New Zealand Football should drop their embarrassing appeal, cop the flak, admit they stuffed up big time, and get on with the tough business of restoring faith in their operations.
The Wellington Phoenix enjoyed a good pre-season hit out when they beat Stop Out 4-1 at Fraser Park on Monday night.
There is one simple fact New Zealand Football need to make public in this Oly Whites eligibility saga, and they need to do it now.
Pacific Games Council executive director Andrew Minogue has dismissed the notion that New Zealand Football were misled into thinking Deklan Wynne was an eligible player in Olympic qualifiers.
Deklan Wynne, the player at the centre of the Olympics eligibility scandal, has pledged his allegiance to New Zealand Football.
A despondent New Zealand Under-23 football side landed at Auckland Airport early today after being disqualified from their Olympic qualifying tournament in Papua New Guinea.
Was it administrative incompetence - or an outrageous gamble?
Fifa's disciplinary committee will not intervene in the controversy which led to New Zealand being disqualified from the Olympic qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player.
Football reporter Andrew Gourdie gives his thoughts on the scandal so far.
New Zealand Football (NZF) have confirmed they will lodge a formal appeal with the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) after being disqualified from an Olympic qualifying tournament
Cashmere Technical’s bid for a three-peat of ASB Chatham Cup titles rolled on as the club reached the quarter-final stage of the 2015 competition.
Last night the Oly Whites had their Olympic dream crushed after it was discovered they fielded an ineligible player in their Olympic qualifying semi-final win over Vanuatu.
This is shaping as the biggest stuff up in New Zealand sport. What looked like the closest thing to a guaranteed place in the Olympics for our young footballers has turned into a farce involving an ineligible player.
Fiji's under-23 men's football team has seized the moment after New Zealand were expelled from an Oceania tournament to qualify for next year's Rio Olympics with a 4-3 victory on penalties in a goal-less final against Vanuatu.
The New Zealand under-23 men's footballers have been disqualified from Olympic qualification.
Fiji’s 3-1 semi-final victory over Papua New Guinea was followed by a 2-0 win for New Zealand over Vanuatu, ensuring the 2015 OFC Olympic Qualifier Final will feature New Zealand and Fiji in a repeat of 2012.
The first chapter of Anthony Hudson's overhaul of New Zealand football could be completed today.
New Zealand's under-23 men's football team could be about to trade Port Moresby's Bisini Sports Complex for Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium.
The Futsalroos have kicked off their Commonwealth Cup campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Friday afternoon.
Special seats were installed at Albany stadium so Fifa's top executives could sit in line with halfway during the U20 World Cup final - even though existing seats were under one metre from the mark.
New Zealand are through to the Olympic qualifying final for the Oceania region after a 2-0 win over Vanuatu in Port Moresby.
Liverpool Ladies have completed the signing of New Zealand international striker Rosie White, subject to international clearance.
All Whites legend Wynton Rufer says the Christchurch Football Academy facilities in Yaldhurst are "a miracle" for football in New Zealand.
Wellington man Paul Lupi, 28, has been in a coma since Monday's accident in Phuket.
The Futsalroos have kicked off the Trans-Tasman Cup with a hard-fought 4-2 win over a fast-finishing New Zealand outfit in Wellington on Wednesday night.
It had only just gone noon, so the participants in the AC Milan Junior Football Camp weren't singing for the supper.
Departing Wellington Phoenix striker Nathan Burns has earned a final A-League accolade with inclusion in the players' union's team of the season.
Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) announces the 2014/15 PFA A-League Team of the Season.
Louis Fenton, currently in Papua New Guinea captaining the New Zealand under-23 team at the Olympic Games qualifying tournament, has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the Wellington Phoenix till May 31 2017.
Frank Lampard knew how to do it best.
Sam Burfoot says New Zealand's 5-0 win over New Caledonia is the ideal confidence boost as the Kiwis take aim at reaching Rio 2016.
“like a player, if you are a coach, you need to study.
The football days of five Ole Football Academy players have just got even busier, after they were named in a national under-17 training squad.
A hat-trick by 17-year-old Logan Rogerson has sealed a 5-0 win for the New Zealand Under-23 team over New Caledonia at the Pacific Games.
One week ago All Whites coach Anthony Hudson made an inexperienced public relations gaffe.