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Blatter re-elected as FIFA President

29 May 2015
Blatter re-elected as FIFA President

After the first ballot (206 valid votes, 133 for Joseph S. Blatter, 73 for HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein), HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein addressed the Congress to announce that he was “withdrawing from the race”. At the beginning of the proceedings, the Congress had confirmed that all 209 FIFA member associations were…

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27 May 2015
Fiji fall hard to Hungary

However coach Frank Farina says the result wasn’t too much of a shock for several reasons.“It wasn’t really a surprise once we saw the conditions, and they were the same for both teams to be honest,” Farina says.“But Hungary are much more used to the cold conditions, they had to move where we played and…

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27 May 2015
U-17s learn from Doha defeat

The team opened their Aspire Tri-Series tour with a 1-0 loss to Qatar on Tuesday morning (NZ time) in a game which saw the New Zealand side miss a late penalty.Assistant coach Chris Zoricich said the team made a sluggish start to their first encounter but a second half improvement was pleasing.“We started quite poorly…

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26 May 2015
Tahiti tumble at second test

After winning the opening match 3-1, many fans returned expecting a second victory for the home side, but the FIFA U-20 World Cup on the horizon for the Argentines the stakes were much higher.The hosts played well, were effective in defence and pushed for goals up front with the physical nature of their game again…

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26 May 2015
Reality sinks in with New Zealand welcome

Ngati Whatua representatives and Auckland Mayor Len Brown led the welcome with the players then taking time out to sign autographs and pose for photos with young players and supporters. Men’s U-20s captain Bill Tuiloma said Tuesday’s event signalled the start of the tournament for his team.“The team have been preparing for a while now…

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25 May 2015
Japan edge Ferns in Kagawa

A 22nd minute strike from Homare Sawa – her 83rd international goal – eventually decided the match despite an energetic second period from the Football Ferns which saw striker Hannah Wilkinson earn and miss a 48th minute spot kick.Wilkinson’s strike partner Amber Hearn also had a goal-bound header cleared off the line on the hour…

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25 May 2015
Lae snares NSL title

For the first time in the competition’s ten-years of existence, the final didn’t feature super club Hekari United, but instead two Momase teams who played out the final at Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium in Lae.The goal-less first half was dominated by Madang but the men from the north couldn’t turn the possession they enjoyed into…

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23 May 2015
Toa Aito triumph over Argentina U-20

Coach Ludovic Graugnard says it’s a great outcome for Tahiti as they look to the future.“What pleases the group and the staff is that tactically, we had everything in place, defensively we were cohesive, and that posed a problem for Argentina,” Graugnard says.“The way they played corresponds exactly with what we saw on the video,…

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23 May 2015
Workshop highlights good work

New Zealand Football Referee Development Officer Ken Wallace oversaw the workshop with all seven Referee Development Officers from each of NZF’s federations in attendance as he stressed the importance of the get together for all senior RDO’s.“Our key objectives for the workshop were to discuss best practice, exchange ideas and improve our strategies to recruit…

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23 May 2015
Birnie to lead women’s U-20

Birnie, who served as an assistant coach for the New Zealand side at the 2014 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Costa Rica, takes control of the U-20 Women’s team for the preparation cycle towards the age-group showcase event in Papua New Guinea in October 2016.New Zealand Football High Performance Director Fred de Jong said Birnie’s…

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