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Vanuatu exploring Oceania’s potential

13 December 2014
Vanuatu exploring Oceania’s potential

There has been constant improvement for Oceanian beach soccer since then, as OFC teams have shown substantial signs of technical improvement and an increasing passion for the game. That enthusiasm culminated with the tremendous success of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013, which saw swarming crowds filling the stadium in Papeete and a…

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13 December 2014
Auckland ready to go again

Vicelich will lead a motivated line-up out against the Algerian side at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, where a win for either team would see them book a semi-final with South American champions San Lorenzo of Argentina in Marrakech in four days time. Bookmakers may have the Navy Blues at long odds to beat the two-time…

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13 December 2014
Williams: This is the life for me

That was the question Tamati Williams could have been excused for asking himself back in 2005, when, at the age of 21, he decided to turn his back on the world’s fashion runways to pursue his dream of making it between the posts.The answer was never clearer than on a chilly December night in Rabat…

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13 December 2014
Vanuatu put learnings into practice

VFF Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Officer Louis Dominique has taken the national team over to Australia to take part in an annual international tournament featuring the hosts and fellow guests Thailand.Dominique is certain the experience of stalwarts like captain Chickau Mansalse will help break in some of the national team’s more recent recruits.“I think…

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11 December 2014
Auckland City earn dramatic victory

The OFC Champions League and ASB Premiership champions ground out a stirring victory over Moghreb Tetouan 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless 120 minutes.A delighted Auckland City FC coach Ramon Tribulietx was jubilant in the aftermath as the Navy Blues qualified for their second ever FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final, the first in 2009 after…

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10 December 2014
Gilligan passes on futsal nous

Gilligan is based in Australia but visited these parts to pass on his knowledge to the region’s budding coaches, as well as take in the action from the third and final series of the Futsal National League at ASB Stadium in Kohimarama. Prior to the national league action kicking off, he delivered a pair of…

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10 December 2014
City in for tough test

Despite Moghreb’s inconsistent domestic form, Auckland City FC and All Whites midfielder Tim Payne believes the home side hold all the aces in Rabat.“Playing at home is really going to motivate Moghreb Tetouan. It’s going to be a tough task for us, but anything is possible in a one-off cup tie,” Payne says. Moghreb Tetouan…

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9 December 2014
Happy Holidays

I am delighted to say that we have exceeded all expectations as we build toward the completion of the new Home of Football at Ngahue in East Auckland with the first stage of that development close to completion.We saw many historic highlights on the field of play this year with Fiji qualifying for their first…

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8 December 2014
Familiarity in Group A

The Football Ferns are set to come up against former coach John Herdman and his new charges Canada, as well as fairly frequent opponents China PR and the Netherlands.The showdown with Canada is set to take place on 11 June 2015 at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, and it’s one Herdman for one is looking forward to.Canada’s…

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8 December 2014
Pride secure back-to-back titles

First half goals from Lauren Dabner and Monique Barker set the home side on their way and Gareth Turnbull’s team never relented as they squeezed and pressed the young New Zealand squad into mistakes in possession in their own half.Daisy Cleverley pulled a goal back for the New Zealand Development team on the hour but…

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