All Whites striker Chris Wood has continued his purple goal scoring patch after scoring in Leeds United's 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the English Championship this morning.
The Wellington Phoenix have slumped to the bottom of the A-League ladder, beaten 2-0 by previously winless Adelaide United to fall below them on goal difference after a third of the 2016/17 campaign.
With previous leaders Auckland City away at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, the other sides harbouring title hopes in the Stirling Sports Premiership all had the chance to make up ground on the Navy Blues in Round Seven today and four took full advantage of that opportunity.
Capital Football will contest the National Women’s League grand final after overcoming WaiBOP Football in a dramatic preliminary final in Wellington today which was decided by penalties.
Wellington Phoenix U-20 fell to their first defeat in three matches after goals either side of half-time secured Hawke's Bay United a 2-0 win at home in the Stirling Sports Premiership on Sunday.
Wellington Phoenix were unable to come away from Adelaide with at least a point after two wonder goals from Henrique secured the Reds a 2-0 win at Coopers Stadium on Sunday.
The prodigious skills of Briar Palmer have already been on show in some far-flung locations, such as Azerbaijan, Canada and Australia.
Wellington Phoenix U-20 are hoping to make it three wins on the spin this Sunday, when they travel to Hawke's Bay United.
The Stirling Sports Premiership is closer than anyone ever imagined. The top seven teams are only separated by four points as we head into round seven. There is everything to play for as teams from all over New Zealand battle for semi-final places.
Football Ferns coach Tony Readings has named a strong New Zealand A side – which includes captain Abby Erceg and eight other players who represented New Zealand at the Rio Olympics – for two international friendlies against the World No 32 Thailand this month in Auckland.
Many followers of the National Women’s League were not expecting WaiBOP to be taking part in tomorrow’s preliminary final but one person who was far from surprised is coach Barry Gardiner.
Perth Glory are keen on bringing Central Coast Mariners full-back Storm Roux back to Western Australia but the New Zealand international is in no rush to leave Gosford.
EVEN now Cory Chettleburgh is in the dark about why he is coming off a seven-match suspension during winter to kick-start his summer campaign.
Defender Darren White says Auckland City FC are in great shape ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan starting next Thursday.
SC Sagamihara grabbed a 1-1 draw as Auckland City FC got through a bruising friendly game in Hodogoya today.
Waikato-Bay of Plenty are looking to ride a wave of confidence into Sunday's national women's football league semifinal against Capital in Wellington.
Andreas Wilson is a shining example to other weekend warriors in the Mainland Premier League.
The Wellington Phoenix will look to defy their poor record in Adelaide this weekend by grabbing a win over the struggling Hyundai A-League defending champions.
Tasman United and Eastern Suburbs tell a tale of two contrasting defences.
The supporters group of the Western Sydney Wanderers frequently belt out a chant that goes like this: "Who do we sing for? We sing for Wanderers!"
As you may have already read in John’s post earlier today, New Zealand Football have gone out to clubs with a consultation briefing document and a survey that explores options for the next stages of the development of our national competitions.
He may be wearing black and yellow but Cameron Howieson still has an allegiance to the South.
The battle against complacency will be just as important as the one Team Wellington will wage against their opponents on Sunday.
Andrew Durante believes Wellington Phoenix must be at their best right from kick-off to come home with a positive result on Sunday evening against Adelaide United.
GUI Finkler was sitting at home in Wellington on Monday night when his TV told him of a plane crash in South America.
It comes, it looms, it’s been clearly outlined in a National Competitions Briefing Document
Wellington Phoenix skipper Andrew Durante has thrown his full support behind the introduction of video refereeing in the A-League.
Another week, another baffling decision for Hyundai A-League coaches to mull over.
It has been quite the turnaround for Capital in the national women's football league.
Goalkeeper Scott Basalaj cannot put a foot wrong since returning from his ‘O.E’.
The Swope Park Rangers have signed midfielders Parker Maher and James Musa, the club announced today.
Winston Reid drew blood from the face of Wayne Rooney but it was Manchester United who drew the biggest roars from the stands with a 4-1 thumping of West Ham United in their English League Cup quarterfinal at Old Trafford on Wednesday (Thursday NZ time).
Southern United’s 2016 National Women’s League season is over, and as many people would have predicted, they finished on the bottom rung of the ladder.