FIFA U-17 WOMEN&039;S WORLD CUP – BEATRIZ OF BRAZIL ONE TO WATCH

She wears the No 10 shirt made famous by Brazilian great Pele but at just 14 Beatriz Zaneratto Joao has plenty of catching up to do. No better place to catch the eye than on the Fifa stage. Simply "Beatriz" to her teammates, the youngest player in Brazil’s squad for the Under-17 Women’s World Cup…

AUCKLAND – FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup New Zealand 2008 invite media to attend a pre-tournament press conference at 10:00 on Friday, 24 October 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Auckland. FIFA Head of Women’s Competitions Tatjana Haenni, CEO of the Local Organising Committee of the…

Makuru and Koloale both scored resounding wins in this weeks DJ league, while Kossa and Marist entertained the most exciting match of the round during a 3-3 draw. Makuru 5, Rangers 0 MAKURU lived up to expectations as they thrashed Rangers 5-0 on Tuesday in the DJ League Premier Division match at Lawson Tama Stadium. The game…

A young, energetic and competitive Oceania All Stars line-up will face the LA Galaxy on Saturday 6 December at the Auckland Regional Council’s Mt Smart Stadium. The core team, announced today at The Westin Hotel in Auckland’s Lighter Quay, promises to showcase some of the best footballing talent from New Zealand and the South Pacific….

AUCKLAND – Young Football Ferns head coach Paul Temple says a cross-code chat with All Blacks coach Graham Henry has given his staff plenty of confidence in their World Cup build-up. Ahead of next Tuesday’s FIFA U-17 World Cup opener against Canada, the Young Football Ferns are staying at Takapuna’s Spencer on Byron hotel where…

Tiffany Cameron’s golden boot claimed Canada’s place in Fifa’s Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Now the Ontario striker wants to help her team go all the way in the championship which kicks off at North Harbour Stadium next Tuesday. Cameron, who turned 17 virtually as she boarded the flight Downunder last week, will carry the attacking…

Amical FC 2 Yatel FC 0 Tupuji Imere FC 1 Erakor Golden Star FC 0 Tafea FC 3 Westtan Broncos 0 The top three sides in the Port Vila Football Association Premier Division all recorded wins over the weekend with Champions Tafea FC leading the way with a 3-0 win over Westtan Broncoes. In the…

AUCKLAND – Nine of New Zealand’s U-17 women’s footballers face the enviable challenge of competing in two World Cups in two months after being named in John Herdman’s final squad for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile in November. However, there be time to celebrate for the lucky nine – including senior international…

Heinghene and Mont Dore scored wins in a rain affected weekend in New Caedonia’s Super Ligue competition where two matches were called off due to inclement weather. The matches between Mouli and Lossi and Magenta and Thio were both called off which gave the winners of the day a chance to jump to the top of the…

HONIARA – Fresh from New Zealand, last seasons top scorer Kidston Billy helped his local club Uncles FC beat Naha 4-1 in the DJ league at Lawson Tama last week. The classy striker, who plays for Nelson Suburbs in the New Zealand Southern Premier League, scored the opening goal after ten minutes of play and helped create the…