The naming of two teenaged rookies provided the initial talking points as coach Ricki Herbert unveiled his latest All Whites squad, but not for the first time attention soon turned to the fitness and availability of Ryan Nelsen.
It was a classic good news, bad news day for unemployed footballer Daniel.
There's a lot to like about Ricki Herbert's All Whites squad for New Zealand's upcoming internationals - a nice blend of youth and experience with some exciting names, and not really any missing from the 22 which jump out and exclaim 'hard done by'.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert says skipper Ryan Nelsen is not likely to play in the Nations Cup, despite being named in the squad.
All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has found room in an otherwise full-strength 22-man squad to call up promising England-based youngsters Cameron Howieson and Tim Payne for the OFC Nations Cup
Cup football is full of surprises, and there was an unexpected star to emerge in Dunedin on Saturday.
At the tender age of 24, Jeremy Brockie has already bounced around four A-League clubs and played virtually every position on the park.
ASB Chatham Cup champions Wairarapa United will begin their defence away to New Plymouth Rangers on Queen’s Birthday Monday following today’s second round draw for the 89 year old knockout competition.
Former Football Fern Emma Humphries will take over responsibility for the continued growth of women’s football in New Zealand after being appointed to the role of Women’s Development Manager at New Zealand Football.
The return to New Zealand of All White Jeremy Brockie capped an eventful weekend for kiwi footballers around the globe.
The Wellington Phoenix unveiled new striker Jeremy Brockie today and the New Zealand international can’t wait for the season to begin.
Stop Out have provided the biggest upset in the opening round of the Chatham Cup, eliminating three-times champions Western Suburbs on Saturday.
New Zealand side Auckland City will fly the Oceania flag at the FIFA Club World Cup once more after beating Tahitian opponents Tefana 3-1 on aggregate in the final of the 2012 O-League.
Ryan Nelsen, Winston Reid, Rory Fallon and Tony Lochhead are the All Whites stalwarts expected to be missing on the first leg of The Road to Rio next week.
It's been the making of Michael. By any measure, Michael McGlinchey has had a stellar 12 months, the kind that can be career-defining.
Underdogs around the country enjoyed their day in the sun, with the First Round proper of the 85th ASB Chatham Cup throwing up a score of upsets including an early exit for a recent winner.
Hammers defender Winston Reid is confident that West Ham can handle the pressure of the Championship Play-Off final on Saturday, May 19 in front of a packed house at Wembley Stadium.
New Zealand’s U-20 women’s football team depart on Sunday for three testing World Cup warm up matches in the USA missing one key player but including a notable new face.
One of the sides in the running for the 2012 O-League football title will create history on Sunday (NZT) when the decisive second leg of the final takes place in Tahiti.
The Chatham Cup knockout football competition is one of New Zealand's longest running national sports events, having been contested annually since 1923. Tradition dictates that when your club is knocked out, you follow the fortunes of your victors - and in turn their conquerors - all the way to the final.
Preparations for New Zealand’s two Olympic football teams are taking shape with confirmation of challenging Asian warm-ups for the Oly Whites and Football Ferns on the Road to London.
Top New Zealand club Auckland City has thrown out a challenge for an annual clash against the top team in the A-League after winning an international award at the World Football Gala.
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Greg Draper's 25th goal of the season helped fire Welsh League Champions The New Saints to victory in the Welsh Cup Final, while a loss in the Frauen Bundesliga for Ria Percival’s FFC Frankfurt ended her club’s chances of a league, cup and Champions League treble.
Christchurch’s Coastal Spirit began their quest to return to the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup in responding fashion on Sunday with a 6-0 qualification round win over Waimak United in Kaiapoi, on a weekend laden with one-sided results around the country.
As far as pathways go, the step up and out of the ASB Premiership to another level seems one of the most difficult across the New Zealand sporting sphere.
If Graham Arnold leaves the Mariners, former Central Coast player Wayne O’Sullivan believes he can take over - and has pledged to bring “sexy football” to Bluetongue Stadium.