong second half and a well-worked goal for Matt Garbett have earned New Zealand’s All Whites a 1-1 draw with Republic of Ireland. For the first third of the game, the home side had the better of the game, … Read More
Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny has no complaints about the result after his team’s 1-1 draw with New Zealand’s All Whites. In his post-match interview, he said: “New Zealand played well, to be fair to them, and we didn’t … Read More
Texan billionaire Bill Foley has written an open letter to clubs in the northern region, sharing his vision and plans for Auckland’s A-League expansion club. Having been accepted as the owner of the new club, Foley says he hopes players … Read More
New Zealand’s second A-League club has been confirmed with Texan billionaire Bill Foley named as the successful bidder to launch a new Auckland club. Using the working title AKLFootball24, a newly-created website says the Auckland-based expansion club will announce its … Read More
The Grand Final of the Women’s National League between Auckland United and Southern United will decide which club will represent New Zealand at next year’s OFC Women’s Champions League. The Oceania Football Confederation has confirmed the winner at Auckland’s Go … Read More
Northern Region Football are losing two long-serving staff members in Dave Alabaster and Christina Taylor. Veteran coach and administrator Dave Alabaster will leave his role at NRF in December. After more than 40 years coaching at all levels in junior, … Read More
The All Whites expect to play the Republic of Ireland in front of a packed Aviva Stadium with fans keen to farewell local legend James McClean. With 24 hours to go before the friendly international in Dublin, more than 41,000 … Read More
Western Springs forward Sofia Garcia has won the Golden Boot for this year’s Women’s National League. Garcia (25) averaged a goal a game, scoring nine times in the nine-round competition. Main photo: Sofia Garcia … led the Western Springs attack … Read More
Cashmere Technical striker Garbhan Coughlan and Wellington Olympic’s Gianni Bouzoukis have finished level for the second year in a row in the race for the Men’s National League’s Golden Boot. After the latest round of games, it appeared Coughlan had … Read More
Canterbury United have won the Girls’ National Youth League for a second year in a row, finishing their season as the competition’s only unbeaten side. The Pride Cubs, as the side is known, finished six points clear of nearest rivals … Read More
The draw for the OFC women’s Olympic qualifiers will be drawn on Thursday, determining New Zealand’s opponents for the tournament to be held in February. Eight nations’ names will go into the draw on November 23 at the OFC Home of … Read More
Three new players have been added to the Football Ferns squad to play FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 quarter-finalists Colombia their two-match series in Bogotá. Receiving their debut call-ups are Wellington Phoenix midfielder Macey Fraser, Sunderland midfielder Katie Kitching and … Read More
Auckland City head coach Albert Reira says losing two games in a row is a “massive disappointment”, and he needs his players to bounce back for Sunday’s Grand Final against Wellington Olympic. “I’m very upset, to be fair,” Reira told … Read More
Here’s our round-up of results from the weekend’s top games, including the women’s and men’s National Leagues, the women’s A-Leagues and international games by our national sides. Results Men’s international friendly Game played on Saturday November 18, 2023 (NZT) Georgios … Read More
The Dub Zone panellists have analysed games from the fifth round of the Liberty A-League in their half-hour show dedicated to women’s football. Here’s the episode that covers games played over the weekend of November 17-19, 2023: More football stories