SOLOMON ISLANDS – PASSION BRINGS WALKER TO HONIARA

Passion for football brings Walker to Honiara Englishman Keith Walker’s passion for football has brought him around the globe to Honiara for the matches between the Solomon Islands and Australia. Walker, 66, is not new to the nation having graced the shores of the happy isles when the Solomon Islands went through its worst years…

Oceania Football Confederation It will take a miracle for the Solomon Islands to overturn a 0-7 scoreline, (Hiddink in seventh heaven) so we take the opportunity to see how some of the other Confederations are faring after qualifying matches from September 3 – 4, 2005. CONEMBOL (South America) With Argentina already qualified attention fell on…

A huge weekend for football in Australia with the 1st leg of the World Cup Playoff and another full round of A-League action. Click the links below for the match reports courtesy of the FFA Adelaide United vs. Queensland Roar NZ Knights vs. Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners vs. Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory vs. Perth…

Mark Viduka capped his first game as captain of the Socceroos with a two-goal haul, including a spectacular overhead kick, as Australia takes a commanding 7-0 lead into the second leg of their World Cup Playoff matches against the Solomon Islands. It was a match that Australia completely dominated from start to finish and should…

NEW CALEDONIA WELCOMES OFC PRESIDENT AND VISION New Caledonia – the 205th and newest member of FIFA’s football family – welcomed Oceania Football Confederation President Mr. Reynald Temarii to Noumea this week. New Caledonia was the last stop on a series of trips by the President around the Pacific region to understand better the unique…

New Zealand Soccer today announced a bold strategy for the women’s game to in New Zealand. See the full New Zealand Soccer story here, New Zealand Soccer unveils bold plan for women’s game

Over 70,000 football fans attended the four opening games of much anticpated A-League in Australia over the weekend. Check out the new home of the A-League at www.a-league.com.au Or, to view the match reports follow the links below… Perth Glory vs. Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets vs. Adelaide United Queensland Roar vs. NZ Knights Sydney…

Oceania Football Confederation President Mr. Reynald Temarii continued his series of trips around the region focusing on learning and understanding how different national associations within the Confederation operate. Mr. Temarii was in Vanuatu last week to attend the FIFA Com-Unity Course and FIFA Goal Project inauguration. At the conclusion of the FIFA Com-Unity Course in…

The unmistakable sound of the conch signals it is time to begin the proceedings. The official party – headed by Vanuatu Prime Minister the Honorable Ham Lini, Oceania Football Confederation President Mr. Reynald Temarii, and Vanuatu Football Federation President Mr. Johnny Tinsley Lulu – begin the celebrations for the inauguration of the FIFA Goal Project…

The Power of Football The footage was so moving that for a while no one spoke. The participants of the FIFA Com-Unity Course in Vanuatu just witnessed a short film depicting Brazil’s visit to Haiti in 2004. Some wiped away tears, while others remained silent, moved by what they had just seen. The “Power of…