2009 O-LEAGUE – POSA IN AUCKLAND CITY HOT SEAT FOR PORT VILA TRIP

AUCKLAND – Central United youth coach Paul Posa has taken the role of Auckland City head coach in time for their Oceania Champions League trip to Port Vila on Saturday. The departure of Colin Tuaa on Sunday left Auckland without a coach following a 3-1 victory of Hawke’s Bay United that took them to the…

The opening match of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 was always going to be a battle between David and Goliath. In one corner were Adelaide United, a fully professional outfit, playing in a professional league and finalists of the blue chip AFC Champions League. Their opponents, Waitakere United, in contrast were part-timers, who…

AUCKLAND – A Travis Dodd header six minutes from fulltime edged Adelaide United past a gallant Waitakere United 2-1 at the FIFA Club World Cup in Tokyo in the early hours of Friday morning. The deftest glance from Dodd was enough to steer a Paul Reid free kick past Richard Gillespie and extinguish the flames…

The FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 is finally upon us, and it is with a regional derby that the action will commence. Australian side Adelaide United make their tournament debut against New Zealand’s Waitakere United, eager to clinch a berth in the quarter-finals and another crack at Gamba Osaka, the club that defeated them…

AUCKLAND – Port Vila Sharks, Hekari Souths United FC, Auckland City and Ba are all hoping for the perfect end to the year – with their first three points of the 2009 O-League campaign – when Match Day Three of the competition kicks off on Saturday. Auckland will travel to Vanuatu to take on Port…

Football Federation Australia (FFA) Chairman, Frank Lowy AC, said today that FFA could now "dare to dream" as he welcomed the Australian Government’s $45.6 million in support for FFA’s bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The effects of a successful Australian bid would be felt right through Oceania with substantial benefits for football…

AUCKLAND – hoardes of photographers engulfed the Mount Smart Stadium touchlines to capture a glimpse of the myriad of superstars on show Saturday night. Some of the most talented local snappers portrayed a fantastic event with a host of top-drawer shots, a few of which can be seen below: GRANT STANTIALL: Old foes David Beckham and…

AUCKLAND – Waitakere United Captain Danny Hay craves redemption when his side faces trans-Tasman rivals Adelaide United at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 tomorrow night. The two sides will meet at the Tokyo National Stadium, in a play-off game with the winner advancing to the quarterfinals against Japanese outfit Gamba Osaka. The winner…

The USA are the new women’s world champions at U-20 level after defeating Korea DPR 2-1 in the final of Chile 2008. Goals from the strike pairing of Sydney Leroux and Alex Morgan were enough to see them over the line, the Koreans responding with a lone strike in injury time. The new champions started…

Waitakare United will meet Adelaide United on Thursday in the play-in match of the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Oceania Football and FIFA.com bring you a preview of the Waitakere side that will be representing Oceania.  The past Waitakere United may have come into existence as recently as 2004, but the club from West Auckland…