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VFF welcomes new staff member

2 March 2011
VFF welcomes new staff member

Florian, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Monday, joined the federation this month and will work with competitions manager Robert Calvo to organise all tournaments and leagues for football, futsal and beach soccer in Vanuatu.He is a fresh face within the Vanuatu football family and met with all the other staff on Monday morning at…

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2 March 2011
Riley: Ferns’ chance to shine

Despite playing alongside the likes of Brazilian superstar Marta, and taking part in a competition that has attracted some of the world’s top players, Riley impressed enough to collect the league’s best new player award. The 23-year-old will again link up with Marta at new club Western New York Flash for the upcoming season, but…

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1 March 2011
Nelsen follows heart to Christchurch

The defender is suspended for Rovers’ next match on Sunday against Fulham after being sent off in the defeat to Aston Villa last weekend and Blackburn will not be in action again until March 19 when they face Blackpool.Manager Steve Kean knows how hard it has been for one of his star players to concentrate…

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1 March 2011
Swiss star stays on to train Tahiti

The Tiki Toa, or Warrior Men as they are known, are still on a high following their dramatic 4-3 win over reigning champions the Solomon Islands in the final of the OFC Beach Soccer Championship in Papeete on Saturday. But already they are looking ahead to prepare for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in…

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1 March 2011
VFF set to host FIFA seminar

FIFA development officer Glenn Turner spent time in Vanuatu last week to meet with government officials and private sectors to talk about the importance of the seminar and its benefits.Com-Unity is a presidential programme, the purpose of which is to improve awareness of the value football can have in a country. As such, the course…

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1 March 2011
Sisters join forces for Angels

The five siblings – Talitta, Cecili, Cecilia, Caroline and Linda – are all strutting their stuff for the Angels, one of the clubs currently taking part in the first ever Women’s National Soccer League in Papua New Guinea.Talitta is one of the young up-and-coming players in the team and, with four sisters in the squad,…

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28 February 2011
Reid to auction World Cup souvenirs

Reid, who plays for West Ham United in the English Premier League, does not have any family or friends who have been affected by the tragedy but would still like to do his part to help out.He told reporters prior to West Ham’s upset 3-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday that he already had a…

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28 February 2011
Derby win sends Auckland into final

Group A leaders Amicale all but booked their spot in the final yesterday with a 5-1 win over Lautoka and were joined in doing so by Auckland today when an early Stuart Kelly goal was enough to see off the challenge of fellow Group B team Waitakere, who needed to secure a victory this afternoon…

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27 February 2011
Auckland City 1 – 0 Waitakere United

Auckland City – Waitakere United Match Summary click hereIn the O-League matches played earlier this weekend, Magenta beat Tefana 3-0, Amicale disposed of Lautoka 5-1 and Koloale defeated Hekari United 2-1.See below for all the play-by-play action.The starting line-ups are as follows:Auckland City: 1. Jacob SPOONLEY (GK), 2. Angel BERLANGA, 3. Ian HOGG, 6. Stuart…

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27 February 2011
LIVE action streaming now

To check out the LIVE web stream of the match CLICK HERE All the action is brought to you by Oceania Football Confederaion in conjunction with Tahiti Nui Television (TNTV). The starting line-ups for the Solomon Islands and Tahiti are as follows:Solomon Islands: 12. Fred HALE (GK), 6. Nicholas MURI, 7. Robert LAUA, 8. Gideon…

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