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Melbourne City sign Football Ferns striker Hannah Wilkinson

Stuff

Football Ferns centurion Hannah Wilkinson is returning from Europe to play for Melbourne City in Australia’s W-League.

Let's have the 'All Whites' debate

Radio NZ

New Zealand Football is being criticised as overly woke after putting the All Whites nickname up for discussion.

Flying Kiwis - 24 August

Niche Cache

Every week, man. Five games in and it’s been the same thing every time with SSV Jahn Regensburg winning and Sarpreet Singh contributing at least one goal or assist.

Football Ferns have work to do, but should fancy their chances of making history in 2023

Stuff

How do the Football Ferns go from where they are now, waiting for the appointment of a new coach after 11 losses in their last 12 matches, including three at the Tokyo Olympics, to where they want to be at the 2023 World Cup, to be hosted here and in Australia?

All Whites player suspended for using homophobic slur in Chatham Cup game

Stuff

All Whites striker Myer Bevan has been suspended for using a homophobic slur during a Chatham Cup quarterfinal football match between Auckland City and Miramar Rangers, in Wellington last month.

Flying Kiwis - August 10

Niche Cache

Fresh from the Olympics, where she played against eventual bronze medallist the United States for her fourth international cap, Footy Ferns goalkeeper Anna Leat has stepped into the big time club scene with West Ham United.

Football Ferns captain Ali Riley optimistic as she looks toward the 2023 World Cup

Stuff

Football Ferns captain Ali Riley has seen what her side can do with the worst preparation possible.

Chris Wood excited for World Cup campaign after OlyWhites' Tokyo Olympics efforts

Stuff

Chris Wood didn’t dwell for too long on the OlyWhites’ penalty shootout loss to Japan in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics.

OlyWhites lose Tokyo Olympics quarterfinal against Japan in penalty shootout

Stuff

The OlyWhites’ history-making run in the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics came to an end in crushing fashion on Saturday night with a penalty shootout loss to hosts Japan in their quarterfinal.

OlyWhites defender Callan Elliot returning to Wellington Phoenix

Stuff

Callan Elliot has signed with Wellington Phoenix, fresh off helping the OlyWhites create history by qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics.

Improving OlyWhites face toughest test yet in Tokyo Olympics quarterfinal against Japan

Stuff

The OlyWhites have made it to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics and will face hosts Japan in Kashima on Saturday night for a place in the final four.

Oly Whites make history by qualifying for quarter-finals after 0-0 draw with Romania

NZ Herald

The Oly Whites have made New Zealand football history, progressing to the knockout stages for the first time at the Olympics.

Goalkeeper bounces back as OlyWhites advance to Tokyo Olympics quarterfinals

Stuff

OlyWhites goalkeeper Michael Woud’s resilience was on full display as he helped his side draw 0-0 with Romania and advance to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics, where they will play hosts Japan on Saturday [kickoff 9pm NZ time].

Quarterfinals place up for grabs as frustrated OlyWhites face Romania at Tokyo Olympics

Stuff

The OlyWhites may have stumbled late against Honduras on Sunday, but they still have a golden opportunity to advance to the quarterfinals of the men’s football tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.

Football Ferns bow out of Tokyo Olympics with third straight defeat

Stuff

Tom Sermanni’s tenure as coach of New Zealand’s women’s football team is over after the Football Ferns were eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics.

Olywhites At Tokyo 2020: A Famous Win And A Very Confusing Loss

Niche Cache

The funkiest thing about that 1-0 win over South Korea is that the OlyWhites didn’t even play that well.

‘I was almost in tears’: Liberato Cacace wonder-goal sends family into delirium

Stuff

Liberato Cacace sent his family watching back home from the TV in Wellington into delirium when the rising star of New Zealand football lit up the Tokyo Olympics with a wonder-goal against Honduras.

Wellington Phoenix waiting for MIQ spots with coach and players stranded in Australia

Stuff

The Wellington Phoenix have started pre-season training despite head coach Ufuk Talay and some players still stuck in Australia after the New Zealand Government’s closure of the trans-Tasman travel bubble.

OlyWhites set to lose Winston Reid but still control their own Tokyo Olympics fate

Stuff

The OlyWhites are set to be without captain Winston Reid for the rest of the Tokyo Olympics, but are still in control of their own destiny in group B of the men’s football tournament.

We'll wrap our arms around him': OlyWhites coach backs keeper after loss to Honduras

Stuff

OlyWhites coach Danny Hay has called on his team to rally around goalkeeper Michael Woud ahead of their decisive clash with Romania at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.

Flying Kiwis - July 20

Niche Cache

Oh captain my captain.

Football Ferns outclassed by Australia in opening match at the Tokyo Olympics

Stuff

A late goal for debutant forward Gabi Rennie wasn’t enough to hide the fact that the Football Ferns were outclassed by Australia in their Tokyo Olympics opener on Wednesday night.

OlyWhites out to 'turn heads' in Tokyo with historic campaign

One News

The men's football team enter the tournament having yet to win a game at an Olympics after two previous campaigns in 2008 and 2012.

NZ Football not giving up on injured defender featuring at Tokyo Olympics

Stuff

New Zealand men's football coach Danny Hay is not giving up hope of senior defender Michael Boxall featuring at the Tokyo Olympics, despite an untimely injury delaying his arrival and ruling him out of the opening game.

The Ferns keeper and her dive teacher

Newsroom

In the final countdown to the Tokyo Games, our Olympic Bonds series talks to the Football Ferns No.1 goalkeeper, Erin Nayler, who's indebted to her dad for teaching her how to dive.

NZ defender Rebekah Stott reaches emotional milestone in battle against Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Newshub

Five months after being diagnosed with cancer, one of the country's top footballers has made an emotional return to the pitch this week.

Chris Wood returns to Olympics in new role and mindset with OlyWhites

One News

Chris Wood may be among the top earning New Zealand athletes at the Olympics, but he wasn't about to enjoy a well-earned holiday after Burnley's hectic Premier League campaign.

Why Chance is a fine thing for Football Ferns in Tokyo

Newsroom

When Football Fern Liv Chance suffered a serious knee injury in England, she wondered how she'd ever return to international football.

Cacace Leading The Charge For NZ’s Generation Next

FIFA

Though yet to enjoy his twenty-first birthday, Liberato Cacace has been long been making a splash.

Further Adventures In Aotearoa Olympic Football Preparation

Niche Cache

We are, currently, one week away from the beginning of the Tokyo 2020 (2021 Redux) Olympic Games and all that event entails.

Tight-knit OlyWhites set lofty goals for Tokyo campaign

One News

However, with two well-travelled and well-respected stars in their midst for this campaign, coach Danny Hay told 1 NEWS he and his team believe that can change.

Top cop Scott Beard uses football to escape 'death, tragedy'

One News

For one of our top cops, it turns out that escape is football.

OlyWhites captain Winston Reid relishing his leadership role at the Tokyo Olympics

Stuff

It's been a long time since Winston Reid and Chris Wood last started together in a competitive international football match for New Zealand.

OlyWhites lose to Australia in final warm-up game after conceding early goal

Stuff

The OlyWhites have tasted defeat in their final tune-up before the Tokyo Olympics.

[Audio] Interview with Jason Pine

Between Two Beers

Jason Pine is widely regarded as one of the nicest blokes in New Zealand media, and one of the best.