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Auckland City learn identity of opponents

3 December 2011
Auckland City learn identity of opponents

Before kick-off, three teams – namely Kashiwa Reysol, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Gamba Osaka – were separated by just three points, and that was the way things ended as all three teams won away from home.Kashiwa Reysol, managed by Brazilian Nelsinho Baptista, sealed the incredible feat of back-to-back championships, having been promoted to the J.League…

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3 December 2011
Win gives City boost ahead of Cup

A tidy finish by Luis Corrales on 27 minutes and a second by Adam McGeorge seven minutes later gave Auckland a comfortable 2-0 halftime lead in five degree Celsius conditions.Auckland survived a tense finish when Ryutsu substitute Jyosyua scored from what appeared to be an offside position just before the hour mark.The visitors then missed…

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2 December 2011
Women’s NSL set for kick off

A pair of games will be played in each of the major centres, in Lae at Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium and in Port Moresby at Bisini Oval.A total of eight women’s teams will take part in the competition this season, four of which are based in Port Moresby and the other four in Lae.Defending champions…

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2 December 2011
Players shortlisted for FIFA FIFPro World XI

The 50,000 professional footballers belonging to the players’ unions across the world that form FIFPro took part in a secret ballot to nominate their peers for inclusion in their World XI – choosing the best four defenders, three midfielders, three forwards and goalkeeper of 2011. World champions Spain have the most players in the shortlist…

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2 December 2011
Just Play Day held across the Pacific

Children from Cook Islands, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Tonga and Vanuatu joined in the fun during the series of gatherings, held over several days to coincide with Universal Children’s Day.The day is a United Nations initiative held on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among…

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2 December 2011
City coach plays cards close to chest

The Ryutsu club present Auckland with its first taste of Japanese football ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup play-off against the as-yet-uncrowned J.League champions on December 8. “We’re going to rotate players and get a feeling of what playing a Japanese side is like,” Tribulietx says.“We have a few injuries to consider with Chad…

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1 December 2011
Group A set to take full focus

Tefana are set to welcome Fijians Ba to Tahiti and the hosts will be desperate to kick start their campaign after notching just one point so far. Ba, who will be in confident mood after booking their place in next year’s O-League with a second successive National Football League title win last weekend, meanwhile need…

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1 December 2011
New women’s champions to be crowned

With Northern grafting a 1-0 victory over two-time winners and defending champions Capital Football in last Saturday’s semi-final and Auckland Football – holder of six titles – falling at the conference stage, there will be a new winner of the national league for just the third time since it was first run in 2002.Last season’s…

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1 December 2011
Argentine Tade dares to dream

The 22-year-old is set to become one of six Argentine players to line up at the tournament in Japan this month. One of those men, Lionel Messi, is regarded as the best in the world. “If I stop for a moment and think I’m one of the six then it’s more than a wild dream,”…

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1 December 2011
Governance Committee chairman presented

Prof. Pieth introduced his “Governing FIFA” report, in which he analyses FIFA’s organisational structures and procedures and their abilities to deal with existing risks and challenges.The full report, as well as an executive summary, was published yesterday and can be read hereProf. Pieth will chair a multi-stakeholder group of experts with backgrounds in law, sports,…

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