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Sharma new national team director

26 May 2011
Sharma new national team director

Sharma is vice-president of the association and has been selected for the role due to his success in taking the Navua district sides to greater heights.“I can confirm that vice-president Anil Sharma has been appointed as the national team director and will now be in charge of all the national sides,” Fiji FA chief executive…

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26 May 2011
S-League clubs receive boost

Heading into last weekend’s first matches of the Championship Series (a knockout competition following the completion of the league), the clubs were given the second instalment of the Telekom S-League grants from SIFF which totalled SBD $160,000, each of the clubs receiving $20,000.In addition to this, the clubs were also presented with $5,700 each from…

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25 May 2011
Kurukuru receive hero’s welcome

The Kurukuru touched down at Honiara’s Henderson Airport to the cheers of fans, more than 200 of which had turned out to greet the team. Thousands more lined the streets outside and as the players left the terminal they were presented with flowers, traditional necklaces and handshakes from the fanatical Kurukuru supporters.Many ran up to…

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24 May 2011
Socceroos squad named for NZ friendly

Socceroos Head Coach Holger Osieck has selected a squad of 23-players for the upcoming international friendly match against New Zealand, to be played at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday 5 June. The experienced Lucas Neill will captain the side, which includes twelve of the players that were part of the squad that recently defeated Germany…

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24 May 2011
Blatter reveals double boost for Japan

Joseph S. Blatter made these announcements following meetings with Japan’s prime minister, Naoto Kan, the country’s minister for sports, education, culture, science and technology, Yoshiaki Takaki, and the president of the Japanese Football Association (JFA), Junji Ogura. Expressing “the sympathy of the football family for all the victims of the tsunami and the people of…

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21 May 2011
Kurukuru heading for World Cup

Against all expectations, the Solomon Islands were 4-1 down shortly after the halftime interval but produced some typical Kurukuru flair in the second spell to dash Tahiti’s hopes and book themselves a ticket to Thailand. There was also plenty of drama in the day’s other game, New Zealand’s Futsal Whites earning bronze after winning a…

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20 May 2011
New Zealand 1 – 1 Vanuatu

New Zealand – Vanuatu Match Summary click hereGoalkeeper David Plowright, who has acted as understudy to Elias Billeh for the majority of the tournament, stepped from the shadows to become the hero for New Zealand as he scored the side’s last penalty himself and then pulled off a save from opposing goalkeeper Chickau Mansale’s spot…

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20 May 2011
Solomon Islands 6 – 4 Tahiti

Tahiti – Solomon Islands Match Summary click hereThe Solomon Islands had won the last three Oceania championships in a row and were heavy favourites going into this winner-takes-all clash, despite only managing to beat Tahiti 1-0 when the sides met during the group stages.But the Tahitians, who have been one of the tournament’s most well-organised…

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20 May 2011
Tahitians and Kurukuru earn shot at World Cup

Tahiti needed a penalty shoot-out to finally overcome New Zealand after a thrilling 3-3 extra-time draw while the Kurukuru had no such trouble in their comprehensive 13-1 victory over Vanuatu.There was also an historic moment earlier in the day when newcomers Kiribati earned their first ever win at this competition with a 3-2 success over…

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19 May 2011
New Zealand deny hosts semi-final berth

Earlier this afternoon, Tahiti qualified for the semi-finals after a thrilling 2-2 draw with traditional rivals New Caledonia, while Solomon Islands earned first place in Group B with a 16-0 win against Tuvalu. Fiji kept alive their hopes of progressing with a 22-3 victory over Kiribati but the result did not prove significant in the…

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