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Two Vanuatu U-17 players in scholarship at St Peter’s College

2 March 2015
Two Vanuatu U-17 players in scholarship at St Peter’s College

The U-17 international pair were feted by Vanuatu Football Federation President Lambert Maltock who revealed the news at a press conference at VFF house in Port Vila witnessed by VFF coaches and the player’s families.“Today is a great day for Vanuatu football because OFC has chosen our two top young players to study at St….

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2 March 2015
Football Ferns set for Spain test

The 18th-ranked Football Ferns are now in Spain as they build towards Tuesday morning’s clash with their hosts and the New Zealand coach says the group can now begin to see June’s FIFA Women’s World Cup on the horizon.“We’re getting to the business end of our preparation now and we’ve been on this campaign really…

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2 March 2015
Successful week for Fiji U-20

The Fiji U-20 side drew 2-2 against their hosts Malaysia Under-19 to cap their tour with a second victory after downing Malaysia’s U-23.Returning to the national set-up following his suspension, Rewa striker Iosefo Verevou proved he is committed to the cause, scoring the opener midway through the first half,heading in a Narendra Rao corner.The Malaysian…

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26 February 2015
100 days “To a Greater Goal™”

To celebrate this milestone, a range of facts, clips, interviews and documents have been put together to give fans a taste of what they can look forward to in the lead-up to and during the event.A selection of 100 fantastic goals from the previous six FIFA Women’s World Cups can be viewed via FIFA on…

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26 February 2015
Tyler Boyd Portugal-bound

Phoenix head coach Ernie Merrick said Boyd had been keen move to Europe.“We have known for some time that Tyler wanted to play in Europe and I wish him all the best for the future,” Merrick said.The young striker made his debut with the Wellington Phoenix against Sydney FC in 2012 at the age of…

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26 February 2015
SIFF headquarters receives facelift

The FIFA Goal IV Project will see two wings added to the exisiting building to house a laundry, ablution block and a commercial premises stocking football equipment.SIFF Normalisation Committee chairman Barnabas Anga says that the signing of the contract is a significant milestone for the project.“We are pleased to sign this contract with Traverse Construction…

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25 February 2015
Nov/Dec proposed for 2022

The proposed event dates have the full support of all six Confederations. The proposal will be discussed at the next meeting of the FIFA Executive Committee, scheduled to take place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 19 and 20 March 2015. The outcome of the discussions is also a proposed reduced competition days…

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25 February 2015
Paul Ifill retires from professional football

Having sustained a ruptured Achilles Tendon during the 2013/14 A-League season the Barbados International made the decision to retire after being unable to fully recovery from the injury.The announcement brings to an end a truly stellar playing career, which saw Ifill make over 400 professional appearances with the likes of Crystal Palace, Millwall and Sheffield…

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25 February 2015
Care and protection highlighted

The event is all about fun activities and participation, but as always Just Play Project Manager Michelle Paiti says messages promoting awareness of social issues will be delivered alongside the festivities.“These events are a fun way to get active and learn key social messages,” Paiti shares.At the root of the Just Play Programme is the…

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25 February 2015
SIFF Championship is underway

Western United, Solomon Warriors, Hana, Real Kakamora, KOSSA, Malaita Kingz, Koloale and Maris are all taking part in the championship which has seen the teams divided into four groups of two teams each.The format sees the first placed team in the S-League will play the eighth team, second plays seventh and so forth.The groups have…

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