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Bobby Almond

Almond to share ’82 World Cup memories with Papanui-Redwood club

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Former All White Bobby Almond will be the special guest of Canterbury’s Papanui-Redwood AFC at a function on Thursday April 28. The defender from the 1982 FIFA World Cup squad will share stories of his career in football which saw … Read More

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Seven Sharp: How walking football is becoming the ‘game of the future’

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Television’s Seven Sharp programme has featured the upsurge in interest in walking football, a version of the ‘beautiful game’ that caters for those whose bodies require a gentler approach to the sport. An enthusiastic promoter of walking football is former … Read More

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Friends together – how we’re working with The Centre Circle

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Friends of Football are working with Canterbury-based supporter group The Centre Circle, providing football fans in both islands the chance to enjoy events and to help the sport in various ways. Friends of Football, whose membership is mainly Auckland-based, was … Read More

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Supporting the football family: How Canterbury’s Centre Circle started

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The Centre Circle, a Canterbury-based football supporter group, had its origins when former players met to chew the fat as the world approached a new millennium. On the evening of August 17, 1998, they decided there was more to football … Read More

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Spirit of Steve Sumner lives on through re-launch of The Centre Circle

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Legendary All Whites skipper Steve Sumner helped inspire the rejuvenation of Canterbury football supporter group, The Centre Circle. Sumner, who died in 2017 after a long battle with prostate cancer, was a key figure in the formation of The Centre … Read More

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