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Moss named joint Gold Coast vice-captain

5 October 2011
Moss named joint Gold Coast vice-captain

Dutch import Paul Beekmans has been chosen as the other vice-captain and the pair will offer support to skipper Michael Thwaite in the new season, which kicks off with a home fixture against Wellington Phoenix, one of Moss’ former clubs, on Sunday.Bleiberg says there were several strong candidates for the vice-captaincy but Moss and Beekmans…

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5 October 2011
Squads revealed for IDC

The tournament is regarded as the most prestigious event on the Fiji football calendar and Courts have maintained their support by pouring in over $100,000 FJD.Defending champions Rewa head pool one of the Super Premier division and will be challenged by Nadi, Savusavu, Labasa and Ba. Hosts Suva are in pool two and have been…

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5 October 2011
Futsal Whites skipper scores new role

Eakins, who played in last year’s ASB Premiership national league with Hawke’s Bay United, will be working closely with schools, beginning in his native South Auckland. Eakins says he took up the role to help develop the code with an eye on the future. “I wanted to get involved to help grow the game at…

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4 October 2011
Regular beach action planned

SIFF made the decision after talks with major beach soccer partner DJ Graphics Ltd and has now produced a plan for monthly tournaments to be held. The aim of the increase in competitions is to strengthen player development and assist with the national team’s preparation for regional and global events, including the 2012 OFC Beach…

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4 October 2011
Youth sides chase glory

The U-14, U-16 and U-19 sides are all competing in their respective divisions of the Toyota Youth Cup, a tournament that brings together the finest young players in the country.The U-14 category will see AS Wet take on defending champions Entente Sportive de Wetr while the other semi-final features a clash between AS Magenta and…

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4 October 2011
Spanish support for OFC confirmed

Jacquemet met with President Ángel María Villar, adviser to the president Miguel Galán, technical director Ginés Meléndez and legal consultant Gorka María Villar to further develop the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between OFC and the Spanish FA, originally signed in May of this year.Under the terms of the MOU, the Spanish FA…

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3 October 2011
U-17 games moved to North Harbour Stadium

All three matches, originally scheduled for Parrs Park in Oratia, will now be played on the stadium’s artificial pitch (Domain 3) and all will now kick off at 6pm.The series kicks off tonight with games two and three on Wednesday and Friday.The trans-Tasman internationals represent the first step on the Young Football Ferns’ Road to…

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3 October 2011
The Challenge is on its way

The station has joined forces with Fédération Calédonienne de Football (FCF) to put on the event since 2006 and it has grown to become one of the most important events on the youth calendar.The aim is to encourage physical activity amongst the country’s youth and further development football at the grassroots level. Football is not…

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3 October 2011
New home for tsunami hero

The home was built under the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Permanent Housing Programme and was one of about 70 concrete homes rebuilt in the country.Paepae, who works as a maintenance manager for the American Samoa Football Federation (FFAS) and was at its Pago Park headquarters when the wave struck, is grateful to…

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3 October 2011
FIFA turf opens in Christchurch

The laying of a state-of-the-art all weather football turf at ASB Football Park, formerly English Park, is a FIFA Goal Project funded by the Christchurch City Council and FIFA and is one of the first major construction projects completed following the Christchurch earthquakes.It is just the second FIFA Goal Project completed in New Zealand following…

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