The defeat has dealt a near-fatal blow to the Reds’ hopes of progressing to the final of the Pacific’s premier club competition as they are now five points behind Group B leaders Auckland and have just three more matches to get their noses in front.Only the top-placed team in each group will go on to…
The country’s O-League berths have been filled by giants Auckland City and Waitakere United since the current format of the tournament was introduced in the 2007 season and they have proved a dominant force, sharing four titles between them.Indeed, the only outfit to have broken the dominance of the Auckland clubs in the Pacific’s premier…
Potential strike pair Chris Wood and Shane Smeltz both scored over the weekend and the defensive combination of Winston Reid and Tommy Smith continued their run in England’s Championship. Meanwhile Herbert’s own charges, the Wellington Phoenix, lodged their second away win in consecutive weeks for the first time in history with his Kiwi core all…
A total of 36 players have been selected to take part and hail from the main island of Rarotonga, some of the outer islands and New Zealand. They will face some nevous moments over the coming months as they attempt to force their way into the Cook Islands squad for April’s OFC U-17 Women’s Championship…
McFarland replaces Tony Readings, who has relinquished the role to focus on the Football Ferns’ Olympic campaign given that the Oceania U-20 qualifiers – postponed from this month – could now potentially clash with the senior programme when rescheduled.Readings remains involved with the Junior Football Ferns as a technical advisor and Craig Alexander continues as…
The striker has been out of action with a long-term injury and did not take part in Fiji’s Pacific Games campaign in New Caledonia last November. But he made his return to top level football for Ba in the Champions League this month and helped the Men in Black to a title triumph.His comeback is…
The four-day event was organised by the Fédération Calédonienne de Football (FCF), who joined forces with the Lifou council and local organisation Luecila 3000 to make sure the proceedings ran smoothly.FCF was represented by futsal and beach soccer development officer Kamali Fitialeata and Philippe Jiane, who oversaw the action throughout the tournament.Ten U-16 men’s teams…
A large training group has been put through its paces this month during a camp at the national academy in Ba and Reddy says the selection race is still wide open for a place in the 20-man squad, who will fight for a place in London at the qualifying tournament in March.“At the moment we…
The fixture still requires formal acceptance from the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and New Zealand Football board approval but comments from JFF President Captain Horace Burrell overnight suggest they are keen to play the game. The Wednesday evening match against the world number 52 would provide New Zealand coach Ricki Herbert and his charges with…
In fact, only 11 matches were taken into account, including six that were actually played in 2011.At the summit, world champions Spain continue to lead the way ahead of the Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay, who are still close together in the chasing pack.Of the top 20 teams, only Chile have been in action recently, their…