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Flying Kiwis: Chris Wood, 2016-17 Season Preview

If you followed this column last season then you know that things got fairly tumultuous for Leeds. Buddy, nothing has changed.

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Written by Nick Robinson On August 10, 2016 Tagged Flying Kiwis

Flying Kiwis: Winston Reid, 2016-17 Season Preview

With all that Winnie and West Ham are going through heading into the new campaign, the All Whites captain preparing for another massive season, we've given him his own special one-off solo edition. 

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Written by Nick Robinson On August 9, 2016 Tagged Flying Kiwis

Football Ferns in Rio: Game Two vs Colombia

Amber Hearn hit the winner and our Football Ferns beat Columbia 1-0, can they keep the goals flowing against a strong French side?

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Written by Scott Miller On August 8, 2016 Tagged Rio 2016, Fooball Ferns, Football

So Can Leicester City Do It All Over Again?

Remember how nobody believed that Leicester City could win the Premier League last season even after they shot out to a big start?

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Written by Nick Robinson On August 8, 2016 Tagged Premier League

Football Ferns in Rio: Game One vs USA

Of all the kiwis competing in Rio, the Football Ferns have one of the biggest available bandwagons. 

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Written by Nick Robinson On August 4, 2016 Tagged Football Ferns, Rio 2016

Rafa Benitez and his Championship Plans for Newcastle United

A year ago Rafa Benitez was driving to work in sunny Madrid, walking out onto the training pitch to see the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos.

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Written by Nick Robinson On August 3, 2016 Tagged Premier League

Welcome to the Modern Transfer Window

Arsene Wenger has said that the fees being paid for footballers these days is ‘scary’ and ‘completely crazy’. 

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Written by Nick Robinson On August 1, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard, Premier League

Here’s to Southampton’s Perpetual Rebuilding Project

Manchester teams flashing blank cheques at anyone who’ll answer their phone calls is kinda boring. Nope, the most interesting team out there with a chequebook is probably Southampton.

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Written by Nick Robinson On July 21, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard, Premier League

Here’s What You Might Have Missed from the Transfer Window So Far

If the Euros didn’t quite live up to the hype, they certainly hogged the headlines over the last month.

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Written by Nick Robinson On July 14, 2016 Tagged Premier League

Euro 2016: Portugal’s Persistence Gets Them There in the End

After all that, Portugal are the European Champions.

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Written by Nick Robinson On July 11, 2016 Tagged Euro 2016

Jose vs Pep: Battle Lines Are Drawn in Manchester

Once Pep Guardiola was announced as the new Manchester City manager back at the start of the year, it was pretty clear that Manchester United would respond in turn.

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Written by Nick Robinson On July 7, 2016 Tagged Premier League

Breaking Down The Football Ferns Rio Olympics Squad

We've got a Football Ferns Olympic squad and there's no one better to lead the underdogs to glory than Abby Erceg.

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Written by Scott Miller On July 5, 2016 Tagged Football, Football Ferns, Rio 2016

Euro 2016: The Quarters In Review

Perhaps it was a step too far for Iceland, perhaps they’d already exhausted themselves in getting this far. Whatever it was, the fairy tale came to an abrupt end against France as they were thoroughly dismantled.

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Written by Nick Robinson On July 5, 2016 Tagged Euro 2016, The Wildcard

What To Make of Lionel Messi’s International Retirement

Guys, don’t worry. Lionel Messi is going to play for Argentina again, his retirement is basically the ‘Jon Snow is Dead’ of footballing revelations.

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 30, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard

England Are Out Of The Euros Because They Had No Idea What They Were Doing

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: An English squad full of talent, hyped up as possible winners ahead of a major tournament, stumble through the group stages and fall to a weaker opponent in a hideously unimaginative performance.

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 29, 2016 Tagged The Wildcard, Euro 2016

Euro 2016: England’s European Exit and Other Fairy Tales

And with that, just as they always do, England found a way to disappoint. 

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 28, 2016 Tagged Euro 2016, The Wildcard

Euro 2016: Luck of the Irish, Northern Irish and Icelandic (Oh, and the Croatians too)

Now we’re into the real stuff… but, mate, what a couple of days it’s been for the underdogs!

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 23, 2016 Tagged Euro 2016, The Wildcard

Euro 2016: Welsh Wonders, Torn Jerseys & Selection Weirdness

Wales only needed a result against a poor Russian side to progress. They got that and then some, smashing them 3-0 and it could have been several more.

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 21, 2016 Tagged Euro 2016, The Wildcard

Euro 2016: Tactical Tweaks, Stroppy Ronaldo & The Wonderful Irish

There are a bunch of underdog nations competing in these expanded Euros but Iceland are the one that have captured the most hearts.

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 16, 2016 Tagged Euro 2016, The Wildcard

Alrighty Then, Let’s Have a Look at Sky’s Reclaimed Premier League Coverage in NZ

Good news everybody! It’s now being fairly widely reported that Sky TV has regained the rights to the Premier League in New Zealand (sort of).

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Written by Nick Robinson On June 15, 2016 Tagged Premier League, The Wildcard
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Otago won an epic battle in Auckland to hold down the top spot in Ford Trophy's first stanza, while Canterbury defended home turf vs Northern Districts and Wellington dished out a fifth consecutive loss to Central Districts.

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New Zealand Kiwi Ferns won the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and since then they have lost three finals against Australia with the worst defeat coming during the 2022 RLWC.

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