Former New Zealand U-20 international Andrew Aris is using his passion for football to try to make the world a better place. Germany-based, Aris is the founder and director of the non-profit football-for-good organisation Spirit of Football. His current project … Read More
As Melville United prepare for their 2023 Chatham Cup campaign, former players recall the Waikato club’s march to the final 20 years ago. Melville’s improbable 2003 Chatham Cup campaign — featuring an unfancied, slightly shambolic, but uncommonly gregarious team — … Read More
By Rachel Lilburn New Zealand are playing in two football World Cups this year — but there’s a fair chance you haven’t heard about either of them. They are designed for players over 40 and over 50, and they attract … Read More
More than 14,000 students are set to participate in a schools programme that uses the context of the FIFA Women’s World Cup to learn about culture and collective identity. Called Kōtuitui, the programme is for primary and intermediate school students … Read More
About 100 young footballers in Vanuatu have spent an afternoon with members of the Auckland City squad between games at the OFC Champions League tournament. The children, members of the Chapuis community, got to meet and play football with the … Read More
Rachel Lilburn has spent seven years on the sidelines of Junior Football, first in Chile and now in her native New Zealand as her football-mad son follows his passion for the sport. Since returning to New Zealand, she has coached … Read More
He has already captained his country and made his Northern League debut last year, a week after his 16th birthday. He hopes to be in the New Zealand squad for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He’s Dylan Gardiner who … Read More
The New Zealand squad that faced China in a three-match series in 1975 contained only five players born in this country — an indication of how far the game has developed since. The series, played in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, … Read More
English broadcaster ITV is making a drama series about footballer Justin Fashanu — the first top-flight professional footballer to come out as gay — who ended his career with Wellington club Miramar Rangers. Fashanu became Britain’s first £1m black player … Read More
Having played for and coached the All Whites, Ricki Herbert is now chasing the next step in his football dream — helping develop a stream of future players for the national side. Herbert (61) has established an innovative extension to … Read More