The rib injury to All Whites striker Chris Wood has added to mounting injury problems at his Newcastle United club. Wood was forced off Eden Park after only half an hour of New Zealand’s game against Australia when he could … Read More
The Australian camp believe their young players did enough in their 2-0 win against New Zealand’s All Whites to give head coach Graham Arnold selection headaches ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Having used 31 players in the … Read More
The All Whites’ homecoming game at Eden Park took football’s centre stage at the weekend but fans had plenty of other results to follow as well. While the men’s national team played Australia, the New Zealand U-19s won the final … Read More
New Zealand’s star player, striker Chris Wood, has thrown his support behind All Whites head coach Danny Hay, saying it would be “absolutely silly” for NZ Football to let him go. At a media conference after New Zealand’s 2-0 loss … Read More
The All Whites — and an Eden Park crowd of 34,985 — farewelled veteran skipper Winston Reid but had to concede defeat to an Australian side much improved from the opening game in their two-match series. New Zealand lost 2-0 … Read More
All Whites head coach Danny Hay says the competition for places is so strong, there were “some disappointed faces” among his players when he told them the starting line-up for Sunday’s match against Australia. In an interview for NZ Football’s … Read More
Hundreds of New Zealand fans got to meet their footballing heroes as the All Whites held a ‘meet and greet’ session in Auckland. The session, in which fans of all ages took selfies, shook hands or got shirts, posters (and … Read More
A team of 10 stadium staff will work through Saturday night to transform Auckland’s Eden Park from a rugby ground into a venue suitable for Sunday’s All Whites game against Australia’s Socceroos. After Saturday matches for rugby’s All Blacks and … Read More
Australia head coach Graham Arnold says his line-up for Sunday’s match against New Zealand at Eden Park will be dominated by the youngsters in his squad. Arnold has confirmed he’ll make wholesale changes from the side that beat New Zealand … Read More
New Zealand’s homecoming match for the All Whites — their first on home soil since 2017 — provides the highlight of this weekend’s football action. Whether you’re going to Auckland’s Eden Park for the match against Australia’s Socceroos, or watching … Read More