Herbert: Pressure on Mexico

The Mexicans have stumbled through a dismal qualifying campaign, limping to fourth place in the CONCACAF federation for a last-gasp chance to make it to Brazil with a two-legged tie against the All Whites.Herbert, who guided New Zealand to an unbeaten run in the group stages of the last World Cup in South Africa, said…

Vicelich, 37, now emerges as a key figure for the All Whites in their bid to reach back-to-back FIFA World Cups but the defensive midfielder expects nothing less than a hostile reception at the Azteca.“It will be hostile, I expect that, playing in front of 104,000 Mexican fans. Losing Winston is a huge blow for…

After sustaining the injury as his club side prepared for this weekend’s clash with Norwich City, Reid – a 17-cap All White – travelled immediately to see a specialist in Holland to discover the full extent of the damage.Scans revealed the All Whites captain, who rose to prominence after scoring New Zealand’s goal in the…

Coach Bob Morris will be looking at players who have experience especially former Besta players but there are also new players in the camp who will give challenge to the former players to make the final 30. Coach Morris says he is looking at the good football structure of a player and the physical side…

Birum was in a class of own over the four day tournament and despite the heavy conditions of rain fighting with Tabubil to the last whistle, she was able to loft the winner from a direct free-kick outside the 18 yard box in the 6th minute of extra time.The wet condition favoured the rural team…

Amidst the rural Tabubil mining township backdrop, several young women may get a once in a life-time opportunity to represent Papua New Guinea at the 2015 Pacific Games.Yes it is still a long way off but certainly two players that featured prominently for Tabubil at the PNGFA-sanctioned Besta Southern Regional Championships in Alotau may just…

PMSA beat arch-rivals Koupa from Kaparoko village, Central province 3-1 in wet condition. PMSA and Koupa will represent the southern region at the Besta Cup playoffs with the other regional winners in Lae from November 14-16.PMSA with several experienced hands in skipper Michael Foster, Roland Bala and Kialou Pouru put on strong show earlier to…