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Ryan Nelsen

Kiwi football legends get to play at Qatar tournament after all

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Three New Zealand footballers are playing at the FIFA World Cup, after all. Former All Whites Ryan Nelsen and Ivan Vicelich and former Ferns captain Maia Jackman are members of the East Tigers team, playing in the FIFA Legends Cup … Read More

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National body revamps its high performance team with three appointments

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New Zealand Football have appointed a new General Manager of High Performance and recruited former internationals Ryan Nelsen and Kirsty Yallop to advise them. Keir Hansen will join the national body in March, taking responsibility for overseeing the national teams … Read More

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All Whites star Chris Wood names best player he’s ever played with — ‘absolute beast’

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All Whites striker Chris Wood has named the best-ever player he’s played alongside — and it’s not a high profile England star such as Harry Kane or James Vardy. Instead, Wood has named New Zealand teammate Ryan Nelsen as his … Read More

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All Whites legend Ryan Nelsen: ‘I was told to quit the game when I was 18’

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All Whites legend Ryan Nelsen says the legacy of his long professional career is a knee that looks “like a horrible tree stump”. And he’s told readers of the UK’s FourFourTwo magazine that the condition of his knee was such … Read More

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Former All Whites skipper Nelsen working with FIFA advisory group

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Former All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen is among a group of top footballers and coaches helping FIFA plan for the global future of men’s football. Nelsen (43) has joined FIFA Chief of Global Football Development Arsène Wenger for a two-day … Read More

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