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All Whites eye home game in October

4 July 2010
All Whites eye home game in October

New Zealand were the surprise package in the early stages of the FIFA World Cup, ending pool play unbeaten and finishing above world champions Italy.NZF chief executive Michael Glading says bringing a top international team to the country is the ideal way to give football fans another fix. “The team did themselves and the country…

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4 July 2010
First week of Just Play comes to an end

The grassroots initiative was launched last week – Football Federation Samoa (FFS) is the sixth OFC member association to experience it – and the introduction wrapped up with a two-day course on Wednesday and Thursday.Just Play grassroots project manager Atufili Talaia and FFS technical director Tunoa Lui took charge of the course, which was attended…

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3 July 2010
Fans set to meet heroes

Mark Paston, Tim Brown, Tony Lochhead, Leo Bertos and Ben Sigmund will join Herbert at Westpac Stadium from 11am to 2pm for the club’s annual family focused open day.The All Whites bowed out of the tournament last week after drawing matches with Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay. “Our family open day at Westpac Stadium has always…

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2 July 2010
Attention turns to cups

Below are confirmed kickoff times for this weekend’s cup ties. Chatham Cup Round Four (July 3, 4)Kickoff 2pm, Saturday July 3 (unless specified otherwise). Northern RegionBay Olympic v Waitakere City, Olympic ParkForrest Hill Milford v Albany United, Becroft Park Glenfield Rovers v Birkenhead United, McFetridge Park (Sunday)Three Kings United v East Coast Bays, Keith Hay…

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2 July 2010
Teams united in fight against racism

At all four quarter-final matches on July 2 and 3, each team captain, watched by millions of people around the world, will read out a declaration condemning and rejecting any discrimination in football and society.The teams and match officials will also pose jointly alongside a banner displaying the unequivocal message “Say no to racism” before…

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2 July 2010
Countries confirmed for Women’s Nations Cup

The event is the preliminary qualifying tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and will be held from September 29 to October 8 in Auckland.Host nation New Zealand will be joined by teams from fellow OFC member associations Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu.The sides will be divided…

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1 July 2010
Work begins on stadium upgrade

Glenn Turner, the FIFA development officer for the Oceania Football Confederation, accompanied officials from the Solomon Islands Football Federation (SIFF) to oversee the initial stages of the project.The delegation met with contractor Fairtrade Company Ltd and the Western Football Association (WFA) to discuss the work schedule for the upgrade, which is being funded by the…

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1 July 2010
Vicelich set for hero’s welcome

The club captain has just arrived back in the country after playing a key role in New Zealand’s historic campaign at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.But any hopes the Oceania Football Confederation men’s player of the year might have had of a quiet homecoming are set to be dashed.The club is understandably proud…

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30 June 2010
Lautoka increase national league lead

Lethal striker Osea Vakatalesau was at his usual best and claimed a hat-trick with goals in the 20th, 25th and 79th minutes at Garvey Park.Jone Vonu Junior also struck in the 15th and 36th minutes to earn a brace.Tavua’s cause was not helped when first choice goalkeeper Josaia Ratu was sent off just before halftime.The…

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30 June 2010
Just Play launched in Samoa

The initiative was launched this month by Matt Anderson, the Australian High Commissioner to Samoa, and the opening was also attended by Football Federation Samoa (FFS) officials and members of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, along with principals and teachers from both private and government schools.Its aim is to encourage physical activity among…

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