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Young All Whites warm up in Arizona

13 June 2011
Young All Whites warm up in Arizona

With the mercury forecast to peak at 40 degrees on the day when the Young All Whites take on Uzbekistan in their Group D opener on June 19 in Torreon, the squad are using their week in Arizona to acclimatise.“The players worked admirably,” New Zealand coach Aaron McFarland said from Arizona.“They worked their socks off…

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12 June 2011
Ferns depart with quiet confidence

The Ferns head for Germany via a warm-up tournament in Switzerland in which they play Wales, Colombia and Denmark as preparation for the main event – Group B matches against Japan, England and Mexico. Rebecca Smith, who plays for VfL Wolfsburg in Germany, is fully aware of the hype building around the tournament and the…

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10 June 2011
Teams set to decide O-League fate

Telekom S-League champions Koloale and Championship Series winners Solomon Warriors will meet in a two-legged play-off for the O-League place, the first game of which takes place at Lawson Tama Stadium on Monday. The second match will follow at the same venue just a few days later on Thursday and both games will kick off…

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10 June 2011
Kaltack kicking on in Wellington

Kaltack headed to New Zealand to hone his craft at the Waterside Karori club and has already played several matches in the Capital Premier League for the Wharfies.The 18-year-old is yet to taste defeat for his new club, the Waterside first team having drawn each game in which Kaltack has featured.He has settled in well…

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10 June 2011
Rewa and Lautoka early FACT frontrunners

The sides lead Pool One and Pool Two respectively following first-up wins, Rewa sneaking past Labasa 1-0 and Lautoka going on a goalscoring rampage to beat 10-man Savusavu 7-0 in the last match of the day.Savusavu were left to try to contain Lautoka without a full team after Mosese Gadai received his marching orders in…

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10 June 2011
Former stars down under

In the second of a two-part series, oceaniafootball.com takes a lot at the achievements of some of these former stars and finds out what they are up to now.Neil EmblenOne of the most accomplished players to grace the game in this part of the world, utility man Emblen was a stand-out figure in England’s second-tier…

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9 June 2011
Key clash could decide O-League spot

Amicale are currently in pole position on the ladder – their 18 points put them five ahead of Tafea – and a win at PVL Stadium on Saturday would be enough for them to take the title and render their final league match next weekend against third-placed Tupuji Imere nothing more than a friendly.But a…

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9 June 2011
FIFA World Cup goes green again

The company, who initially signed up as a sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, has chosen to build on the success of the relationship with FIFA by committing to the next edition of the event, which is to be held in Brazil in 2014.The agreement was confirmed yesterday in a signing…

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9 June 2011
New artificial turf set for action

The University-Mt Wellington men’s Over-30s International team will meet Metro in the first of three league matches scheduled for Saturday while a further three games will be played on Sunday. The six clashes, including three Auckland Sunday Football Association fixtures, are the first league matches to be played in the Auckland Football Federation on artificial…

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9 June 2011
FACT set for kick-off

Fiji Football Association (Fiji FA) chief executive officer Bob Kumar says everything is in place for another successful Fiji FACT, an event which started back in 1991.“We have come a very long way in terms of the Fiji FACT and it is a proud moment for Fiji FA as we welcome the 21st edition,” he…

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