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Thailand ready for flair, flicks and tricks

30 October 2012
Thailand ready for flair, flicks and tricks

Since winning the inaugural tournament in 1989, the South Americans have taken a further three titles. Spain are the only team to have broken A Seleção’s grip on the trophy, triumphing in 2000 and 2004.What’s more, four years ago the two heavyweights met in the final in Rio de Janeiro, where the hosts wrestled the…

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29 October 2012
Tiki Toa take preparations to Dubai

The second edition of the annual tournament kicks off tomorrow with Tahiti in Group A along with world champions and 2011 victors Russia, host nation the United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.Tomorrow night the Tiki Toa campaign opens against the UAE and with the meeting at last year’s edition ending 6-2 in…

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29 October 2012
Coaches to aid growth in women’s game

Around 30 coaches from the three main regions – Northern, Southern and Loyalty Islands – will spend the next five days at Stade PLGC in Nouméa covering the theory and practice of coaching women’s football.The course is being run by FIFA Women’s Football Instructor Sonia Haziraj, a former France representative, with FCF Technical Director Serge…

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29 October 2012
Wood has winning touch

The former Waikato FC frontman helped the Lions into the lead before the interval following a cross by strike partner Darius Henderson and he made it 2-0 with a well-taken goal on the counter-attack, before assisting in the build-up to the third goal, scored by James Henry.It was Millwall’s biggest win, and first clean sheet…

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29 October 2012
Promotion on radar for Tailevu Naitasiri

The neutral location in Labasa was chosen as the setting for the third and final leg of the play-offs between the two sides who were vying to contest promotion from the Premier Division to the Super Premier Division of Fiji’s national league.Tailevu Naitasiri went into the match with the upper hand after defeating Taveuni 2-0…

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28 October 2012
Late goal gives champions cup win

On the back of a dominant 45 minutes of football, Auckland raced to a 1-0 halftime lead in a scrappy first half of action where the defending champions and minor premiers from the previous season’s ASB Premiership went head to head.Ivan Vicelich slipped off his marker to head a Jason Hicks free kick beyond Danny…

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27 October 2012
Super City derby to open season

The new season kicks off when rivals Waitakere United take on Auckland City clash in the ASB Charity Cup opener at Fred Taylor Park on Sunday.The match sees the ASB Premiership winners take on the ASB minor premiers in a one off tie, a game Robinson says lifting a trophy is the perfect boost for…

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26 October 2012
Female coaches plot new course

The women came from all over the North Island to attend a three day Auckland-based coaching course – namely New Zealand Football’s first senior level coaching course attended exclusively by, and tailored specifically to, females.To put it in perspective, the average number of females attending senior courses over the past three years has only been…

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26 October 2012
Women’s shortlists for Ballon d’Or revealed

The final decisions will be made, as usual, by the captains and head coaches of the women’s national teams as well as by international media representatives selected by France Football.The shortlists for the FIFA Ballon d’Or (best male player) and the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football awards will be revealed in…

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26 October 2012
Australia prove too strong in rematch

The Kurukuru came from behind to lead the first-half 3-2 but the Australians regrouped strongly after the break to eventually win the match 10-3.The Futsalroos drew first blood in the third minute with Jarroo Basger providing the goods after finding himself unmarked at the far post. That goal was cancelled out shortly after by Mathias…

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