Did Stephen Hoyle hold the ball too long in the 13th minute or did Jarrod Smith move too soon?
A blistering second half performance saw Wairarapa United secure a crucial 3-0 win over Tawa in their Central League football match played at Howard Booth Park, Carterton, on Saturday.
The chance of an all Wellington final in the 85th ASB Chatham Cup is alive after Lower Hutt City were drawn away to Caversham and Miramar Rangers drew Central United at home in this morning’s draw for the semi finals.
The quarterfinals of the 85th ASB Chatham Cup provided their fair share of knockout football drama as Lower Hutt City, Miramar Rangers, Caversham and Central United all won through the final four on Sunday.
They may be the longest shots of the eight teams heading into tomorrow's Chatham Cup quarter-finals but Manukau City are determined to repay the faith of supporters who have bankrolled their expensive trip to Dunedin.
Miramar Rangers Chatham Cup aspirations have been given a leg up with their Wellington Phoenix academy trio available for tomorrow's quarterfinal.
Nelson Mayor Aldo Miccio remains “hopeful” that the top of the south's bid for a national league franchise will get the go-ahead from New Zealand Football in the next two weeks.
Two Dunedin clubs have made it through to the final eight of the 85th edition of the Chatham Cup.
Nelson Mayor Aldo Miccio is remaining tight-lipped about whether Nelson has won a bid to have a team in the national football league.
Phil Keinzley is "extremely disappointed" a Wairarapa bid to compete in the national league has been rejected by New Zealand Football.
Opponents with nothing to lose have some teams on edge as they head into the business end of the ASB Chatham Cup and ASB Women’s Knockout Cup on Sunday.
A cross-sector working group has been established to look at a collective of sports and its ability to produce and offer content to willing broadcasters.
For the past two years Birkenhead United and Lower Hutt City have produced arguably the best two Under 19 club football sides in the country.
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Lower Hutt City and Team Wellington goalkeeper Scott Basalaj has been called up as injury cover for the New Zealand Olympic men’s football team.
Chris Greenacre has turned down a quick buck and two Australian A-League clubs to instead kickstart his coaching career with the Wellington Phoenix.
When Ryan Nelsen predicts his side could "get smashed" at the Olympics he's only being realistic.
There are a lot of things to be worked through and we are in the process of doing that right now. Glyn Taylor, New Zealand Football operations manager
Chris Greenacre hopes his first coaching role will be the start of a long and fulfilling career in the job.
Petone-based soccer administrator Alida Shanks has had plenty to smile about lately.
All Whites central defender Michael Boxall is officially a Wellington Phoenix player.
For a slight 15-year-old who marks men twice his mass to say he is facing a nervous couple of weeks, you know something is looming large.
Wellington goalkeeper Jake Gleeson is in a race against time to be fit for the Olympics after suffering a groin injury in the Oly-Whites' 2-1 loss to Korea in Seoul on Saturday night.
He might only be playing at Central League level but there's rumblings Bluewater Napier City Rovers soccer striker Jarrod Smith should get a recall to the All Whites.
Football Ferns coach Tony Readings is confident his side’s “below par” 0-2 loss to Canada in an Olympic Games warm up in Switzerland on Sunday morning was a one-off as London 2012 draws closer.
Football Ferns goalkeeper Jenny Bindon's former claim to fame was a pretty good one.
SKY'S TV stranglehold is being tested by the biggest powerbrokers in New Zealand sport.
The New Zealand Olympic men’s football team have been beaten by Korea Republic 2-1 in Seoul on Saturday night but showed plenty of positives signs in the second of three warm ups for London.