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Laying the foundations for women’s football growth

19 July 2013
Laying the foundations for women’s football growth

A high quality and hugely competitive FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™ was followed by a similarly successful event at last year’s London Olympics, with both tournaments notable for a massive spike in spectator and media interest.Women’s football at grassroots level is also developing at a significant rate and, importantly, cutting across social and gender…

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19 July 2013
Gideons thank all sponsors

“On behalf of the team I would like to take this special opportunity to thank Telecom Vanuatu Limited (TVL) for donating t-shirts, Tahos Timber for donating travelling and shoe Adidas bags, Port Vila Football Association for donating winter jackets, Port Vila Futsal League for donating futsal boots to each players, Evergreen Limited for donating VT…

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19 July 2013
Trans Tasman rivals spar

The two teams last met in the inaugural 2012 Trans Tasman Cup in September, with Australia taking the series with three victories. It was the first time that a FIFA-sanctioned futsal tournament had been played in New Zealand. The success of the tournament led to both teams calling for it to be an annual event.The…

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19 July 2013
African kings looking to set new mark

“In our culture, we used to play football in the street, barefoot. There were few real football pitches, so we played on the sand, not only on the beaches, but also on the corner of the streets, in the villages or cities. Today, most of our players come from this culture.”Unlike 11-a-side football, there is…

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18 July 2013
Summer league’s a perfect warm up

Over 500 young footballers participated in the league as they looked to hold onto the skills they developed over the previous season.FFAS president Iuli Alex Godinet was on hand to hand out the prizes, with the help of executive committee members Sandra Fruean, Rev. Ioane Evagelia, Amio Mavaega-Luvu and Michelle Salaka, and says it was…

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18 July 2013
New Zealand sets sights high at Invitational

Today we are bringing you the latest on New Zealand who will arrive in Auckland with the objective of getting back on the right track for the FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers.Futsal development is part of New Zealand Football’s overall football development programme called Whole of Football. This programme has been developed to provide a…

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18 July 2013
International referee taking fast in his stride

A devout Muslim, Dean began fasting during daylight hours in observance of Ramadan which has made training a much more difficult task, but regardless he has been working hard ahead of next week’s tournament.“I am looking forward to the championship next week and I have been training hard for the event and I feel ready…

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18 July 2013
Goalkeepers keep skills in check

The VFF technical department is keen to see young keepers, and some with a little more experience, benefit from the talented coaching duo.“The programme of training new goalkeepers has been running for one month now and it has been going well,” Jimmy says.“In the beginning we had only three players but today we have over…

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18 July 2013
Basalaj earns Scottish trial

The 19-year-old recently returned from Turkey where he took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and has also previously competed internationally at U-17 level.The offer to train and trial with Thistle came through Scott Allison who twice visited Basalaj’s Lower Hutt City club while scouting for Glasgow Rangers.Allison was keen to take the young…

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17 July 2013
Rojas injury could delay debut

Rojas has to sit out the next four to six weeks of pre-season training due to a fracture if the right second metatarsal, meaning he may miss the start of the Bundesliga season which Stuttgart are due to open in Mainz on 11 August.The 21-year-old was voted the A-League’s player of the year during what…

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