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Coach Canosa temporarily suspended

22 June 2011
Coach Canosa temporarily suspended

Fiji FA claim Canosa was in breach of contract when he publically criticised the association through the media in regards to the naming of a squad for upcoming friendlies against Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Tahiti.Argentine Canosa told reporters that the names of some of the players announced after the Vodafone Fiji FACT final were not…

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21 June 2011
Festive end to Super League

Champions Amicale had already wrapped up the title but underlined their dominance with yet another win, this time an exciting 3-2 thriller over Tupuji Imere, while second-placed Tafea also finished on a high note, posting a 2-0 success over Spirit 08.The season then received a fitting finale when popular Solomon Islands band DMP took to…

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21 June 2011
Carmichael times run to perfection

The Central United midfielder, who made his debut a week ago en route to Mexico, led the scoring charge with three goals as the Young All Whites defeated Uzbekistan 4-1 in Torreon, Mexico to sit atop the Group D standings ahead of USA, who beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in the group’s late match.It’s the…

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21 June 2011
Ferns edged by Denmark in final warm-up

The Ferns started slowly and Nanna Christiansen converted Danish pressure on the half hour mark with a low drive that saw Jenny Bindon concede for the first time in over four hours of international football.New Zealand produced enough chances in a brighter second half to draw level but couldn’t quite apply the finishing touches to…

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20 June 2011
Young All Whites sweep aside Uzbekistan

The Central United midfielder was a latecomer to the squad, only making his debut a week ago, but made up for lost time by scoring in the 10th, 36th and 53rd minutes with Jordan Vale’s 87th minute strike making the game safe.The win is the first for a New Zealand men’s team at a FIFA…

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20 June 2011
OFC trio off to Germany

Fiji official Vulivuli will control the matches the OFC trio are assigned to while Stephenson (New Zealand) and Tuifutuna (Tonga) will provide support as assistant referees.Vulivuli left her homeland last week to take on the challenge in Germany and Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA) referees director Chandra Segran says the departure was a proud moment…

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20 June 2011
Bonitos may receive samba support

SIFF general secretary Eddie Ngava says the federation has received word of the possible support from Brazil and is eager to follow it up over the coming weeks.“We received a fax from our consulate in Canberra last week that carried a copy of a letter from the Embassy of Brazil detailing the offer of possible…

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19 June 2011
Momentum builds as New Zealand beat Colombia

Betsy Hassett capped a sweeping counterattack – that started with goalkeeper Jenny Bindon and involved Ali Riley, Ria Percival, Sarah Gregorius and Kirsty Yallop and along the way – with a cool lofted finish over the advancing Colombia goalkeeper Sandra Sepulved in the 70th minute.New Zealand could have been comfortably ahead at halftime with striker…

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17 June 2011
Management teams confirmed for age-group sides

Junior Football Ferns head coach Tony Readings, who doubles as the assistant coach of the senior Football Ferns, will be joined by assistant coaches Gordon Forest and Craig Alexander as they build towards the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Uzbekistan, while Brett Angell will assist Young Football Ferns head coach Paul Temple on…

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17 June 2011
Koloale qualify for third O-League

The two teams went into the clash with an equal chance of booking the country’s 2012 O-League spot after drawing 0-0 in the first leg on Monday.With so much attacking talent on show, it was unlikely there would be no goals this time and so it proved as the thousands packed inside Lawson Tama were…

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