Suspended Canada coach Bev Priestman did not take responsibility for her role in the Olympic Games drone saga, says one of her team’s senior players. Defender Gabby Carle has told the online Footy Prime show: “She told us she was … Read More
New Zealand defender Rebekah Stott has revealed she was the player who first raised concerns that her team was being spied upon by someone using a drone at their Olympic Games training ground. “We were just doing throw-ins or something … Read More
A stunning goal from midfielder Kate Taylor was the match highlight for New Zealand as they lost 2-1 to hosts France and bowed out of the Summer Olympics. Taylor struck from 25 metres, curling the just inside the French post … Read More
New Zealand have been eliminated from the women’s tournament at the Summer Olympics after losing 2-1 to hosts France in Lyon. The result meant the Football Ferns lost all three of their group games, finishing at the foot of the … Read More
Canada Soccer’s attempt to have their team’s six-point deduction wiped has been denied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The decision was announced ahead of the final games in Group A for the women’s football tournament at the Summer … Read More
New Zealand must beat hosts France to stand any chance of reaching the women’s quarter-finals at the Summer Olympics. Spain and the United States have already locked in their places in the last eight, but the six remaining berths are … Read More
France have beaten New Zealand 3-0 to finish top of their group at the Summer Olympics, and send the OlyWhites out of the tournament. Buoyed by a partisan home crowd in Marseille, France had 32 shots, compared to New Zealand’s … Read More
New Zealand’s OlyWhites are out of the Olympic Games men’s tournament after a 3-0 loss to an impressive French side in Marseille. Going into the game, New Zealand needed a win, and a better result than whatever the United States … Read More
Canada Soccer and the Canadian Olympic Committee have formally appealed the decision to deduct six points from their women’s football campaign, claiming the punishment is unfair on their players. The appeal was registered with the Court of Arbitration for Sport … Read More
More than 50,000 home supporters are expected to get behind hosts France when they take on New Zealand in their final group game at the Summer Olympics. But New Zealand coach Darren Bazeley says his players will relish the big … Read More