Flying Kiwis – April 22
Last week the story was about Chris Wood’s return, this week it was all about the action. Nottingham Forest had two games in quick succession with the potential to massively alter the course of their season.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – April 20
With less than twenty minutes to go, Fencibles United were leading 1-0 against the Auckland FC Reserves. Jordan Boon had scored the goal (26’), nodding in after a barrage of corner kicks. As the game entered second-half added time, the AFC Reserves had spun things around to be leading 2-1…
Football Ferns In World Cup Qualifying, Phase Two: The Reaction
The purpose of these last two Football Ferns international windows has been to qualify for the World Cup. Those windows are now complete and the Football Ferns have qualified for the World Cup.
Flying Kiwis - April 15
173 days after he last took the pitch in a 3-0 loss against Chelsea that marked Ange Postecoglou’s final game in charge of the team, Chris Wood made his return for Nottingham Forest.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – April 13
If Cashmere Technical don’t win the Southern League then something pretty crazy will have happened between now and then. Four games in and they already look like they’re cruising, with their latest demolition being a 9-0 victory away against Wānaka
Flying Kiwis – April 8
23 November 2024 and 25 March 2026… those were the two games of competitive football played by Malia Steinmetz on either side of busting her ACL, returning to action in a very convincing Danish Cup semi-final first leg win against Kolding
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – April 6
In a week where Auckland City and Wellington Olympic both lost and the Men’s Northern and Central Leagues are looking like anyone’s for the claiming right now... one thing you can bank on is Cashmere Technical
All Whites in the FIFA Series 2026: The Reaction
Game by game, window by window, this All Whites team has been trying to figure out how to win. They’ve gotten to where they can consistently competing against more fancied nations but haven’t often been able to turn those performances into results
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – March 30
Everybody say kia ora to the Men’s & Women’s Central Leagues, which got underway this week. Might as well lead off with them and might as well start with the (perennial) defending champions, Wellington Olympic, who were away against rivals Miramar Rangers at David Farrington Park
Football Ferns in World Cup Qualifying, Phase Two: Squad Yarns & Preview
Would you look at that, there’s a new Football Ferns squad already. It was only a few weeks ago that they were in camp in the Solomon Islands... but that was only phase one of this World Cup Qualification quest
Flying Kiwis – March 25
Nottingham Forest had put a mid-April target out there for Chris Wood’s return to the first team so nobody was expecting him to appear in the starting line-up for the U21s this soon. And yet there he was.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – March 23
Friday night at Fred Taylor Park marked the start of the 2026 football season in New Zealand, as defending National League champs Auckland United were hosted by defending NRFL Premiership champs West Coast Rangers
All Whites in the FIFA Series 2026: Squad Yarns & Preview
In an ideal world, Darren Bazeley would have picked a shadow version of his intended World Cup squad for these games so that he could chase some serious results against Finland and Chile.
Flying Kiwis – March 17
Celtic Park was the destination for Motherwell, where they faced arguably the biggest game of their season thus far. If they could repeat the 2-0 win they served up to Celtic a couple of months ago then…
Flying Kiwis – March 11
Ben Waine loves a dose of cup footy. Always has. But none of his past exploits compare to what he did over the past week.
Football Ferns in World Cup Qualifying, Phase One: The Reaction
The Football Ferns don’t lose games in Oceania. The last time they played within the region was the Olympic Qualifying tournament in 2024, almost exactly two years ago, and they won all five games with 32 goals scored and 1 goal against
Top Five Prospects In The Auckland FC Reserves For 2026
Auckland FC’s instant success upon their entry into the A-League caught plenty of people by surprise but it didn’t happen by accident. They hired a champion coach from within the league. They gave him some highly pedigreed assistants…
Top Ten Prospects In The Wellington Phoenix Academy For 2026
These are fascinating times for the Wellington Phoenix Academy. Having gone deep into their Development Club mindset a few seasons back, they immediately experienced the best-case-scenario of how that can work…
Flying Kiwis – March 3
Ben Old is a left-back now, he’s even admitting it himself. Not a winger playing out of position but a genuine converted option having played nothing but fullback for the past two months.
Flying Kiwis – February 24
The bad news for Motherwell is that if they want to win a trophy this season, it’s going to have to be the Premiership. The good news is that they might genuinely be in the league title race after another week of very helpful results.