WAIKATO JOINS CHASING PACK AS NZFC LEADERS FALTER

AUCKLAND – Waikato FC put itself into semi-final contention with a 3-1 over nine-man Otago in Ngaruawahia on Sunday after a trifecta of Saturday upsets closed the chasing pack to within striking distance of the early New Zealand Football Championship leaders. Tom Jackson’s ninth minute strike gave visiting Otago the perfect start, but after two…

Adelaide United FC has been officially welcomed into the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup with the FIFA Team Media Day at Hindmarsh Stadium. The reality that The Reds will feature in the lucrative tournament, that comprises of just seven clubs from around the world, hit home today as FIFA held its official media day for…

AUCKLAND – One of the world’s greatest living footballers, Edgar Davids, has been announced to join the Oceania All Stars to play in the exhibition match against the LA Galaxy next Saturday (6 December) at Mt Smart Stadium. Davids, a Dutch international with 74 caps for the Netherlands, was one of the players chosen by…

Benjamin Totori and Roy Krishna have a lot in common. They were both stars of the recent OFC U-23 Olympic Qualifying tournament in Fiji, they both possess blistering pace and they have both resigned for Waitakere United and will likely feature at the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. For the two young stars, the chance…

AUCKLAND – The FIFA Futuro III Referee Instructors course began yesterday in Auckland with 21 participants from eight OFC Member Associations (MA’s) in attendance. The aim of the course that runs from November 27 – December 3, is to provide instructors with the necessary tools and training to enable them to impart similar courses to…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand is assembling its own galaxy of stars in the lead up to David Beckham and the LA Galaxy vs the Oceania All Stars XI. Olympic swimmer Moss Burmester will be a fish out of water on the soccer pitch, A1GP star Jonny Reid will travel at a slower pace than he’s…

CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, November 26, 2008) – LA Galaxy General Manager and Head Coach Bruce Arena today unveiled the 19-man roster that will travel to New Zealand ahead of the friendly against the Oceania All-Stars on December 6. That game, which will be played at Mt. Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, will be televised…

AUCKLAND – A 10-women Junior Football Ferns were just seconds away from earning an historic quarterfinal at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup until a 94th minute equaliser sent England through at their expense with 1-1 draw in Santiago. New Zealand had taken a 27th minute lead through Sarah McLaughlin’s 22 yard drive and even…

Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has welcomed the decision by the Samoa Sports Disputes Tribunal on Thursday 20 November 2008 to endorse the Normalisation Committee process at Samoa Football (Soccer) Federation (SFSF) to be effective immediately. The Samoa Sports Disputes Tribunal finding has affirmed the decisions taken by the FIFA Emergency Committee on 9 June 2008…

AUCKLAND – Waitakere United are breathing heavily down the neck of NZFC shock frontrunners Manawatu after a convinving 2-1 win over Auckland City at Kiwitea street yesterday. Goals to Allan Pearce and Daniel Koprivcic sealed the result for the O-league champions who conceeded a late 89th minute goal from Matt Williams.  Waitakere now host Canterbury in their…