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Lee Smith departs Central Football for full-time role at Gisborne Thistle

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Gisborne Thistle have appointed Lee Smith as the club’s full-time director of football. Smith (40) starts the role after leaving Central Football on February 16, 2024, where he was the community development officer of Gisborne/Tairāwhiti, a role he held since … Read More

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SEPTEMBER

September 8-21: OFC U-16 Women’s Championship, Fiji (click here for details)

September 14-October 6: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

September 14 (2pm): Four play-off games to decide participating clubs in Central League 2 (click here for details)

Sunday September 15 (12pm NZT): New Zealand v Solomon Islands, HFC Bank Stadium, Suva, Fiji, OFC U-16 Women’s Championship (click here for details)

Sunday September 15 (10pm NZT): Futsal Whites v Libya, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Thursday September 19 (1am NZT): Futsal Whites v Spain, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

Saturday September 21 (10.30m NZT): Futsal Whites v Kazakhstan, FIFA Futsal World Cup, Uzbekistan (click here for details)

September 28-29: Round one of men’s and women’s National Leagues

OCTOBER

Friday October 11 (3pm NZT): All Whites v Tahiti, OFC qualifiers for FIFA World Cup, VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu (click here for details)

Monday October 14 (7pm): All Whites v Malaysia, international friendly, North Harbour Stadium, Auckland (click here for details)

October 16-November 3: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

Thursday October 17 (NZT): New Zealand v Nigeria, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 18-20: Opening weekend of men’s A-League (click here for details)

Sunday October 20 (NZT): New Zealand v Dominican Republic, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

October 20-26: OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup, Solomon Islands

Wednesday October 23 (NZT): New Zealand v Ecuador, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Santiago, Dominican Republic (click here for details)

NOVEMBER

November 1-3: Opening weekend of women’s A-League (click here for details)

Friday November 15 (7.30pm): All Whites v Vanuatu, FIFA World Cup qualifier, FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton (click here for details)

Monday November 18 (7.30pm): All Whites v Samoa, FIFA World Cup qualifier, Auckland (click here for details)

November 22-24: A-League Unite Round, Sydney (click here for details)

MAY

May 16-18: Grand final, women’s A-League (click here for details)

May 30-June 1: Grand final, men’s A-League (click here for details)

JUNE

June 15-July 13: FIFA Club World Cup, United States (click here for details)