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Barbarouses returns Down Under

7 August 2013
Barbarouses returns Down Under

Barbarouses has previously featured in the A-League with Wellington Phoenix and Brisbane Roar.The deal will see the 23-year-old reunited with coach Ange Postecoglou, under whom he was Brisbane’s leading goal scorer when the side won the 2010/11 A-League title. Barbarouses left the Roar after that triumph to sign a three-year contract with Russian National Football…

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7 August 2013
TSG analysis will improve futsal in region

Toohey recently led the seven-strong Technical Study Group (TSG) team during the OFC Futsal Championship Invitational 2013 held at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand which saw the likes of Solomon Islands, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Vanautu and New Zealand representing OFC as well as Australia and Malaysia from AFC.Among the line-up were AFF football…

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6 August 2013
Tahiti 2013 tickets go on sale

The 32-match tournament will be staged exclusively at the 3,600-capacity Tahua To’ata Stadium, located on the beach in the Tahitian capital of Papeete.The competition is sure to throw up lots of spectacular action and will prove a big draw for fans, who have two types of tickets to choose from: standard and VIP. Standard tickets…

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6 August 2013
Gope-Fenepej starts in opener

Unfortunately the club could not retain their spot and have been relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2013/14 season – a move that is already paying off for the young Caledonian.On Friday night (local time) Gope-Fenepej was named in coach Jean-Marc Furlan’s starting line-up for the Ligue 2 season opener against Niort.While unlucky not to…

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5 August 2013
Women’s coaching on the rise

OFC women’s development officer Nicola Demaine travelled over recently to present a three day OFC Women’s Coaching Course at the FFAS headquarters in Pago Pago covering session planning, delivery and evaluation.Twelve club coaches took part and Demaine says the content was aimed at a slightly higher level as similar courses have been run in the…

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5 August 2013
Keeping up with trends aids development

But it’s not just players who benefit from this level of competition as OFC technical director Patrick Jacquemet recently revealed.Jacquemet spent four weeks in Turkey during June and July as a member of the FIFA Technical Study Group analysing some of the world’s up-and-coming players.“It was the intention of FIFA to have someone from each…

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5 August 2013
Rufer launches pro career at home

Rufer impressed Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick during a trial with the club with the new coach saying the youngster, who is still attending school at Palmerston North Boys’ High School, shows huge potential and is capable of challenging for a first team spot his season.“The Phoenix is a work in progress and it’s not going…

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5 August 2013
Ba earns another shot at regional title

Coming into their final match of the season Ba knew they had little to lose after Suva failed to beat Rewa a week earlier, ruling themselves out of the title race and more-or-less handing the 2013 title to their rivals.However Ba being a side that aims for perfection, they came out firing against Lautoka but…

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4 August 2013
ASB Chatham Cup gets a facelift

Handmade from Stirling silver, the Chatham Cup was gifted to the then New Zealand Football Association by the crew of the HMS Chatham in 1922. Since it was first contested a year later, it has become the pinnacle of winter football with hundreds of clubs up and down the country setting their sights on lifting…

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31 July 2013
Gothard steps down from Auckland City role

The 39-year-old former navy blues goalkeeper and assistant coach announced his unavailability for the next campaign to club officials today.“I have come to a big decision that I will not be back this season as assistant coach at Auckland City. It is not a decision I have taken lightly and it has been one of…

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