As the dust settles on the FIFA Women’s World Cup, its impact on Australian football is becoming apparent. The women’s A-League drew record crowds in Australia for the first round, and interest in the women’s game is rising. Called The … Read More
By Rachel Lilburn More than 700 players, 22 young referees and hundreds of spectators benefitted from three days of quality junior football at this year’s Weir Rose Bowl. The 2023 Weir Rose Bowl was held in the October school holidays … Read More
In 1967, three Auckland teenagers were surprise selections for a New Zealand team chosen to play at an international tournament in war-stricken Vietnam. Dave Taylor (16), Brian Turner (17) and Earle Thomas (18) would all go on to long careers, … Read More
By Matt Hunt By October, you may be forgiven for thinking the winter football season for 2023 is over … but not quite. Oratia’s Parrs Park was once more the place to be as the Auckland Sunday Football Association (ASFA) … Read More
Goalkeeper Max Tommy has revealed he couldn’t train for two weeks ahead of his headline-grabbing performance in the Chatham Cup final and was doubting his fitness minutes before kick-off. “I pulled my calf against Birkenhead and then again against Auckland … Read More
Five years ago, he was playing men’s National League in New Zealand — now, he’s one of football’s best-known faces on British television. Liam MacDevitt (28) is a presenter and reporter on the BBC’s Football Focus and Match of the … Read More
By Max Fletcher The first Chatham Cup final was poorly attended, played on a Monday afternoon and at a Wellington ground best known for hosting All Black rugby tests. When the game ended, and joyful spectators carried members of the … Read More
FIFA have released detailed statistics revealing which players at the FIFA Women’s World Cup were the most successful dribblers, passers, tacklers and creators, as well as the fastest players and the most distance covered. Here’s the summary by category: Acknowledgement: … Read More
Once again, the calendar has rolled round to September — and the month in which football supporters help promote awareness of ways to combat prostate cancer. We do so in the memory of legendary All Whites captain Steve Sumner who … Read More
By Rachel Lilburn My 11-year-old boy is football mad. He’s played since he was four. We lived in Chile until he was seven, and we would often go to Chilean Premier Division Matches. It was a predominantly male crowd, watching … Read More