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 world champion United States have named their 24-player squad to visit New Zealand for January’s two international friendlies. The Football Ferns will play the US team in Wellington on January 18 and at Auckland’s Eden Park on January 21. … Read More
By Coen Lammers Goalkeeper Blair Currie has become the first New Zealand footballer since All Whites star Joe Bell in 2019 to be named in an All-American College team. The 21-year-old was named in the All-American team after winning the … Read More
Friends of Football writer Joan Grey continues her series of feature stories about the growing number of young New Zealanders who seek student football scholarships in the United States. In part 3 of her series, Grey follows the progress of … Read More
By Joan Grey Don’t make the mistake of thinking United States university soccer scholarships are only for highly talented young New Zealand footballers. That’s the advice of coach and former US college player Dylan Morris, now head coach for the … Read More
By Joan Grey Rising New Zealand football stars such as Joe Bell and Daisy Cleverley have launched their international careers after playing college football in the United States. This pathway is becoming increasingly common for young New Zealanders wanting to … Read More
New Zealand’s Football Ferns will test themselves against the world champions of women’s football when they play the United States at February’s SheBelieves Cup tournament. The four-nation tournament is being staged to provide the participating teams with the chance to … Read More