Refereeing in football is often a solitary journey, but for Neeshil and Rakesh Varman, it has been a shared passion spanning decades. The father-son duo from Fiji attended the OFC/FIFA…
Nestled in Labasa is the Fiji Football Association (FFA) Residential Elite Academy, the first of its kind in the country helping to transform the landscape of Fijian football. The Academy…
With the women’s game reaching new milestones in Oceania in 2024 and the game going from strength to strength globally, we catch up with FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Dame…
Photo Credit: Lars Baron – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images WORDS| Coen Lammers The amateur footballers of Auckland City shocked the footballing world a decade ago when they beat the champions…
(Photo Credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) Beach Soccer may not be the most widely recognised sport globally, but for those who follow it closely, names like Raimana Li…
Photo Credit: PNGFA| Beach Soccer on Fisherman Island in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Officer Tonga Esira beams like a kid in a candy…
Photo Credit: SIFF Media The prestigious OFC Beach Soccer Men’s Nations Cup kicks off in Honiara this week with four teams vying to represent Oceania at next year’s FIFA Beach…
Photo Credit: OFC Media via Phototek WORDS | Coen Lammers Juan Chang Urrea is a living testament to how ‘Football Unites the World.’ The 36-year-old coach wrote history last month…
Photo Credit: Fiji Football Association The Talent Development Inter-District Championship (IDC), organised by the Fiji Football Association, provides a pivotal space to nurture young football talent nationwide. Held in Suva earlier…
Photo credit: OFC Media via Phototek Pacific football fans looking at the Solomon Islands squad for the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship will see a familiar name: Fa’arodo For those who…