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Piquionne on a roll

27 September 2010
Piquionne on a roll

The striker got off the mark for the Hammers during the mid-week 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Sunderland and scored his first Barclays Premier League goal with the winner in a 1-0 local derby triumph over Tottenham Hotspur at Upton Park on Saturday.The moment was obviously a personal milestone for the 31-year-old but it was…

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27 September 2010
PNG wary of rivals

The Papua New Guineans have been drawn in an even-looking Group B with Fiji, Solomon Islands and Tonga, and Moyap says his charges need to be mindful of the threat posed by each of those sides.“We may be the second favourites after New Zealand but that is up to other people to say. I wouldn’t…

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27 September 2010
Coach suffers sad loss

Pundit Atma Ram Sharma, the father of head coach Ramesh Sharma, passed away on Thursday night at Lautoka Hospital and the impact of his death has been felt strongly within the Fijian football community.“The Fiji Football Association family is saddened by the news of the sudden passing away of Ramesh’s father,” Fiji FA chief executive…

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25 September 2010
Winning start for New Caledonia

Tahiti meanwhile lost 4-1 to Martinique in the day’s other encounter despite going ahead on the half hour mark through Li Fung Kee. They now sit bottom of Group B behind Martinique, New Caledonia and Guadeloupe. But for the Cagous it was the perfect start to the tournament. With New Caledonian-born Paris Saint-Germain coach Antoine…

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24 September 2010
President outlines vision

President Temarii and the OFC delegation spent time in the country from September 20 to 23 and the purpose of their visit was to put a programme in place for the development of football, futsal and beach soccer in the Solomons for the next eight years, from 2011 to 2018.With a provisional budget estimated at…

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23 September 2010
Teams ready for kick off

Both sides have been drawn in Group B and will face some tough competition from Matinique and Guadeloupe.The biennial tournament is being held in Paris from September 22 to October 3 and provides a chance for French overseas territories and former territories to play against each other.Tahiti open their campaign with a clash against Martinique…

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23 September 2010
‘Beckham’ on a mission

The tournament begins on the oval ground at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium next Wednesday and runs until October 8.The winner will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 and Begum can’t wait to test herself against the best female players in the Pacific region.“I have been working very hard and am confident that…

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23 September 2010
Amical snap up Maemae

Maemae played for Hekari United, who will represent OFC at the FIFA Club World Cup in December, last season and was instrumental in helping the Papua New Guinea side take out the O-League title. He will link up at Amical with his former colleague Stanley Waita, who arrived in Vanuatu last month.The skilful Maemae is…

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23 September 2010
Tickets in high demand

A total of 50,000 have been ordered since the start of individual ticket sales on September 15 with orders arriving from over 20 different countries, including the United States, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Malta and Israel.Aside from the opening match, the final and the group games involving hosts Germany, other matches have been in particularly…

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22 September 2010
Teams working towards cup

The tournament kicks off on September 29 at North Harbour Stadium’s oval ground and will culminate in a final on October 8 to see who will win through to the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011.Defending champions New Zealand have been drawn in Group A and will meet Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Tahiti while Group…

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