He played as a fulltime professional for Stoke in the UK but Petone's new director of junior football, Tom Randles, spurns the British style of play.
The race is on to host the biggest game of football to be played in New Zealand in four years.
Auckland City moved to the top of Group B in the OFC Champions League with a 3-1 win over Waitakere United at Fred Taylor Park yesterday.
Napier City Rovers' Central League defence is already looking shaky after they were battered 5-2 by Wellington Olympic in the opening round's feature match on Saturday.
A Junior All Whites side could be included in the ASB Premiership from next season, as New Zealand Football looks for the best way to prepare for the 2015 Fifa Under-20 World Cup.
Former All White and well-travelled professional Jeremy Christie has returned to New Zealand and reverted to amateur ranks to restart his stalled football career.
ARCHIE Thompson booked Melbourne Victory's place in the semi finals with an extra time winner in a dramatic 2-1 triumph over Perth Glory.
All junior and youth and most senior football matches (in Christchurch) this weekend have been postponed after a failure to mark the fields.
Regardless of what happens on the field, New Zealand representatives WYNRS will make history when they step onto the field at next month’s Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2013 in Zurich.
Western Sydney Wanderers flyer Kwabena Appiah-Kubi is being courted to declare his international allegiance to New Zealand.
If you mentioned Mark Paston's name to a football fan in New Zealand, one thing would probably spring to their mind - that penalty save for the All Whites against Bahrain at Westpac Stadium in November, 2009.
For those who have followed Toronto FC over the past 12 months, the team’s 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy on Saturday had to seem like another disappointing bit of déjà vu.
Football Federation Australia has dramatically moved to conform with the AFC's instruction to consolidate the Hyundai A-League into a solely Australian competition by announcing the Wellington Phoenix will be moved to Canberra.
Melbourne Victory have secured third place on the A-League ladder and consigned Wellington Phoenix to the wooden spoon with a 3-2 victory at Westpac Stadium on Sunday.
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Mark Paston will bring the curtain down on his professional football career against Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium today.
Young All Whites coach Darren Bazeley has named his 20-strong squad for the OFC U-17 Championship to be played in Vanuatu from April 17 to 25.
Just where the O-League sits in the thinking of both Auckland City and Waitakere United can be gleaned by how many players they have recruited since the ASB Premiership finished a fortnight ago.
CHRIS WOOD aims to have the perfect answer for Millwall fans who have branded him a Judas.
Chris Wood's early return from World Cup duty has given Leicester City an unexpected bonus in their push for promotion.
New Zealand Football got the result they wanted on the field yesterday when the All Whites beat the Solomon Islands in their final Oceania World Cup qualifier but they are in dark about whether they got a positive result off it around the Andrew Durante eligibility saga.
The All Whites have completed their confederation FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign unbeaten after a professional 2-0 win over the Solomon Islands in Honiara.
Making your international debut is supposed to be a memorable experience and it's certainly been that for Andrew Durante even before he's kicked a ball for the All Whites.
Auckland or Wellington will host November's high-stakes World Cup soccer playoff with the decision coming down to whether to try to maximise the financial returns or give the side the best chance of qualifying for Brazil.
The All Whites will fly 30,000km in six days in September to prepare for their World Cup play-off in November.
When my face was split open in the A-League Grand Final last season I thought it would be the only time in my career I would cop a freak injury like that.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has made sweeping changes to the squad that will travel to Honiara for the final FIFA World Cup qualifier with the Solomon Islands.
