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Festival of Champions on horizon

31 May 2013
Festival of Champions on horizon

Arriving in Chile via Easter Island the 23 man squad were greeted by freezing temperatures combined with rain – a shock to their systems after leaving the sunny beaches of home.Following a trip of close to ten hours recuperation was key so following a quiet night in the side took a walk around the neighbourhood…

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31 May 2013
Keepers thrive on competition

Working with the trio since preparations began for next month’s Confederation Cup, goalkeeper coach Alexandre Hennechart says this relationship is benefits, rather than hinders, their progress.“Solidarity between the keepers really does exist. When you work with somebody you want them to succeed, that’s what creates the bond in the group,” Hennechart says.He says while the…

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31 May 2013
Hekari face FC Pom grand-final

Hekari United defeated Gigira Laitepo Morobe 3-0 in the 1st semi-final match played at Sir John Guise Stadium over the weekend. The win for Jerry Allen coached side now means they will appear in a record, six consecutive grand-final since the inception of the competition in 2006. Hekari United striker Raymond Gunemba starred for his…

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31 May 2013
All star line-up revealed for 2015

The pulling power of working on the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 drew applications from New Zealand and around the World with an excellent mix of major event and football specific knowledge and experience. All six of the key senior management positions – Commercial Director, Competition Director, Corporate Services Director, Leverage and Legacy…

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31 May 2013
Keat settling in Sweden

Keat signed for the second division side in March and is quickly finding his feet in the league after struggling to get game time with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.Having played eight of Falkenbergs’ last nine matches, Keat says Sunday night’s goal was pretty good by his own standards.“It was one of my better…

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30 May 2013
New Zealand ‘A’ named to face Jordan

Although blessed with over 150 ‘A’ international caps throughout the 16-man squad, Emblen is under no illusions about the quality of the opposition for the match.“Jordan has played 20 full internationals since January last year and beaten Japan and Australia amongst that. They’re on the verge of qualifying for Brazil and have a crucial match…

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28 May 2013
Zico Football Centre to host referee training

The referees will use the venue as their base camp training site for the daily physical and tactical match preparations. The Local Organising Committee and Arthur Antunes Coimbra, known worldwide as Zico, signed a contract for the use of the Football Center of Brazil’s football icon, who starred in the FIFA World Cup in 1978,…

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28 May 2013
France lends its expertise

“Real high level instructors for the young, we are not going to lie, there aren’t any in New Caledonia,” the former French national team coach says.With FCF looking to develop the game both in general and at the highest level, the lack of high level coaches is a major handicap to achieving that progression.FCF president…

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28 May 2013
New artificial turf opened in Wellington

The redeveloped Memorial Park was unveiled on Saturday in fitting fashion as the Petone club hosted neighbouring teams Stop Out and Lower Hutt City in the top two men’s divisions of Capital Football, the organisation responsible for administering and developing football in the wider Wellington region.Funding for the $2 million upgrade was supplied in a…

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28 May 2013
Fitness will help make the difference

After two months of intensive fitness and tactical training the side should be close to hitting their peak, and with matches against World and European champions Spain, Nigeria and Uruguay looming fitness trainer Kader Touati is hopeful he has done enough to help the Toa Aito put forward a strong challenge.“Above all, it is necessary…

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