De Vries dreams of call-up

South African-born De Vries, 23, has enjoyed an outstanding FIFA Club World Cup campaign with the Navy Blues but has rebuffed media inquiries from African press about his availability for Bafana Bafana while in Morocco. “I’ve never been contacted by the South African Football Association to represent the country of my birth.“I was born in…

It was a game of strong challenges and several fouls with of few chances for either team, but Pablo Barrientos and Angel Berlanga capitalised on either side of the interval, which forced the extra time period. Mauro Matos only needed three minutes to find a winner, which ultimately sent the Argentinian side through. After a…

The B Licence is the highest coaching qualification offered by the Oceania Football Confederation at present, with ten candidates successfully completing the first cycle held over 2012/13.This time around participants from Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Samoa gathered in Suva, Fiji for the course, under the tutelage of instructors Didier Chambaron, OFC…

The Navy Blues’ first two matches, against Moghreb Tetouan and ES Setif have yielded two historic results, but skipper Ivan Vicelich admits San Lorenzo is on a completely different plane in terms of quality, despite the long hours Auckland City FC have put into preparation. “We started pre-season in September and out of 200 days…

It makes for quite a sight. The diminutive Spaniard telling the physically imposing English custodian what he wants him to do with the ball in his hands. On most occasions, the former Colchester United keeper would punt it way down field, but not this time. What Tribulietx wants him to do is roll it out…

Real Madrid made it 21 consecutive wins in competitive matches as they triumphed comfortably in what was their first ever official meeting with Cruz Azul. First-half goals from Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema gave Madrid the commanding lead. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas saved Cruz Azul captain Gerardo Torrado’s penalty before the break to thwart any potential…

The 26-year-old Tade went backpacking around Europe in August with his two sisters – Agustin and Luciana – and, as chance would have it, he ran into none other than San Lorenzo coach Edgardo Bauza and the club’s famous vice-president and Argentine television presenter Marcello Tinelli.Tade, from Santiago del Estero, arrived in New Zealand and…