FIFA U-17 WOMEN&039;S WORLD CUP – ENGLISH UNDERDOGS BITING BACK

The story of England at major competitions has become as tired and predictable as any in football. Inevitably, it begins with big stars and bigger hype, and invariably ends with the Three Lions having again proved a collection of talented individuals rather than a team in the truest sense. And of course the climax is…

AS Lossi have shot to the top of the New Caledonian Super Ligue after their 4-2 win over ASTO propelled them to the head of the table, above former leaders Hienghene Sport who lost 3-0 to Thio Sport on Saturday. In the other match of the round AS Magenta scored an entertaining 6-3 win over…

Mana Iwabuchi wasn’t the first player to cry at New Zealand 2008 and you can rest assured she will not be the last. Yet although tears have followed each and every side’s exit from this competition, there was something especially heart-rending about the sobbing of a player who had provided such joy to the watching…

The New Zealand Football Championship roared into life as debut goals fired Manawatu, Auckland, and Hawke’s Bay to opening weekend wins while champions Waitakere came from behind to beat Wellington 4-2. Waitakere United lead the table by merit of goals scored, ahead of Auckland who beat Otago 2-0, while Hawke’s Bay – 2-1 winners over…

The third quarter-final of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – New Zealand 2008 is underway, with the impressive Japan taking on traditional superpower England. OFC Media will once again endeavour to bring you the latest action from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton, as it happens via ‘live’ text updates. Please refresh your browser periodically to keep…

WELLINGTON – The Asian and European champions booked their places in the last four of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup today after comfortably negotiating their respective quarter-finals in sun-kissed Wellington. Korea DPR lit up the Kiwi capital in the opening game, convincingly defeating Group A winners Denmark 4-0, while Germany closed the curtain on…

WELLINGTON – Canada’s semi-final dreams are over after a double from the outstanding Dzsenifer Marozsan helped Germany to a convincing 3-1 win at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Wellington today. The 16-year-old German No10 has established herself as one of the stars of this tournament and she continued her side’s habit of striking…

WELLINGTON – Korea DPR have seized the first of the semi-final slots at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup – New Zealand 2008, with a resounding 4-0 quarter-final win over Denmark in Wellington. It was a comprehensive victory and almost seemed inevitable from the opening whistle with the North Koreans dominating all areas of the…

Every FIFA tournament has its surprises and, for Germany, their first here in New Zealand came off the field. "Sensational" and "absolutely amazing" were just two of the adjectives used by the European champions to describe an unexpected whale-watching trip in Kaikoura that brought the squad up close and personal with the ocean’s most majestic…