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Riley wins rookie award

17 September 2010
Riley wins rookie award

Stanford graduate Riley was drafted 10th overall by FC Gold Pride in January and has been a constant presence at fullback as the San Francisco Bay Area outfit roared to the Regular Season Championship in their sophomore season.Only Brazilian star Marta, named league MVP for the second year running, and Canadian striker Christine Sinclair played…

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16 September 2010
Ba ready for revenge

The match offers the rare chance of an international friendly for the two sides and Waitakere have plenty to play for as it marks the start of their build-up for the new ASB Premiership national competition.Ba will also not be found wanting in the motivation department. They met the West Aucklanders in the 2007 O-League…

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16 September 2010
Hekari step up preparations

Papua New Guinea’s Hekari are the first Oceania club from outside Australia or New Zealand to qualify for the Club World Cup following their success in the O-League last season.The tournament takes place in the United Arab Emirates during December and Hekari have come to Auckland to get some matches against a high standard of…

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15 September 2010
PNG training on track

The team have gone into camp at the Papua New Guinea Football Association (PNGFA) Academy in Lae and head coach Francis Moyap says the sessions are going well.The camp is set to run for a week and the final line-up will be announced at its conclusion.“Upon completion of the camp, we are hopeful that we…

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15 September 2010
New website goes live

The website, available at www.fijifootball.com.fj , contains all the latest news, photographs, profiles, results and other information relating to football in the nation.Fiji FA chief executive Bob Kumar says its launch has been made possible only through the support of OFC.“OFC has developed the new Fiji FA website at no cost to us,” Kumar says….

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15 September 2010
OFC hosts homeless team

The eighth edition of the cup, involving 56 participating nations, will take place in a purpose-built stadium on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, from September 19 to 26.The trust behind the initiative, Street Football Aotearoa, have selected the team from a network of football training projects run by partner organisations in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and…

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14 September 2010
Young Ferns heading home

The result at Dwight Yorke Stadium means the Kiwis head home with no points from their three matches while the Japanese go through to the quarter-finals after registering their second big win in a row.Despite losing 2-1 to Venezuela and 3-1 against European champions Spain in their previous outings, New Zealand still had a slim…

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14 September 2010
Amical clinch TVL Cup

The two teams took to the field at Port Vila Stadium in front of a record crowd, many of whom had eagerly taken their seats hours before the match was due to kick off.Amical grabbed the initiative early with a superb free kick from captain Fenedy Masauvakalo. New signing Gibson Daudau, another Solomon Islands import,…

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13 September 2010
Herbert deal wrapped up

The signatures confirm the handshake agreement between van Hattum and Herbert following the All Whites FIFA World Cup campaign in South Africa.“We’re delighted to complete the deal and make that handshake in Johannesburg official,” van Hattum says.“Reappointing Ricki is the first step on our new journey towards Brazil 2014.”New Zealand Football have also entered into…

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13 September 2010
Uncles women crowned champs

The side finished the season with 24 points from eight matches and have also set a record as the first women’s team to go through the season without conceeding a goal.The Uncles stars have also dominated the league’s awards with Betty Sade and Veronica Sade picking up the best goalkeeper and coach of the season…

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