Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková has named her squad for February’s OFC Women’s Olympic Qualifier tournament. The 24-player squad features Wellington Phoenix’s Macey Fraser and Brianna Edwards as the only uncapped players. Five Ferns return who were not part … Read More
New Zealand international Katie Kitching scored direct from a free kick to help her Sunderland team beat Blackburn Rovers to go top of England’s Barclays Women’s Championship. Kitching (25) fired into the far corner of the Rovers net, the ball … Read More
Teenage striker Milly Clegg has told how she was tracked by United States club Racing Louisville ahead of being offered a three-year deal to join the club. “Racing Louisville put me on their discovery list,” Clegg (18) told 1News reporter … Read More
Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková has attended a two-day forum of coaches in Switzerland to review the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia. Current head coaches of the 32 participating national teams used the … Read More
Celebrated Football Fern Katie Duncan will be at the helm of the Eastern Suburbs women’s programme in 2024, taking over from Steven Hoyle as the club’s director of women’s football. Duncan (35), who played 124 full internationals for New Zealand, … Read More
United States club Racing Louisville has signed Football Ferns striker Milly Clegg on a three-year contract, making her the club’s youngest-ever signing. Clegg (18) has been on the radar for the National Women’s Soccer League club since they became aware … Read More
By Harrison Ryburn Another huge year beckons for football in New Zealand in 2024, fresh off record-breaking crowds and football fever that gripped the nation during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. As Kiwis return from their summer by the … Read More
More than 120 Auckland girls will play their 2024 football in new boots, thanks to three Football Ferns ‘originals’ and apparel and boots supplier PUMA. They have been presented with new boots by 1975 Ferns Barbara Cox, Sandra Twiname and … Read More
Football Ferns striker Jacqui Hand has signed a pre-contract agreement with English club Lewes so she can play for them from January. Hand (24) has been a free agent since leaving Finnish club Aland United at the end of the … Read More
New Zealand international Daisy Cleverley has helped her HB Køge to a 1-0 win, scoring with an 85th minute volley to defeat bottom-placed Aab in the Danish women’s Elitedivisionen. Cleveley (26) had already gone close to scoring, striking a shot … Read More