In Vanuatu the essential role of officials on the pitch has been recognised by FIFA assistant referee and referee fitness trainer Michael Joseph, who is hosting sessions every Wednesday evening for young up-and-coming referees.Joseph has an extensive knowledge of…
Five-time FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Marta of Brazil is once again in the running for the award and will be up against the United States of America’s Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach.The candidates for the FIFA…
On November 14 2006, Percival earned the first of her 76 international caps with the Football Ferns.Later, aged just 21 years and 94 days, she wrote her name into the record books by becoming the youngest ever player to…
The preliminary tournament will involve American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga and is set to take place at JS Blatter Stadium in Apia, Samoa, from January 22 to 26 next year.The sides will all play each other once…
The annual workshop was hosted by OFC at its headquarters from November 24-27 and was attended by Brian Vitolio (American Samoa), Pauline Dean (Cook Islands), Moiz Munif (Fiji), Seamus Marten (New Zealand), David Kaseng (Papua New Guinea), Joseph Boso…
The final group of players of a 22-man Auckland City squad touched down in Hong Kong early Thursday morning and were soon lacing up their boots for the first of ten precious trainings before next Thursday’s mammoth playoff for…
New Zealand’s 2011 Referee of the Year, Peter O’Leary, could be one of the first referees to utilise Goal Line Technology (GLT) at the event, during which Oceania will also be represented by Auckland City.Project agreements between FIFA and…
The ladies from Rarotonga’s west side travelled to the CIFA complex in Matavera with their confidence levels at an all-time high following a series of thrilling performances against Tupapa and Nikao Sokattak in the weeks leading up their final…
Capped a record 85 times for New Zealand, the enduring Vicelich has set his sights on guiding Auckland through to the next round of the FIFA Club World Cup.But the former Roda JC defender admits the task facing the…
Despite playing in just two of the three World Cup matches in Thailand, Huia has walked away with an honour that he never dreamt of achieving. His multi-discipline hat-trick became possible when he was selected as the second goalkeeper…