Whether in the Super Ligue or the Promotion Honneur Grande Terre the referees, like the players, want to be at the top of their game, which is why they were happy to take part in the recent FIFA Refereeing Course held in Noumea.And with the basics already under their belts, FIFA instructor Lim Kee Chong…
Rakahanga, an atoll located 1,248 kilometres from the Cook Islands capital of Rarotonga with a population of just 127, played host to the event.Fifty guests travelled from Manihiki, 44 kilometres from their host, for what proved to be a fun and festive event.“It was a great tournament with our sister island of Manihiki and all…
Dominique has a dual role as national team coach as well as VFF futsal development officer meaning he’s covering the spectrum of grassroots to elite – and gaining an insight into how the nation is tracking in the game.“As the futsal development officer in Vanuatu it is always my priority to train coaches as well…
After an 85th minute equaliser from substitute Rosie White secured a 1-1 draw against the visitors at Mt Smart Stadium, Readings said his group is eager to take their performance a few notches higher from where they set the bar on Monday.“You could tell by the reaction of the players after the game they didn’t…
Solomon Islands Football Federation Women’s Football Development Officer Diane Justus was the key coordinator of the event held in Friday, 13 June, which included five Provincial Football Associations.Justus travelled to Tulagi in the Central Islands to oversee the event there and says with the support of provincial governments the 2014 event was bigger than ever,…
White, who scored her 11th international goal on Monday in the Football Ferns 1-1 draw with Brazil at Mt Smart Stadium, is studying sociology at the University of California, and her time in camp this week has been split between top level football, exams and study.The 21-year-old sat an exam the day before the team…
Brazil opened the scoring just two minutes from the break as Cristiane tucked the ball home in a crowded penalty area in the aftermath of a corner.It then took until the last five minutes for the Football Ferns to draw level in front of an almost 2000 strong home crowd.After several near misses from the…
For the sixth year in succession, New Zealand Football has delivered a positive financial return, again highlighting the success of the Whole of Football Plan, now entering its fourth year, and the continued growth in the game allowing continued investment into both community and international football.New Zealand Football chairman Bill Moran says while the surplus…
The workshop is being attended by 12 participants from schools and communities in Honiara with an almost equal representation of men and women from five different schools – St. John Primary School, Lunga Primary School, Perch Primary School and Burns Creek Primary School. Three communities are represented in the workshop with participants coming from Burns…
To mark the occasion, New Zealand Football caught up with 1982 All Whites skipper Steve Sumner – currently in Brazil for the 2014 tournament – to reminisce on his memories of that first World Cup experience against Scotland in Spain.How did you and the team get ready to meet the challenge of Scotland in Malaga?…