After more than 23 seasons in the middle, Manawatu’s Mark Rule has refereed his last local game when he took the field for the last round, top-of-the-table match in the men’s Central Federation League. Rule officiated the match between Palmerston … Read More
New Zealand referees Antony Riley and Chris Sinclair have been gaining international experience by officiating in Argentina’s Futsal National Championship. The experienced OFC officials were invited by the AFA after impressing during April’s OFC Futsal Men’s Champions League, where two … Read More
By Craig Stephen The links between Scottish and New Zealand football are relatively strong through the various journeymen players who have come to Aotearoa, or the occasional All White who’s landed in Scotland. But the Scottish Cup final throws up … Read More
Seventeen-year-old Campbell Miles has been a staple in the West Auckland football scene since he began playing at the tender age of four. His journey through the sport has seen him evolve from a passionate young player to a burgeoning … Read More
Alex King has been named Referee of the Year for the 2023-24 men’s A-League season. This is the second time that Queenslander King has won the award, having first won the award in 2021-22. The award adds to what has … Read More
Well-known Auckland referee and club volunteer Chris Scott has died, aged 52. A member of the refereeing community since 2011, Scott continued to referee, even while undergoing treatment for cancer during the last 21 months of his life. In a … Read More
Southern Football will hold a series of courses in early 2024 for those seeking to undertake their Referee Level One qualification. The evening courses are free to attend. Level One courses Dunedin Southern Football offices, 20 Logan Park Dr, Dunedin … Read More
By Max Fletcher Four clubs go into Sunday’s men’s and women’s Grand Finals eager to claim the honour of becoming national champions. But as the teams walk on to Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, a fifth team will be working … Read More
With the start of the community football season, NZ Football and launched their 2023 search to find the McDonald’s Community Football Referee of the Year. Last year, Pukekohe AFC’s Phil Andrews was recognised with the award after 30 years of … Read More
By Max Fletcher The Waikato/Bay of Plenty region has lost 35 football referees in the past two years, and the sport is struggling to replace them. The number of referees who have given up, retired or relocated represents 46% of … Read More