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Teachers trained up in Pago Pago

18 January 2012
Teachers trained up in Pago Pago

The two-day course was conducted by Just Play technical coordinator Emmie Sope, who led the participants through the football drills association with Just Play and explained the importance of the programme’s healthy living message.Football Federation American Samoa (FFAS) president Iuli Alex Godinet was on hand to provide an opening address for the course and expressed…

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17 January 2012
Lossi sweep aside Aucklanders

The tourists, who also met O-League oufit Waitakere United and a New Zealand U-23 selection on their trip, raced out to a 3-0 halftime lead at Beachlands Domain on Saturday and the home side could not recover from that opening onslaught.Beachlands, who play in the Auckland Football Federation’s Championship division, did improve as the match…

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17 January 2012
Defenders to the fore in England

EuropeAll Whites captain Ryan Nelsen reconfirmed his commitment to New Zealand Football on his recent visit home by declaring his intention to turn out as much as possible for the All Whites and also put his hand up to assist in any capacity for the Olympic campaign.Nelsen’s international defensive partner Winston Reid was at the…

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17 January 2012
Phoenix get behind local football

For the Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Heart game at Westpac Stadium on Sunday January 29, the Phoenix and Capital Football have joined forces in an initiative that sees the ticket revenue split between the Phoenix, local football clubs in Wellington and Capital Football. Wellington Phoenix head of marketing David Dome says the Phoenix are sensitive…

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17 January 2012
Suri swaps boots for clipboard

The former Solomon Islands international hung up his boots at the end of last season after spending over two decades terrorising defences across the Pacific. He is now part of a coaching duo with Moses Toata at S-League club Solomon Warriors, who finished runners-up in the previous campaign and currently sit third in the table.“We…

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16 January 2012
Wood joins Bristol City on loan

The 20-year-old joins the Robins from Premier League outfit West Bromwich Albion after recently completing a successful loan spell at Birmingham City. Wood’s ten goals from 28 appearances in all competitions for the Blues made him the club’s top scorer and included his first professional hat trick and a dramatic late winner against Club Brugge…

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16 January 2012
Ba take out Champions League

Earlier in the day, Suva edged out Labasa 1-0 to finish on second place in the four-team tournament while Rewa had to settle for third and winless Labasa finished last. Goals to Simeli Naresia and Malakai Tiwa earned Ba the trophy, the first major piece of silverware for the 2012 season in Fiji.Ba president Rishikendra…

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16 January 2012
Previous finalists set for showdown

City triumphed 6-1 on aggregate – following a 2-1 win in Vanuatu with a 4-0 success in the return leg – to take the 2011 title and are on track to hang on to their trophy after posting two wins from two so far. But Amicale are only two points behind the Group B leaders…

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12 January 2012
Solympics squad shaping up

A total of 46 players are currently in the training squad but that figure will be culled to just 20 for the qualifying tournament, scheduled to take place in March, and the trimming down process is set to start on Monday.Most of the players selected are regulars in the Telekom S-League and the core of…

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12 January 2012
New national league season launched

It was smiles all around on the part of Fiji FA as the CJ Patel Group of Companies confirmed it would come on board once again with a $150,000 FJD sponsorship package for the 2012 season.From the sum, $100,000 will go towards the running of the national league while the remaining $50,000 has been allocated…

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