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Argentina eye beach soccer glory

12 September 2013
Argentina eye beach soccer glory

There is a saying in Spanish that translates as, “He can’t see the wood for the trees”, and Franceschini knows it well.The Argentinian beach soccer player was reluctant to look at the bigger picture as he prepares for his sixth appearance at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Tahiti.The facts are these: for the…

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12 September 2013
Durante’s Kiwi status confirmed

FIFA launched disciplinary procedures against New Zealand Football in June after a complaint was made concerning Durante’s appearance for New Zealand against the Solomon Islands in a FIFA 2014 World Cup Qualifier on 26 March.The FIFA disciplinary proceedings related to article 55 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and article 8 of the Regulations for 2014…

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11 September 2013
Football Ferns named for Valias Cup

The squad is a mixture of established players and recent additions including Elizabeth Milne and defender Meikayla Moore, who caps off a fine season with Coastal Spirit with her first senior call up. Moore is part of the Coastal Spirit team that has reached the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup Final.“This group of players have been…

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11 September 2013
Naka, Hale to lead Bilikiki charge

The duo have played 68 top grade matches between them, including every single match that Solomon Islands has played in the discipline since it entered competitive beach soccer in 2006.Naka has scored 52 goals in his career for an average of one and-a-half goals per match but Hale’s position as a goalkeeper makes him an…

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11 September 2013
AS Tefana take Top 8 title

The first edition of the Coupe des Top 8 was held at the Federation Tahitienne de Football technical headquarters in Pirae with eight teams taking part in the three-day competition.Following their visit to Wellington, New Zealand to attend the FIFA Women’s Football Seminar, James Perry and Angela Taiarui of the FTF launched the tournament to…

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11 September 2013
Rewa take U-21 national title

After the divisional play-offs Fiji FA opted for a league format to the final three-days of competition which were held over the weekend.Rewa began their march to glory on Froday with a 5-0 victory over Labasa before bringing brought back down to earth with a 0-0 dtaw against Nadi, who had the services of Fiji…

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10 September 2013
Dhanji Boys cement futsal status

This is their second big win this season and Fiji FA futsal coordinator Hari Raj Naicker said not only was the event a success, but it really was the best team who won.“We were faced with various obstacles to complete the matches but in the end the futsal league ended on a high note,” Naicker…

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10 September 2013
Savai’i continues to reap benefits

The Savai’i Regional Technical Centre was officially opened by OFC president David Chung last month and is set to become a hub for all things football on the island.Twenty D Licence participants from the island’s eight registered clubs gathered there to learn the ins-and-out of how to prepare, organise and deliver a training session to…

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10 September 2013
Rain postpones men’s cup games

The women’s games were completed as well as one match for Division 2 and two for Division 1 before the conditions forced the rest of the day’s games to be called off.Lion Heart will take on Division 1 Cup holders Tafuna Jets on Setp. 11 at 4:30 p.m. on Field 1 while Field 2 will…

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10 September 2013
El Salvador’s a side going places

El Salvador surprised many when they made their way to the semi-finals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenne, Italy in 2011 and are now more than ready for Tahiti 2013 according to national beach soccer team coach Rudis Gonzalez.The Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer once wrote that “people with imagination have a…

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