OPINION: As Adelaide United's fifth goal went in at Hindmarsh Stadium on Thursday night, I turned to fiancee Elle and said: "Do you think anybody would mind if I didn't do the column this week? I don't want to talk about that."
Minor premiers Auckland City have all but sealed a place in the ASB Premiership final with a 4-0 dismantling of local rivals Waitakere United in the first leg of their semifinal yesterday.
Team Wellington coach Matt Calcott must have felt he was sitting in the electric chair during an at times tempestuous national league semifinal first leg in Napier yesterday.
Auckland City and Team Wellington hold the advantage at the halfway point of the ASB Premiership semi-finals after notching contrasting wins away from home in their respective first legs.
Organising a simple holiday overseas for you or your family can be challenging enough but try putting yourself in the shoes of the person co-ordinating a six-week puzzle involving 14 different departure cities, almost 50 bags and over 600kg of luggage.
Minor premiers Auckland City have taken a giant step towards the grand final of the ASB Premiership by beating local rivals Waitakere United 4-0 at Fred Taylor Park this afternoon.
It is a tricky game predicting the ascent of young footballers from this part of the world but Ryan Thomas looks the real deal.
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has made some foreboding additions to his squad to face the All Whites this week.
Every footballer's career is a journey but few could point to one as diverse as John Irving, who arrived at Auckland City from Everton via Bala and Ngaruawahia.
Goalkeeper Jacob Spoonley has a hectic weekend ahead of him.
VfB Stuttgart forward Marco Rojas has been ruled out of the All Whites’ clash with Japan against Japan next week, with newly signed Crawley Town FC striker Rory Fallon added to the New Zealand side for the international friendly.
You don't know what you're going to get from the Wellington Phoenix at the moment.
The Wellington Phoenix had claimed their Melbourne Heart meltdown was just a "blip".
Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick is likely to stick with the starting XI that beat Central Coast Mariners 4-1 in Gosford on Friday when they take on Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium on Thursday night.
It is unlikely a goalkeeper will grab too many plaudits when a soccer team produces a 4-1 victory.
All signs point to a goalfest at Coopers Stadium tonight.
The Football Ferns get another chance to keep their upward momentum going as they depart this week for the 12-team Cyprus Cup tournament beginning March 6.
Southern United finished its season on Sunday with a win but that was one of only three it managed. Football writer Rab Smith looks back over the 2013-14 campaign, and asks the question: Did the side make any progress?
Ernie Merrick could easily have been coaching against the Wellington Phoenix tomorrow night.
The four sides set to face off in the all-important playoffs of the ASB Premiership now know the circumstances of their first meetings after confirmation of the match details.
Petone residents have voiced concerns over plans for a 12,000-seat boutique football stadium.
The Young Football Ferns squad for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica was named on Monday including five players fresh from the U-20 side which claimed the OFC U-20 Women’s Championship in Auckland on Saturday.
Former All White Andy Boyens is returning home to New Zealand to join Northern Football Federation as the new Football Development Officer for the Waitakere region.
The FFA has today confirmed the format of the inaugural FFA cup in 2014.
Canterbury United's national football league season is over after a final round 3-1 loss to defending champions Waitakere City in Auckland.
WaiBop United got a rude reminder of what's needed to take the next step at Premiership level in Cambridge on Saturday.
Waitakere United set up a mouth-watering semifinal tie against Auckland City after beating Canterbury 3-1 at Fred Taylor Park yesterday.
Wellington Phoenix midfielder Jeremy Brockie hailed the "crucial" contributions of Glen Moss and Carlos Hernandez in the side's 4-1 victory over the Central Coast Mariners on Friday, after the duo produced moments that may come to define Wellington's A-League season.
Stein Huysegems is on track to become the second Phoenix player to win the A-League golden boot, with 10 goals already double his haul from the wooden spoon 2012-13 campaign.
The Phoenix hope to lock in a pre-season visit from an English Premier League club within "two or three weeks," with West Ham United one of several options.
The Wellington Phoenix are becoming one of the best travelling teams in the A-League - and their impressive away form is pushing them towards a finals spot, maybe even into the top four.
The Junior Football Ferns have qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 with a 3-0 victory over Papua New Guinea in the closing match of the OFC U-20 Championship in Mangere on Saturday.
Auckland City have secured the minor premiership in record-breaking fashion while Hawke’s Bay United and Team Wellington have booked their places in the playoffs on an enthralling day of action in the ASB Premiership.
Don't worry about the Wellington Phoenix, their season is still on track.
Waitakere United are in danger of finishing their domestic soccer season without a trophy for the first time since 2006.