Flying Kiwis – October 22
For his third Champions League appearance, Joe Bell returned to the land of his birth to face Aston Villa. Three Champions League appearances takes him beyond Kim Wright into outright fourth in the NZ rankings
2026 Men’s National League – Week 4
Auckland City vs Miramar Rangers gave us two undefeated sides at David Farrington Park. Tantalising match-up... especially when you recall that Miramar actually beat ACFC 3-0 in this corresponding fixture last season.
2026 Women’s National League – Week 4
The Diamonds instantly (and predictably) got on the assault, carrying on from the win against Fencibles in week toru, with Hannah Pilley putting one into Lauren Paterson’s hands after barely a minute
Flying Kiwis – October 15
Joe Bell’s had a fair few career highlights over the past 12 months. This was another... as Viking FK drew 3-3 against the juggernauts of Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League.
2026 Women’s National League – Week 3
On paper, this did not look like much of a challenge for Auckland United. But the selections did make it interesting as AUFC opted for rotation while CU reintegrated a couple of their Cashmere Tech players in the frontline
2026 Men’s National League – Week 3
No biggie, just the Mediterranean Cup against the old foes of Auckland City up at Kiwitea Street. Probably the best rivalry we’ve got in the National League these days
All Whites Tour of China & Japan: The Reaction
Four games in one window is a lot to digest. Marko Stamenić and Elijah Just got more minutes during this window than they did at the World Cup... which Swansea City’s sports scientists will no doubt be stoked about
2026 Women’s National League – Week 2
It took absolutely no time at all for Erika Skindlov to give it a burst up the left wing and then a low cross for Ella McCann who pulled out the heel flick to score against her old team... 27 seconds on the clock as that one rustled the net
Football Ferns Tour Of Panama: Squad Yarns & Preview
There are only a handful of international windows left until the World Cup next year and the Football Ferns have work to do. They weren’t very convincing during Oceania qualifying, coach Michael Mayne has been in the job for less than two years…
2026 Men’s National League – Week 2
Cashmere Technical 10-0 Wellington Phoenix Reserves. Now that’s a hiding. Tech were 5-0 up after only 29 minutes at Garrick Park so it was a fortunate thing the scoreline wasn’t any worse than that
Flying Kiwis - October 1
Hannah Blake had been one of the three changes to the starting eleven between the Europa Cup game and this one. But would you believe it roughly thirty seconds after she was subbed on she’d scored the goal that put Rangers back ahead...
2026 Women’s National League – Week 1
We’ve got National League footy during the Daylight Savings months one last time. It’s the end of an era as the WNL federation teams fall away one by one and we prepare to shift into a full winter season
2026 Men’s National League – Week 1
Birkenhead United vs Cashmere Technical… one of these two teams went undefeated throughout their league season to win a regional championship, although lost to Fencibles United in the Chatham Cup. And so did the other.
Flying Kiwis – September 23
It had been nine games without a win for AGF across all competitions. Tough times for the defending champs of Denmark – that run also included them tumbling out of Champions League and then Europa League qualifiers.
All Whites Tour of China & Japan: Squad Yarns & Preview
One World Cup cycle ends and another one begins. For some players, the 2026 World Cup appearance was the culmination of their career but for others it was merely a taster for the next one
Aotearoa at the 2026 FIFA Women’s U20 World Cup - The Reaction
Every FIFA event is a challenge for any New Zealand entrant, no matter how simple our qualification journey may be. Trying to overcome the perennial problem of being a big fish in the confederation and a small fish in the wider world will do that to you
Flying Kiwis – September 16
Joe Zen Robert Bell is a Champions League player. He made his debut in the competition last Thursday as Viking FK travelled to Germany and were beaten 3-1 by VfB Stuttgart.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – September 14
It was all about the Cup Finals last week but other games of football also took place over the past fortnight, including a trio of regional catch-up games and some very important National League qualifiers
Flying Kiwis – September 9
From centre-back partners at the World Cup to opposing captains in Major League Soccer... and not for the first time that Finn Surman and Michael Boxall captained against each other.
2026 Kate Sheppard Cup & Chatham Cup Grand Finals
It was the first ever game of football at the new Christchurch stadium and local hopefuls Cashmere Technical were hosting Auckland travellers Eastern Suburbs in the Kate Sheppard Cup final