FIFA – INTERNACIONAL WIN FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2006

Brazilian football notched up another major achievement when SC Internacional of Porto Alegre overcame Spain’s FC Barcelona to win the FIFA World Club Cup Japan 2006. In the process, Inter became the third Brazilian side to taste success in the competition after Corinthians in 2000 and Sao Paulo in 2005. Internacional make it big in…

Ba U15 scooped the South Pacific Junior Soccer championship at Lautoka’s Churchill Park after thrashing Australian side Engadine 4-0 in final round robin game. The win helped the junior men-in-back side finish a point ahead of neighbors Lautoka in the points table during the two-day meet that started on Friday. Australian side Western Branch won…

Auckland City’s courageous performance at the FIFA Club World Cup 2006 came to an end with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of AFC champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC but the Kiwitea Street outfit will look back and wonder what might have been after missing several goalscoring opportunities. Liam Mulrooney and Paul Seaman spurned the…

New Zealand U-17 have drawn first blood in their three match friendly international programme against Tahiti. With both sides reduced to ten men during an ill-tempered match at Waikaraka Park, Onehunga, the Kiwis fought back from a two-goal deficit to secure a 3-2 win. Tahiti held the upper-hand at halftime after playing some impressive one-touch…

Spanish and European champions FC Barcelona produced some champagne football in a comprehensive 4-0 win over Club America of Mexico to advance to Sunday’s final of the FIFA World Club Cup Japan 2006 in Yokohama. All that now stands between the Catalans and their first-ever intercontinental crown is Internacional, and judging by today’s five-star performance,…

Both coaches were emphasising quality of performance instead of results on the eve of Tahiti U-17 clash with New Zealand U-17 at Waikaraka Park, Onehunga, in Auckland today. The first of which will get underway at Waikaraka Park tommorrow night at 6:30pm. The next two games are scheduled for Tuesday 19th December and Thursday 21st…

Simply taking part at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2006 rates as the greatest triumph in the history of Auckland City FC. The amateurs from the north of New Zealand have enjoyed a unique opportunity to test their skills against the best club teams on the planet. For FIFA’s take on tonight’s exciting FIFA…

Football Federation Australia today determined that Octagon Sports Limited, owners of the New Zealand Knights Football Club, had breached their Club Participation Agreement for the Hyundai A-League and as a result have had their licence revoked. The breach was due to an insolvency event as defined in the Club Participation Agreement. The licence has now…

Le Tournoi des jeunes espoirs à Lifou Après Pouembout, une semaine plus tôt, le deuxième rassemblement du « Tournoi des jeunes espoirs du football calédonien » s’est tenu samedi dernier au stade de Wé, à Lifou. Dans une ambiance toujours aussi sportive et festive. Cette manifestation a réuni plus de 70 benjamins, la catégorie visée…

The second weekend of the young football contenders tournament of was held at the Wé stadium, Lifou, New Caledonia, amid a great festive and sporty atmosphere. This event gathered together more than seventy under 12 footballers from around New Caledonia with the key target chosen by Canal + New Caledonia who initiated this operation in…