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FIFA course helps futsal referees

27 December 2011
FIFA course helps futsal referees

Nearly 30 participants from Honiara, Malaita, Makira Ulawa and Guadalcanal participated in the course, which was conducted by FIFA referee instructor for Oceania Neil Poloso over six days. Local referee instructors Robert Sulimae, Hamilton Siau, John Saohu and Jackson Namo helped Poloso deliver the course, the objective of which was to bring the referees in…

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25 December 2011
PNG women reach highest ever ranking

A total of 149 matches have been played since the last FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking, of which 66 were UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 qualifiers. USA remain at the top of the table but are under pressure from second-placed Germany, who are only five points behind them. World champions Japan can be happy to find themselves…

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24 December 2011
Ferns to play USA in Olympic build-up

The match, funded by additional contestable funding from High Performance Sport New Zealand, will kick off a busy year for the Ferns, with Cyprus Cup games against Northern Ireland, Korea Republic and South Africa in February and March, Olympic qualifiers in March and April and European friendlies en route to London if the team qualify…

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23 December 2011
Calendar of Events 2012

These include U-17 and U-20 Women’s, Olympic Qualifiers (men and women), 2012 O-League, 2013 O-League Preliminary, 2013 O-League, Futsal and the OFC Nations Cup.It is a particularly full calendar due to the inclusion of Olympic qualifiers and FIFA World Cup qualifiers, which take place every four years.The recent feedback from a number of Member Associations…

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22 December 2011
American Samoa surge up rankings

World and European champions Spain remain unchallenged at the top of the table, followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay, who are all still competing in an exciting head-to-head battle for second place. As the top team at year-end, Spain are the Team of the Year for the fourth year in a row. The title…

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22 December 2011
Moss to go under knife

The 29-year-old will go under the knife as soon as possible to correct the damage sustained while taking a goalkick during Gold Coast United’s win over Adelaide United in the A-League on Friday.Moss is expected to be out of action for eight weeks and is set to be replaced in the Gold Coast goal by…

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21 December 2011
Sokattak take out Knockout Cup

A large crowd of supporters flocked to the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) headquarters in Rarotonga for the winner-takes-all match and witnessed a tight and tense affair.Both sides had good opportunities in the first period but could not capitalise on any of them and the half-time whistle sounded with the score still locked at nil-all.Sokattak…

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21 December 2011
Mont-Dore make it two in a row

Mont-Dore wrapped up the 2011 Super League with a comprehensive 7-1 victory over Gaïtcha to become the best side in New Caledonia once again and retain their place in the Pacific’s premier club competition.Four Mont-Dore players got on the scoresheet and the side, co-coached by Percy Avock and Thierry Sardo, did not waste much time…

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21 December 2011
Valcke: 2012 will be a fundamental year

The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ is paved with many milestones and the Preliminary Draw in Rio de Janeiro this July was the first highly demanding test for the host country, and everybody will agree that Rio and Brazil passed it with flying colours. Since then the football action has kicked-off on the…

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20 December 2011
Brilliant Brockie strikes again

Asia/OceaniaBrockie grabbed headlines last month with his match-winning double and silky skills against Perth Glory and his perfectly-timed volley to open the scoring in the 25th minute against his former club ensured Brockie will feature in any end-of-season ‘best of’ packages. But Sydney fought back in the second half and netted a pair of goals…

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