Nathan Burns has rolled into town looking for a slice of luck and a game of football.
The Falcons bid to have a senior Nelson-based franchise compete in the national league has been lodged with New Zealand Football, yet it has not enjoyed unanimous support from stakeholders in Nelson.
56-cap All White Leo Bertos is the notable inclusion in the Futsal Whites squad named on Monday for the Trans-Tasman Cup series against the Australian Futsalroos side in Wellington in July.
Defending ASB Chatham Cup champions Cashmere Technical of Christchurch face a trip to Dunedin for the 2014 quarter-finals after the draw for the last eight was completed on Monday.
Dunedin Technical advanced to the quarterfinals of the Chatham Cup with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a spirited University team at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday.
Melville United might prefer facing top-drawer opposition in the quarterfinals of the Chatham Cup.
Napier City Rovers were so dominant against Tawa in their Chatham Cup match it would be difficult not to have come away from Redwood Park thinking what's not to like.
Suspense during yesterday morning's Fifa World Cup match between Brazil and Chile proved too much for a Kiwi punter who bet $2000 in extra time on the losing side.
Miramar Rangers will have to wait another year to seek their fifth Chatham Cup title after they were sent packing in spectacular fashion by Island Bay United after a nail-biting 3-2 victory on Saturday night at Wakefield Park.
This is what the Chatham Cup is all about.
A former England captain, an ex-Premier League manager and the architect of one of the most famous FA Cup upsets in history have all been linked with the vacant All Whites coaching role.
The governance group behind the Nelson Marlborough Falcons has laid a complaint against Mainland Football CEO Mike Coggan for what it sees as an attempt to lobby Nelson clubs to withhold their support of a bid for a senior national league team.
Capital Premier League side Island Bay United turned over four-time ASB Chatham Cup champions Miramar Rangers on Saturday as four clubs moved into the quarter-finals of the New Zealand national knockout cup competition.
High Commissioner of New Zealand to the United Kingdom Sir Lockwood Smith has welcomed West Ham United's Carlsberg Football United Tour to his homeland.
Steve Williams is taking nothing for granted as Melville United tackle the unusual scenario of being heavy favourites in a Chatham Cup tie.
The Wellington Phoenix jigsaw puzzle is still missing one major piece, as talks to lure All Whites midfielder Michael McGlinchey across the Tasman drag on.
It's cup football, anything can happen.
Glenfield Rovers striker Michael Gwyther is a man on a goal-scoring mission.
It is the beautiful game but they'll do it ugly tomorrow if they have to, because someone has to make the quarterfinals.
The group stage may have barely ended, but the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ has certainly not been short of storylines in its 48 games so far.
New Zealand have pulled out of the running to host the 2019 women's soccer World Cup. After lodging an expression of interest in May to host the four-yearly tournament, New Zealand Football (NZF) announced it would not place an official bid. It also said it would not bid for the 2018 under-20 women's World Cup.
The first test for the new All Whites coach will come in September after New Zealand Football announced on Friday a clash against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
All Whites and Wellington Phoenix defender Ben Sigmund admits he is thinking about retirement all the time, but reckons he still has "another year or two" left in his 33-year-old legs.
Kenny Cunningham harbours no bitterness towards the giant-killing Costa Rica World Cup team.
Having overseen the rise of Bayer Leverkusen star Robbie Kruse, Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick hopes he can reignite the international career of new signing Nathan Burns.
The Wellington Phoenix have signed Nathan Burns on a two-year contract and the Socceroo is excited by the prospect of starting his stint in New Zealand against English Premier League opposition.
Player/coach Bill Robertson was understandably more preoccupied with other results than his own.
Tauranga City United have tuned up for their crucial fourth round Chatham Cup match with Onehunga Sports next Sunday with a routine 7-0 dismissal of Warkworth AFC at Links Avenue.
A large crowd and some persistent rain welcomed Napier City Rovers to Maidstone Park on Saturday for their Central League clash with Upper Hutt City.
The New Zealand Football Appeals Committee has heard the appeal of Mangere United regarding their ASB Chatham Cup second round tie with Hamilton Wanderers.
New Zealand Football chief Andy Martin wants increased international activity for the All Whites as one of the first steps on the long road back to the World Cup.
June 20 marks the fourth anniversary of the day New Zealand stunned the reigning World Cup champions Italy in Nelspruit. We caught up with All Whites goal scoring hero from that day, Shane Smeltz, on his memories from that magical match.
Scoring chances were few and far between on Thursday as the Football Ferns and Brazil battled to a 0-0 draw in the second match of their two-game series at Owen Delany Park in Taupo.
Former All White Ivan Vicelich is on the four-strong selection panel to pick the next national coach.
During the build up to face Brazil this week, the Football Ferns took time out to visit the next generation of women’s footballers at several schools in Auckland and Taupo to present gift packs from ASB Bank.