Watching football for a living is a job most people can only dream of, but for Gary Connell - the Performance Analyst for the Football Ferns - it’s a reality which is playing a massive part in the rise of the New Zealand women’s side.
Football Ferns coach Tony Readings is looking for his side to prove they are a quick study when they take on Brazil in the second match of their two-game series at Owen Delany Park in Taupo on Thursday night.
Former England internationals Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing are among a full-strength West Ham United squad for next month's Football United Tour of New Zealand.
Despite a disjointed performance the Wellington Phoenix beat Wests 2-1 in a pre-season friendly at Ole Academy in Porirua on Wednesday night.
When Ernie Merrick arrived for pre-season training with the Wellington Phoenix last year he didn't even have a starting XI.
Newcastle United have named three of their four World Cup stars in a near full strength 26-man squad to tour New Zealand next month.
With a touch of luck, Football Ferns striker Hannah Wilkinson would have trudged off Mt Smart Stadium on Monday with boots full of water but a couple of goals against Brazil to lighten the load.
Rosie White scored an 85th minute equaliser as the Football Ferns drew 1-1 with world number six Brazil in horrible conditions at Mt Smart Stadium on Monday.
New Zealand Football announced on Monday a surplus of $6.1 million for the 2013 year.
The last 16 standing in the 2014 ASB Chatham Cup includes nine former finalists as the draw for the fourth round of the 91-year-old competition was made on Monday.
Four-time Chatham Cup winners Miramar Rangers continued their 2014 Cup run as they edged past a lively Lower Hutt City 2-1 at Fraser Park in Wellington.
Northern Hearts and Pleasant Point's stellar runs to the third round of the Chatham Cup have ended with heavy defeats away from home on Saturday.
If it proves to be Shaun Kipara's last contribution to Melville United, it may well be a memorable one.
Andy Barton may be short in stature but the Cashmere Technical forward has developed a happy knack of scoring headed goals.
Four-time Chatham Cup winners Miramar Rangers continued their 2014 cup run as they edged past a lively Lower Hutt City 2-1 in a third-round match at Fraser Park on Saturday.
June 15 marks the 32nd anniversary of New Zealand’s debut appearance at the FIFA World Cup and we caught up with 1982 All Whites skipper Steve Sumner – currently in Brazil for the 2014 tournament - on the memories from that first World Cup experience against Scotland in Spain.
A dramatic weekend in the 2014 ASB Chatham Cup delivered a series of thrilling contents with a number of upsets, a pulsating comeback and a penalty shootout all part of the third round action around the country.
The term "derby" is often used too loosely in sporting parlance.
Former All White Jarrod Smith plans to lead Birkenhead United to Chatham Cup glory this season, but needs his hamstrings to follow the script.
You might think winning would come easily for an international player making a switch to play for Manchester City, but Football Ferns midfielder Betsy Hassett has had to work hard after her move to the new English FA Women’s Super League.
Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome views putting next month's Football United Tour on pay-per-view as a win-win option.
Wellington Phoenix fans will get to see plenty of their team in the opening rounds of the 2014-15 Hyundai A-League.
The Junior All Whites received further recognition for their efforts at the Panda Cup International in China with Oliver Sail named as the goalkeeper of the tournament.
Steven Old has had to trek to far-flung reaches of the world to nail professional football contracts.
Four years on, Ivan Vicelich still gets a shiver down his spine when he thinks of Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.
Excitement turned into exasperation for Wellington Phoenix fans yesterday as Michael McGlinchey was signed, then un-signed, in an embarrassing administrative bungle.
A “surprised and privileged’ Ernie Merrick has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his services to football.
Dunedin Venues Management Ltd is to underwrite next month's top-tier football clash between English Premier League team Newcastle United and Sydney FC at Forsyth Barr Stadium, it has been confirmed.
The Junior All Whites finished up the four-team Panda Cup International Tournament in China on Sunday with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Croatia.
Western Suburbs put a turbulent week behind them by taking Napier City Rovers to the cleaners.
Rising New Zealand talent Bill Tuiloma added another item to his rapidly growing list of achievements on Friday, leading the Junior All Whites in a 0-0 draw against five-time FIFA U-20 World Cup champions Brazil.
The Junior All Whites made history in China on Friday, claiming the first point for a New Zealand men’s side against Brazil, recording a 0-0 draw against the five-time FIFA U-20 World Cup champions.
Paul Ifill has not given up on playing for his beloved Phoenix again.
West Ham United fans from across Oceania will descend on New Zealand for the Hammers' Football United Tour in July.
New Zealand Football boss Andy Martin wants transparency around the latest allegations to hit the Oceania Football Confederation.