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‘Godfather’ buzzing for cup final

24 August 2012
‘Godfather’ buzzing for cup final

Besides his three winners’ medals for Waitakere City in 1994 and Central United in 1997 and 1998, the Central skipper is one of only two people to have won the Jack Batty Memorial Trophy for player of the Chatham Cup final twice – Christchurch United’s Michael McGarry is the other – suggesting the occasion brings…

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24 August 2012
Brave Fiji fall to slick Brazilians

The visitors were able to field the likes of former Brazil national team stars Paulo Sérgio, Mineiro, Zé Carlos and Giovanni in their starting line-up, much to the delight of the large crowd packed into Churchill Park in Lautoka.Fiji survived a few scares in the first stanza and it appeared as if the match would…

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24 August 2012
Tigi on target in Vanuatu

Molea starred for Solomon Warriors during the club’s recently-completed double-winning season but has decided to move abroad to sharpen his skills ahead of Warriors’ debut appearance in the OFC Champions League.He showed signs he is likely to be an important figure for Seveners by getting off the mark straight away, levelling the scores at 1-1…

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24 August 2012
Bullock hangs up his boots

The 37-year-old arrived in New Zealand after playing over 450 games in England – including a one-season stint in the Premier League with Barnsley – and has enjoyed a successful few seasons with Waitakere, helping them to three championship titles.But he says age has finally caught up with him and that it is time to…

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23 August 2012
Coaches move up OFC ladder

The five-day course was conducted by FIFA Instructor Didier Chambaron – the head of OFC’s training and education programme – at the Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) academy in Teouma and was attended by 35 participants.The ‘C’ Licence is part of OFC’s FIFA-funded coaching accreditation pathway, which outlines the necessary requirements for coaches to progress from…

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23 August 2012
Brazilians receive warm welcome

The side, which includes a handful of former Brazil national team stars, will play two matches against Fiji, the first of which is taking place tonight at Churchill Park in Lautoka from 6pm.A press conference to promote the games was held at the Waterfront Hotel in Lautoka yesterday, during which Play Fair Brazil team manager…

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23 August 2012
Draw keeps Junior Ferns on track for quarters

Backing up Sunday’s opening 2-1 win over Switzerland, the draw takes New Zealand to four points – behind Group A leaders Japan on goal difference – and needing a draw against Mexico on Sunday in Kobe to reach the knockout stages for the first time at an women’s age group FIFA event.New Zealand were under…

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23 August 2012
Doors open for Bonitos hopefuls

The pool of players have been picked to prepare for Stage 3 of Oceania qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup – a quest that begins in just over a fortnight with a home match against OFC Nations Cup champions Tahiti at Lawson Tama Stadium.Each player used by Solomon Islands in its own Nations Cup…

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22 August 2012
New Zealand eye upset over hosts

After a 2-1 win over Switzerland to open their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign on Sunday, New Zealand sit second in Group A behind the hosts, who demolished Mexico 4-1 later the same night.Based on the world champion status of their senior side and their advantage as host nation, Japan are among the favourites…

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22 August 2012
Marshall takes Waitakere reins

The 49-year-old held off the competition of a strong batch of applicants, which included previous boss and All Whites assistant coach Neil Emblen, to land the job and has put pen to paper on a 12-month contract.Marshall is delighted to have taken charge and says his first goal will be to put a squad together…

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