New Zealand Football’s newly-appointed General Manager of High Performance, Keir Hansen, starts his job this week with the Football Ferns at a critical stage of their preparation for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Football Ferns, and head coach … Read More
Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková says she’ll take stock of her team’s performance so they can use every possible day to prepare for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in July. At her media briefing after Thursday’s 1-0 loss to … Read More
Football Fern Hannah Wilkinson says she and her teammates go into Monday’s game against Argentina “fired up” after reflecting on their poor performance against Portugal. “It was an inexcusable performance,” the striker said of Friday’s 5-0 defeat in Hamilton. “It … Read More
Football commentator Jason Pine has described New Zealand’s 5-0 loss to Portugal as “probably the most disappointing performance of Jitka Klimková’s tenure” as the Ferns’ head coach. Pine told NewstalkZB listeners he thought the Ferns display had been “tepid” and … Read More
Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková concedes her side deserved to lose their international friendly to Portugal. “I have to be really honest to our fans, our plan was different: we wanted to have a win, and we lost five zero,” … Read More
If you missed Sky Sport’s latest Kiwi Football Fix show, you can watch it here. The show, originally broadcast on January 25, had special guests in Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková and podcaster Seamus Marten. With the help of presenter … Read More
Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková says she was proud of the fight shown by her inexperienced side in the series opener against the world champion United States. But she acknowledges the game got away from the New Zealanders after … Read More
New Zealand’s Football Ferns might go into Wednesday’s game as underdogs against world champions United States but they’re promising to show “the spirit of the Ferns” and put up a strong fight. As the two-match series approaches, head coach Jitka … Read More
Five new faces — including National League Golden Boot winner Tayla O’Brien — have been named in the Football Ferns squad to play two friendlies against the world champion United States. Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková has named a 26-player … Read More
The Football Ferns have lost two players to injury in the lead-up to Saturday’s friendly international against the Korea Republic. Midfielder Grace Wisnewski was set for her full international debut but a muscle injury has ruled her out of the … Read More