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Readings and Temple land age-group Ferns roles

29 March 2011
Readings and Temple land age-group Ferns roles

Temple was head coach of the Young Football Ferns when New Zealand hosted the inaugural FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2008 and then served as Readings’ assistant in the U-20 set-up for the 2010 campaign in Germany.Temple says the experience across both camps will serve him well as he builds a new side for…

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29 March 2011
Farina: We need more games

The Pacific Games will take place in Noumea during August and September and Farina believes there is enough talent at his disposal for Papua New Guinea to have a realistic chance of taking the title.But he says getting his team together on the park regularly will be the key to achieving that goal.“It’s difficult for…

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28 March 2011
Rewa take out Champions League

A determined Rewa outfit edged rivals Lautoka 5-4 to scoop the first major title of the 2011 Fiji Football Association season.It was Epeli Saukuru who proved to be the hero, scoring an all-important added time goal to guide Rewa home.The final round of the Champions League saw Ba and Rewa being front runners for the…

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28 March 2011
Telikom PNG give boost to national league

Telikom PNG chief executive officer Peter Loko presented the cheque to National Soccer League officials at Telikom Rumana on Thursday with a message to “Keep violence out of sport”.The telecommunication company’s partnership with the National Soccer League began in 2007 and a total of PGK 750,000 has been provided for the running of the competition…

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28 March 2011
City crush Wellington to reach final

Their opponents will be confirmed next Sunday, when minor premiers Waitakere United – ahead 6-2 after the first leg of their playoff against Canterbury United – travel to Christchurch’s Tulett Park for the return leg.City’s Daniel Koprivcic began the rout after 40 seconds after a sublime one-two with Adam Dickinson but an expansive Wellington –…

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28 March 2011
Technical director heads to France

Etaeta was invited by the French federation to be involved in the seminar, which runs from today until Thursday. He will work with a group of 28 other technical directors from French regional leagues and overseas territories on the content of the course, which will deal with a range of technical coaching material.His visit to…

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26 March 2011
Zero tolerance for match fixing

“Match fixing shakes the very foundations of sport, namely fair play, respect and discipline. That’s why FIFA employs a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to any infringement of these values,” continued Blatter. According to the FIFA President, football’s world governing body cannot take on the illegal gambling trade on its own and therefore requires the…

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25 March 2011
Herbert names solid line-up for China clash

The starting line-up has a combined international cap count of 280 going into the match and Herbert believes it offers a solid platform in what is expected to be a tough encounter against a side ranked 76th in the world by FIFA.“We’ve gone with stability given we haven’t played for a long time and we…

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25 March 2011
Programme gets off ground in PNG

The programme will be launched today at the PNG Education Institute in Port Moresby and will feature the participation of more than 200 children, who will demonstrate their skills to invited guests.The launch follows the hosting of a training workshop on Wednesday and Thursday at Sir John Guise Stadium, during which 20 volunteer teachers were…

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24 March 2011
All Whites arrive in China

Wuhan – recognized as a cultural, educational and transport centre of Central China – provided a grey backdrop as the All Whites filtered into the team hotel this afternoon. Veteran All Whites midfielder Ivan Vicelich was among the bulk of the squad to arrive from New Zealand and said while the long journey was tough,…

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