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Kale Herbert has become one of New Zealand’s emerging coaching talents by sealing a place in the ISPS Handa Premiership semi-finals with his Hamilton Wanderers side. The 28-year-old is in his second national league season with Wanderers, having succeeded father … Read More
A group of New Zealand football enthusiasts are using all they know about the game in an effort to challenge for a world title in Fantasy Premier League, the sport’s largest fan competition. They are among the 27,500 New Zealanders … Read More
Team Wellington’s Hamish Watson showed football fans why he’s the leading goalscorer in this year’s ISPS Handa Premiership with one of the season’s best goals – a long-range effort at Auckland City’s Kiwitea Street. Trailing 3-0 to City, Watson got … Read More
Emerging All White star Joe Bell is confident the national squad will continue to develop “more of an identity” despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with Sky Sport’s Football Fix, the young midfielder says coach … Read More
All White Winston Reid has given his first interview since joining English Championship club Brentford on loan from West Ham United. The 32-year-old defender – whose six-year contract with West Ham runs till mid-2023 – says he is looking forward … Read More
Wellington Phoenix have secured their first win of the Hyundai A-League season, thanks to a late Jaushua Sotirio goal against Central Coast Mariners. Sotirio (25) came off the bench to strike in the 88th minute, helping Phoenix take the three … Read More
All White striker Chris Wood has regained his goalscoring touch in dramatic fashion, scoring the winner for Burnley in a crucial English Premier League clash with Aston Villa. Wood’s 79th-minute header gave Burnley a 3-2 win and lifted the club … Read More
Surely no New Zealand football figure has been in the right place at the right time as often — or as effectively — as Arthur Egan. Since his first official role in football as the collator of weekend results for … Read More