BLATTER: 6+5 RULE IS CRUCIAL

Joseph S. Blatter held a round table with journalists from the main press agencies on 7 May 2008. Ahead of the forthcoming FIFA Congress (29-30 May 2008), the FIFA President explained why in his opinion the so-called ‘6+5’ rule, which will be discussed at the Congress, is crucial to the future of football. Read on…

HONIARA: The Honiara Football Association has given Kossa a week off from the DJ League’s Top 8 challenge to ensure they are 100 percent fit and injury free ahead of their crucial away match against Waitakere FC at Trusts Stadium in Auckland on May 11. Kossa was schedule to play Makuru this afternoon but the…

Waitakere United have confirmed that former All White skipper Danny Hay has a fracture in his ankle and is an unlikely starter for the crucial O-League final return leg at Trusts Stadium this Sunday. The Waitakere captain picked up the injury in the New Zealand Football Championship Grand Final three weeks ago but did not…

AUCKLAND – Waitakere United are calling on the wider football community for support when they tackle Kossa FC in the O-League final second leg on Sunday’s and offering free entry to the season finale in return. Waitakere trail Solomon Islands side Kossa FC 1-3 after the Honiara leg a fortnight ago but are banking on…

  PORT MORESBY – Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Technical Director Jim Selby has challenged attendees at his Coaching Instructors course to channel their enthusiasm, passion and willingness to identify the next wave of coaching talent in Papua New Guinea. Selby recently completed a Coach Instructors course for the PNG coaches at the Papua New Guinea…

PORT MORESBY – Three more Papua New Guinea players have secured contracts to play in the newly established Queensland State League soccer competition. They are Leana Geno, Tau Winnie and Ila Ilatia Jr, all from Gelle Hills franchise in the Telikom-sponsored National Soccer League (NSL) competition. They will travel next Tuesday to join their clubs…

HONIARA – The Super Eight competition is under way in Honiara with Makuru and Uncles getting off to perfect starts in their respective groups. The top two teams in each pool will continue into the semi-final and finals which will be played on an elimination system. HFA has to produce three teams from Honiara for…

SUVA – Fiji soccer coach Carlos Buzzetti is hoping to secure a match against the touring Brigham Young University to test his under-20 squad as it prepares for the Oceania playoffs. The BYU team arrives in the country this week and is scheduled to play Nadi, Ba and Suva. With the opportunity of facing an…

TAHITI – AS Manu Ura capped off a memorable season in Tahiti’s Division Federale after successfully defending the title it won last season heading off strong competition from AS Tefana, AS Dragon and AS Temanava. Manu Ura’s superiority in Division Federale was supported by its participation in the 2008 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) O-League competition…

NOUMEA – AS Mont Dore has won the Coupe de Nouvelle Caledonie after a comprehensive 3-0 victory over holders and Super Ligue Nestle rivals AS Lossi at Stade Numa Daly at the weekend. It was a poignant victory for AS Mont Dore after they suffered the ignominy of a 1-0 defeat against AS Lossi in…