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Rebecca Smith announces retirement

18 September 2013
Rebecca Smith announces retirement

Smith made her debut for the Football Ferns in April 2003 against Samoa and quickly became a fixture in the squad, making her 50th appearance in May 2011 against Australia. Her professional career has seen her play in Germany, Sweden, and Australia. Smith will be presented with her official New Zealand Football blazer at the…

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18 September 2013
Jets retain cup in thriller against Utulei Youth

In other games it was Taputimu Youth 3, Lion Heart 1; FC SKBC 1, Black Roses 0 and Pago A 14, Pago B 1.Tafuna put everything they had into this win as they went down a man after Mark Pese was sent off in the 29th minute.From then on the Jets kept fending off attack…

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17 September 2013
Tahiti 2013 in numbers

4, 672 – The average number of spectators at the total 180 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup games played so far. Brazil 2006 has been the most popular edition to date, with 179,800 fans turning out across the 32 fixtures, averaging an attendance of 5,619 per game.1, 523 – The total number of goals scored…

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16 September 2013
Wellington welcomes FIFA Women’s Course

Run by Hesterine De Reus, head coach of the Matilda’s, the Australian women’s national team, the course is designed especially for coaches in the female game.Emma Humphries, Women’s Development Manager for NZ Football, said that it’s a great opportunity to have someone of De Reus’ calibre in New Zealand to help inspire those coaching at…

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16 September 2013
Canterbury dominates weekend finals

In the Women’s Knockout Cup final which opened the day’s proceedings Coastal Spirit waited until the fourth minute of injury time to secure a 1-0 over Glenfield Rovers.The win for the Christchurch club was revenge of sorts for a similar loss suffered to the same Auckland side in the 2011 final and marks the fourth…

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16 September 2013
Seminar wraps on positive note

The Presidents, General Secretaries and Technical Directors of Oceania’s Member Associations have spent the past three days going over the reform processes FIFA, as the world governing body, have begun implementing and the effect they could have on the development programmes of each federation.FIFA Development Manager for Oceania Eva Pasquier says it was important for…

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16 September 2013
Ground breaking is the first step

The 52-year-old Frenchman was on-site with a delegation from FIFA as guests of the OFC President David Chung. “Today it’s an important day we are making decisions to see a realisation. It’s the first step of a 20-month period when finally in May 2015 we’ll all be back in New Zealand to open this new…

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15 September 2013
Accountability and transparency high on agenda

Losiel spoke to oceaniafootball.com on the effect those reforms might have on the Oceania region and the development programmes currently underway and planned for the future in OFC’s 11 Member Associations.What advantages of the new development programme regulations will there be specifically for this region?It should bring more transparency in the way the FIFA funds…

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15 September 2013
Regenass: Oceania MAs have big responsibility

Regenass, FIFA Director of Member Associations and Development, reinforced the value of face-to-face contact with the Oceania football family.“It’s very important for FIFA to maintain direct contact with our Member Associations in Oceania, to exchange ideas, discuss our programme and what we expect from them, as well as what they expect from us, and how…

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15 September 2013
Milestone ground breaking at Ngahue

The momentous occasion was overseen by OFC President David Chung with representatives from Ngati Whatua, the New Zealand Government, Auckland Council, Korea Football Association, Orakei Local Board and FIFA alongside him. “Today marks a milestone in the history of OFC as this ground breaking ceremony signifies the start of the construction of a home for…

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