The Football Ferns have ended a 22 match, 18-year losing streak against Australia with a 1-1 draw in Wollongong but celebrations are muted after being just seconds away from a drought-breaking win.
Steve Sumner played hard for the All Whites and national league football clubs Christchurch United, Manurewa and Gisborne City.
Imagine your child is six years old. Loves kicking and throwing a ball around. Wants to join a team. So you take them down to your local club to be told they can't play, because there's not enough room at the inn.
The ASB Chatham Cup reign of Wairarapa United is over after Napier City Rovers exacted revenge for last year’s final loss with a 1-0 win in their third round clash in Napier today.
Ian Hogg has just finished his property degree but hopes he won't have to use it for "at least a decade".
Manukau City and Lower Hutt’s Stop Out have made the most of kinder draws to win through to the last 16 in the ASB Chatham Cup, while Papatoetoe joined them after upsetting Onehunga Sports away from home.
Young Cambridge striker takes first big step in career as professional. Ian Anderson reports.
Barry Robson’s arrival meant that someone had to go and, Friday morning, centre back Michael Boxall found out that someone was him.
Ryan Nelsen, Shane Smeltz and Michael McGlinchey are the three overage players headlining the 18-man New Zealand men’s football team named today for the London Olympics.
Star All Whites and Wellington Phoenix defender Ben Sigmund will spend a weekend in Blenheim for the third year running when he arrives in town on Saturday.
Hot goalkeeping prospect Scott Basalaj has been named in the inaugural intake at Wellington Phoenix's "footballing school of excellence".
Wellington's (ah, okay) Michael McGlinchey is London-bound after West Ham United defender Winston Reid pulled out of New Zealand's Olympic Games team.
Amber Hearn’s record-breaking 30th international goal for the Football Ferns proved the difference as New Zealand edged China 1-0 at North Harbour Stadium on Wednesday night to win the two match series 2-0.
Gareth Morgan’s vision for a footballing school of excellence at the Wellington Phoenix moved a step closer to fruition today with the announcement of its first participants.
West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has scuttled Winston Reid's Olympic dream.
He will frustrate Phoenix fans as well as thrill them, but overall Neil Emblen is confident Benjamin Totori will successfully handle the step up to the A-League.
The Wellington Phoenix could be forced to field severely understrength teams this season unless they can persuade A-League bosses to amend their draw.
Wellington Phoenix talisman Paul Ifill is delighted the club will kick off the 2012-13 Hyundai A-League at home.
It's not quite a done deal, but Solomon Islands goal-scoring machine Benjamin Totori will be a Wellington Phoenix player next A-League season.
Koloale FC are behind their goal-scoring machine Benjamin Totori’s move to A-league team Wellington Phoenix.
The Football Ferns have given their Olympic preparations a massive boost by beating China 3-1 in Auckland today, their first win in 13 attempts against the Chinese.
As football fans continue to recover from the 'horror in Honiara', it is worth reflecting on the reaction last time the All Whites had a major slip-up against an Oceania nation.
Let's keep the faith with Ricki Herbert and hope he has learned valuable lessons from the All Whites' poor showing in the Oceania tournament.
Waikato FC coach Declan Edge knows he's going to lose the majority of his squad over the next few years, and couldn't be happier.
All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has confirmed he has signed for English premier league club Queen's Park Rangers, is fit to play in the London Olympic Games and expects to be available for New Zealand's World Cup qualifying games.
The last decade for New Zealand has been one of vastly contrasting experiences.
Cameron Sigmund came into the world fighting for his life and weighing less than two blocks of butter.
Danny Hay insists there is no bad blood between he and Ricki Herbert.
But the former All Whites captain is speaking out against a culture of "zero accountability" within New Zealand Football in the wake of the failed Oceania Nations Cup campaign.
Tahiti's deserved triumph in the Oceania Nations Cup is the start - and a warning to New Zealand that there may be more to come.
