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The Wellington Phoenix men and women will play an historic A-Leagues double-header in Auckland on Saturday November 25. Go Media Stadium Mt Smart will host the Macca’s Festival of Football, featuring both Phoenix teams. Main photo: Go Media Stadium … … Read More
Goals conceded late in each half proved costly for New Zealand as they lost 3-1 to Indonesia in the opening game of the PFF Women’s Tri-National Futsal Invitational Tournament in the Philippines. The Futsal Ferns took the lead against Indonesia … Read More
All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley says there’s “way more to come” from his young national squad, despite losing to Australia in the Soccer Ashes match in London. “We came up against a pretty good team that played some pretty … Read More
Former Glenfield Rovers head coach Daniel Donegan has been appointed to lead Northern Rovers in next year’s Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship. Donegan (42) will be Rovers’ men’s first-team coach, taking over from Paul Gothard who has been appointed as the … Read More
New Zealand’s Futsal Ferns will play their first full international match in four years when they face Indonesia at a three-nation tournament in the Philippines on Wednesday night. The October 18 game starts the five-day PFF Women’s Tri-Nation Futsal Invitational … Read More
A goal in each half has given Australia a 2-0 win against New Zealand to win the Soccer Ashes Trophy. In the first half, the All Whites worked hard and matched the Socceroos in terms of possession and opportunities but … Read More
All Whites captain Chris Wood hopes the Soccer Ashes match with Australia will open the way for annual fixtures between the two countries. As his side prepared for their London match on Wednesday morning (NZT), Wood said he was “a … Read More
North Shore United have named Dave Fahy as their head coach for their 2024 Lotto NRFL Championship season. Fahy (37) was the club’s U-23 coach and assistant coach for the first team last season, and is a former first-team player … Read More
Australia head coach Graham Arnold has high expectations of his squad to face New Zealand’s All Whites in London. “There’s always a rivalry between us and New Zealand in every sport,” he told a pre-match media briefing. “There’s only one … Read More
New Zealand’s performance at November’s FIFA U-17s Mens World Cup in Indonesia will give players a chance to showcase their talent against some of the world’s best in their age group. On past experience, the squad is likely to help … Read More
Texan billionaire Bill Foley says his top priority will be to connect with the Auckland community to make an A-League expansion club succeed. He says key staff with community roles must be found in New Zealand, and not imported, when … Read More
Fencibles United have appointed Rhys Ruka as the head coach of their Lotto NRFL Men’s Championship side for next season. Ruka (35) joins United after coaching spells at Manurewa and Manukau United, and after a long playing career with Northern … Read More
International football — of sorts — will come to Takapuna’s Taharoto Park in November, and all in a good cause. Members of Liverpool FC’s New Zealand Supporters Club will play a touring side representing Tahiti-based fans of French club St … Read More
New Zealand forwards Hannah Wilkinson, Hannah Blake and Grace Jale have all found the net in the opening round of the women’s A-League. Wilkson scored the winner for Melbourne City in their 1-0 win against the Wellington Phoenix at Sky … Read More
Here’s our round-up of the weekend’s results from the latest women’s and men’s National League games, and games involving the All Whites, and the women’s and men’s Wellington Phoenix teams. Here’s our round-up for the weekend of October 14-15, 2023: … Read More
The All Whites and Socceroos will use a penalty shootout to find a winner if Wednesday’s friendly international ends in a draw after 90 minutes. The national bodies have agreed to use penalties, if necessary, to decide where the rediscovered … Read More
Western Springs have suffered a setback in their push to make back-to-back appearances in the grand final of the Women’s National League. The Kate Sheppard Cup holders dropped two valuable points in their latest game, drawing 2-2 against a Wellington … Read More
Melbourne City beat the Wellington Phoenix 1-0 in a tight opening match of the new women’s A-League season, played at Sky Stadium. Football Ferns striker Hannah Wilkinson broke the deadlock in the 73rd minute in an entertaining game that produced … Read More