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Chris Wood could be forgiven for thinking he’s been cursed when it comes to playing in New Zealand.
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It doesn’t matter that it’s still only March, the Aotearoa football season has begun.
NZ Herald
The All Whites’ search of a goal continues.
Tommy Smith’s 50th cap for the All Whites started with his children joining him on the field and ended with an early shower, as he was sent off just with just under 30 minutes to go at Mt Smart Stadium
Oli Sail was happy to put his hand up for his part in the “three-way thing” that left the All Whites on the back foot for the final half hour of their 0-0 draw with China in Auckland on Thursday.
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All Whites star Chris Wood is confident New Zealand Football will find the team a “worthy” head coach as the search enters a sixth month.
The Football Ferns will head into the home Women’s World Cup having played a team from every confederation outside of Oceania, after locking in fixtures against Iceland and Nigeria in Turkey.
Two former Football Ferns are applauding New Zealand’s decision to join a global movement in ditching white shorts for blue in time for the Fifa Women’s World Cup on home turf.
Wellington Phoenix have lost 10 games this A-League Women season but coach Natalie Lawrence says their 1-0 defeat against Perth Glory at Sky Stadium on Saturday was the hardest one to digest.
NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell knows he is in for a busy six months once he returns from Rwanda, where he has been this week attending the Fifa Congress.
Chris Wood has been cleared to travel to New Zealand ahead of the All Whites’ friendlies against China this week, but will be assessed upon arrival before any decision on his involvement is made.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has a difficult decision to make regarding his starting goalkeeper after Oli Sail produced a howler in their shocking 5-1 defeat to the high-flying Adelaide United on Friday.
Wellington Phoenix’s wasteful display against Perth Glory has laid bare the need for a quality import striker who can provide some cutting edge up front.
All Whites goalkeeper Max Crocombe is “gutted’’ that his FA Cup fairytale ended after fourth-tier Grimsby Town were routed 5-0 by Premier League Brighton on Sunday (Monday NZ time).
Nothing ever stays the same for long in kiwi football but this past week in particular has been a real doozy.
Sky Sports
This week on the KFF. All Whites Head Coach Darren Bazeley and goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic join us on the couch.
SENZ
Phoenix Nation is SENZ’s dedicated OPPO Wellington Phoenix Show, bringing you a complete look at games that have been, games that are coming up, and everything in between.
The race is on to find investors to back an Auckland A-Leagues club, with Australian Professional Leagues hoping to hand over a licence as soon as June after identifying the city and Canberra as its two preferred markets for expansion
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has welcomed news of a possible A-Leagues club in Auckland and says New Zealand absolutely has the depth to sustain multiple professional football teams.
Wellington Phoenix fullback Claudia Cicco was flying home from Kyrgyzstan, where she had been representing the Young Matildas in Asian Cup qualifiers, when she received some unexpected news.
We’ve reached that frisky point in the A-League where this season and next season begin to overlap.
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New Zealand will have another club in the A-League, with reports Auckland and Canberra will join the competition as expansion teams in 2024.
One News
The race is on to secure Auckland a place in the expanding A-League football competition and Kiwi officials believe no stone should be left unturned to get it over the line - including a new "downtown stadium".
Wellington Phoenix have flown to Adelaide without their top goalscorer as he continues to await the birth of his first baby.
Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome says there would be “pros and cons,” if an Auckland club was to join the A-Leagues for the 2024-25 season and give New Zealand a second professional football outfit.
Nothing like getting your team off to a quick start.
New Zealand looks set to get an A-League derby with Australian officials confirming they want new men’s teams in Auckland and Canberra from the 2024-25 season.
The All Whites are sweating on the availability of star striker Chris Wood after he came off injured in Nottingham Forest’s 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday (NZT).
It’s been a while since we last saw the All Whites in action, not since September have the lads graced a football pitch together.
Amid several of his teammates upping sticks and leaving Wellington Phoenix, club captain Alex Rufer says he wants to stay exactly where he is at the A-League's only Kiwi club.
Wellington Phoenix women are determined to raise themselves off the bottom of the A-League ladder, as they celebrate a rare victory over competition leaders Sydney FC across the Tasman.
Oskar Zawada's first-half goal has propelled Wellington Phoenix to a valuable 1-0 win over A-League rivals Sydney FC, maintaining an unbeaten record at their Auckland home-away-from-home of Eden Park.
Top-of-the-table Sydney FC have been stunned 1-0 by bottom-placed Wellington Phoenix in their A-League Women meeting at Jubilee Stadium.
The Wellington Phoenix are a step closer to the A-League finals, with a vital 1-0 win over Sydney FC on Sunday afternoon.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay says he doesn’t know what he will be doing beyond the end of the A-League Men season and club officials are “doing [their] due diligence” in case he leaves.