The 25-year-old Erceg, who has 116 New Zealand caps to her name, was sent to the Flash along with Adriana Leon and a first round draft pick in exchange for US Women’s National Team defender Whitney Engen and a fourth round pick.Erceg started 23 matches since joining the Red Stars in the 2014 season and…
Having spent the last two days on the training pitch, the group are ready to face the 92nd-ranked side – yet to lose in five 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers played so far this year – with the aim of netting their first win of the year after a tight 1-0 loss to Korea Republic…
Tony Readings has included New Zealand-based players Kate Loye, Aimee Phillips and 16-year-old Grace Jale in a 19-player squad confirmed for the Football Ferns’ fifth and sixth matches against the seventh-ranked South American giants in the last three years.Readings says the inclusion of the trio, currently playing in the national ASB Women’s League competition, freshens…
The 51-cap New Zealand forward picked up the injury in Sydney FC’s 0-0 draw with the Brisbane Roar last Friday in Sydney.All Whites coach Anthony Hudson says losing Smeltz on the eve of the trip is a blow but it offers the chance for other players to step forward.“It’s tough to lose Shane at this…
Just hours before kick-off in the international friendly the Vanuatu side were rocked by news that former national team player Selwyn Sese had passed away.Both sides paused to pay tribute to the 29-year-old prior to the match, before Vanuatu made a dominant start on the field.It took only 23 minutes for the hosts to get…
Runners-up to Portugal at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in July, this time around Tiki Toa lost 5-2 to Russia in the final of the 2015 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai.“It is not easy to lose on both occasions in the final,” says Tiki Toa captain Naea Bennett.“I am not really happy with…
PNG Football Association president David Chung said apart from the K24 million (US$12m) from FIFA covering the operational costs for the visiting teams, schools in the country will benefit from its legacy programme.He said 17 primary and secondary schools in NCD had been identified as training venues for the visiting teams. The schools’ facilities, which…
Earlier Fiji had gone down on 11 minutes thanks to a goal from Vanuatu’s Kency Tangis, and despite wrestling their way back into the game looked destined for defeat as the sixth minute of added time approached.But a free kick from just outside the box – on one of the last plays of the game…
During the visit Beckham, who remains one of the most recognisable names in football despite retiring in 2013, played a charity football match against local villagers and visited children at the Mount Hagen General Hospital.Papua New Guinea was the first stop on Beckham’s tour, which will see him play football in seven different countries to…
PNGFA Competition manager Simon Koima confirmed all clubs have paid in their full nomination fee following the deadline on Saturday October 31.Koima said the launching of the new season will be on the 17 November with the modelling of the uniforms and the kick-off is set to commence on the 21 November.Hekari United is set…