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Vallar: Football is my whole life

7 August 2012
Vallar: Football is my whole life

After spending the best part of a decade in France, Vallar is now back playing in his homeland, where he finally appears to be living the dream. Just a year after his return to the South Pacific, the 28-year-old defender helped his club, AS Dragon, to the league title, and lifted the 2012 OFC Nations…

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7 August 2012
Consistent Les Cagous make steady progress

The Francophone pair met in the final, with Tahiti 1-0 victors in what was a match of missed opportunities at both ends of the pitch. Ultimately, it was Tahiti who took the glory but New Caledonia once again proved their worth at continental level in emphatic fashion. With the tournament doubling as Oceania qualifying for…

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7 August 2012
Wellington to host cup finals

The venue of the 1925, 1927 and 1989 Chatham Cup finals will also host the 19th final of the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup in another bumper day of football in the capital.The final of each competition sees a first-time finalist take on a multiple winner with Lower Hutt facing four-time winners from Auckland in the…

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7 August 2012
Grassroots course builds foundations

The five-day course was held early this month and attended by a wide range of participants, all of whom play an active role in grassroots football in their various clubs and villages.They were given the opportunity to learn from FIFA Instructor Didier Chambaron, the OFC head of education and training, who was joined in conducting…

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6 August 2012
Lower Hutt and Central through to cup final

Lower Hutt made sure of their passage to the final on the weekend of August 25 and 26 with a 4-0 win over Caversham at Dunedin’s Caledonian Ground, while Auckland’s Central United banged six unanswered goals past eight-man Miramar Rangers at David Farrington Park in Wellington to end hopes of an all-capital final.Hamish Watson threatened…

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6 August 2012
Loss of former international mourned

The 29-year-old died at Port Moresby General Hospital last Thursday morning and his loss has been deeply felt.OFC President David Chung, who is also the president of the Papua New Guinea Football Association, was saddened to hear of Komu’s passing and says the thoughts of everyone connected to the confederation are with his family and…

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6 August 2012
Iaruel gets taste of professional life

The Vanuatu international is set to try his luck with Stoke City and may also put his skills to the test at fellow English Premier League outfits Manchester City and Everton.He arrived in Stoke-on-Trent on Saturday and was welcomed in fitting fashion with a tour of the club’s impressive training facilities.The Tafea player has been…

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6 August 2012
Bindon: We’re happy and proud

The oldest player at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 is proud of what New Zealand have achieved at the Games and is optimistic about what the future holds for them.The Ferns may have been the surprise package of the last eight but they made the mighty USA fight every inch of the way…

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4 August 2012
Ferns ousted by USA

New Zealand lived up to their confident pre-match talk and matched the three-times Olympic champions in most facets although there were a couple of early let offs. The pacey Alex Morgan broke through the New Zealand defence and although Jenny Bindon’s advance forced the young striker wide she still flashed her shot across an open…

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3 August 2012
Ferns win a major milestone for Oceania

An own goal from Cameroon’s Ysis Sonkenga and strikes to Rebecca Smith and Sarah Gregorius were enough to earn the Ferns their first ever victory in a FIFA tournament and a groundbreaking first appearance for a New Zealand women’s team of any age in the knockout stages of a pinnacle event.But the 3-1 triumph is…

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