FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP JAPAN 2008 – MILICICH: NO SURPRISES THIS TIME

A year on and a year wiser. That is the message Waitakere United coach Chris Milicich and club president Rex Dawkins are sending out to Australian rivals Adelaide United ahead of their crucial FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final playoff match in Tokyo on 11 December. Last year, the reigning O-League champions suffered a painful 3-1…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand’s first ever quarterfinal spot at a football World Cup awaits the Junior Football Ferns if they can beat England at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Santiago on Thursday morning (NZ time). New Zealand currently lie third in Group A with three points after a gut-wrenching 2-3 loss to Nigeria…

The race for the best soccer club in Fiji has begun after Fiji Football Association announced proceedings for the 2008 National Club Championship this morning.   Top clubs from the Rewa Football Association, Raymonds and United, are seeded at the top of Pool One along with Shop and Save Blues from Lautoka and Siberia from…

Sepik FC registered their first National Soccer League points after upsetting big-spending CMSS Tigers Rapatona 1-0 in the third round of the competition at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby on Saturday. The determined Sepik side displayed fighting spirit in attack and defence – qualities lacking in many franchises early in the competition –…

The Welgris Highlanders football club is taking positives steps to promote the club and National Soccer League in Papua New Guinea. The Highlanders club plans to promote the National Soccer League by appealing to the grassroots level in PNG by promoting the club, so the players and supporters at the rural and local areas can…

AUCKLAND – New Zealand will head into their crucial final FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup group match against England in Santiago on Thursday morning without star midfielder Ria Percival, after an appeal over her suspension was rejected by FIFA. New Zealand management had appealed to FIFA to overturn the second of two yellow cards Percival…

AUCKLAND – Waitakere United Coach Chris Milicich believes his side has ‘the best opportunity’, to take down cross tasman rivals Adelaide United at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 in 16 days time. The two sides will meet on Thursday December 11th at the Tokyo National Stadium, in a play-off game with the winner…

LA Galaxy midfielder Chris Klein says he’s prepared for an aggressive style of play when the team faces the Oceania All Stars XI in Auckland on 6 December. Klein and his team mates have come up against teams from the region before and expect the All Stars to adopt a similar style of play. “I’ve…

Annie Dempsey, wife of the late Charles J. Dempsey, passed away peacefully at her home in Auckland on Saturday 22 November 2008 after a long illness. Annie Dempsey enjoyed 67 years of marriage with Charles. J. Dempsey, the man who played a key role in the establishment of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). Reynald Temarii,…

Media are invited to attend the official FIFA media conference for Waitakere United, prior to their departure for the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008. Presentations will be made by FIFA and guests will include Tai Nicholas – General Secretary Oceania Football Confederation; Michael Glading – CEO New Zealand Football; Rex Dawkins – Chairman Waitakere…