Michaela Foster opens up on dream 2023 and dad's World Cup chase One News This time last year she was playing amateur football, on the verge of a scholarship contract with the Wellington Phoenix, before staking a claim in New Zealand's 2023 FIFA World Cup squad. Wed, 9 August, 2023
Football Ferns head abroad for Olympic qualifying One News The Football Ferns will play the rest of their year offshore as they chase the best possible preparation for Olympics qualifying. Wed, 9 August, 2023
Women footballers battle the curse of the ACL Newsroom Busted knees and reconstructions are on the increase for young women - and one women's football team knows the pain of knee ligament injury all too well, having five players afflicted recently. Wed, 9 August, 2023
Kate Taylor backs Wellington Phoenix to seize event's momentum Stuff Kate Taylor has re-signed with the Wellington Phoenix for a third season. Wed, 9 August, 2023
Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková wonders what might have been Stuff Jitka Klimková was among the record crowd at Eden Park in Auckland last Saturday, watching Spain beat Switzerland in the round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Wed, 9 August, 2023
Wellington Phoenix debutants star with winning goal in extra-time Australia Cup strike Stuff Two of the Wellington Phoenix’s academy players combined on their first team debuts to secure the club a place in the last 16 of the Australia Cup. Sun, 6 August, 2023
What Comes Next For The Football Ferns After This World Cup Campaign? Niche Cache The Football Ferns didn’t quite reach the resplendent realms of the World Cup knockout phase but the word ‘fail’ and its derivatives have no place in such conversations. Thu, 3 August, 2023
Football Ferns At The 2023 Fifa World Cup: Valiant Elimination Vs Switzerland Niche Cache And so here we are again. For the sixth time in six attempts, the Football Ferns have been knocked out in the group stage of a FIFA World Cup... but this one wasn’t like the others. Tue, 1 August, 2023
Eden Park feels like it's in Oakland not Auckland as US take over Stuff Attendances for United States games at the FIFA Women's World Cup have been excellent, but it’s only by taking notice of the vast media pack that’s following them around that it’s possible to fully understand how mass... Tue, 1 August, 2023
What the future holds for Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková Stuff The Football Ferns are set to return to action in either September or October as their focus shifts from their FIFA Women’s World Cup failure on home soil to the Paris Olympics. Tue, 1 August, 2023
The two passages of play that cost the Football Ferns dearly Stuff Would you have believed it in mid-April, with the Football Ferns winless for 10 matches, if you were told they would outshoot their opponents 40 to 17 at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup? Tue, 1 August, 2023
The Wellington Phoenix Blokes Appear To Have An Academy Player Resurgence On Their Hands Niche Cache From the moment he was announced as the new Wellington Phoenix Men’s Manager, Giancarlo Italiano has made it clear that he backs the club’s academy system and the players coming through it. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Coach Jitka Klimkova proud of Football Ferns despite group-stage exit Newshub New Zealand can be proud of their Women's World Cup campaign on home soil despite their group-stage exit, coach Jitka Klimkova said after a goalless draw with Switzerland on Sunday ended their hopes of reaching the kn... Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns left to rue unconverted chances against Swiss One News New Zealand is out of the FIFA World Cup following a 0-0 draw with Switzerland in their final Group A game in Dunedin. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns fans disappointed but proud as team exits World Cup One News Football Ferns fans say they're feeling disappointed but proud after a nail-biting 0-0 draw against Switzerland on Sunday night. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns adventure ends in devastation after draw with Switzerland NZ Herald The Football Ferns’ adventure at the World Cup is over – and in the most devastating way. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns fail to fire in must-win game Stuff The Football Ferns have been eliminated from their home FIFA Women's World Cup after being held to a goalless draw in their final match against Switzerland. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns forward Jacqui Hand on the 'heartbreak' of elimination Stuff The beautiful game can be cruel at times. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns' sixth group stage exit hits different Stuff New Zealand’s sixth group-stage exit at a FIFA Women’s World Cup will take a lot longer to unpack than any of the five before it – because it was genuinely cause for mixed emotions. Sun, 30 July, 2023
Football Ferns out after goalless draw with Switzerland Stuff The Football Ferns’ best FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign wasn’t enough for them to advance to the knockout stages for the first time. Sun, 30 July, 2023
