Flying Kiwis – May 23
Last week FCK needed a third central defender to match their opponents’ formation and Marko Stamenic was the bloke they leaned upon. Thus he was back in the mix just in time for a Danish Cup final against Aalborg.
Aotearoa at the 2023 Men’s U20 World Cup: Victory Against Guatemala
After three consecutive knockout appearances at the Men’s U20 World Cup, there was no reason to think that this Class of 2023 should be aiming for anything less. Particularly not after those previous efforts earned them a second seed for the draw
The 2023 Wellington Phoenix Offseason Preview – Part 2: The Men
On the one hand the Welly Nix blokes have made four out of the last five finals series and only missed out by one point in the other. On the other hand the Welly Nix blokes have been one-and-done in each of those knockout appearances and remain without a finals game since 2012
The 2023 Wellington Phoenix Offseason Preview – Part 1: The Women
In both seasons so far the WahiNix have had to settle for wooden spoons. There’s been clear progress throughout each of those campaigns but solid finishes haven’t overcome slow starts.
Flying Kiwis – May 17
In order to match their opponents, who’d debuted the back three against them a couple weeks ago, FCK decided upon a central defensive trio of their own. Which in turn meant finding another central defender... and Marko Stamenic was the bloke they settled upon
Forecasting a Football Ferns FIFA World Cup Squad
The World Cup kicks off on 20 July as the Football Ferns host Norway in Auckland. That’ll be quite a challenge against the highest ranked team in their group but the kiwis do play the Philippines in their next match, a side they beat 2-1 in September 2022…
Another Season, Another Elimination Finals Defeat For The Wellington Phoenix Lads
Ah bollocks. The wait for another Wellington Phoenix finals win will have to continue on into another year and another manager as Ufuk Talay’s tenure ended with a 2-0 defeat away to Adelaide United
Flying Kiwis – May 9
There have been so many goals and assists in Flying Kiwis lately that we were long overdue another from Alex Greive. After three goals in nine games to begin this season, Greivesy hadn’t hit the back of the net since
Aotearoa at the 2023 Men’s U20 World Cup: Squad Yarns & Preview
There is a U20 Football World Cup kicking off in a couple of weeks and once again there’s reason to be excited about the NZ fellas on their way to compete. There was no U20 World Cup two years ago due to the pandemic but in each of the previous three editions the New Zealand team made it out of their group and into the knockouts
Previewing The Wellington Phoenix’s Elimination Final vs Adelaide United
The Ufuk Talay Era of Wellington Phoenix footy is almost over but before the torch is passed to assistant Giancarlo Italiano there’s one last chance to do something his Nix teams have never yet done: win a finals game.
Flying Kiwis – May 3
Last week we were promised something very exciting: that Ria Percival would be named on the subs bench when Spurs hosted Brighton in a hugely important relegation six-pointer. Ready to rock after 13 months out of action recovering from an ACL/meniscus tear
Rejoice For The Wellington Phoenix Blokes Have Scraped Their Way Into The Finals
Doesn’t really matter how they did it, the Wellington Phoenix had one task before them as they travelled to face Macarthur FC in the final round of the A-League Men’s regular season and they accomplished it
Flying Kiwis – Title Challengers, Relegation Battlers & All That
‘Tis the season for trophies. Not everywhere, as some leagues have only just started. But for most of the European ones in particular we’re ramping up towards the finales and for a selection of the privileged few there just so happen to be kiwi players involved
Flying Kiwis – April 25
One more positive result, that’s all PEC Zwolle needed to confirm their promotion back to the top flight of Dutch football at the first time of asking
Hail To The Chief, Giancarlo Italiano Will Be The Next Wellington Phoenix Blokes Manager
It wasn’t exactly a surprise when it was announced. The fact that the Wellington Phoenix confirmed last Friday that Ufuk Talay would be leaving at the conclusion of the season, as we’d all long anticipated/feared…
Flying Kiwis – April 18
Might as well start planning ahead with these Max Mata goals, you can set your watch to them these days.
What’s Going Wrong With the Wellington Phoenix Blokes Lately And How Can They Fix It?
A month ago things seemed pretty swell for the Welly Nix lads. They’d just ground out close home wins against Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC (one in Wellington, one in Auckland) and were hanging about in a three-way tie for third place
Football Ferns in Turkey: Still No Wins, Underdog Status Fully Loaded
Hypothetically, if the Football Ferns weren’t co-hosting this World Cup then what would your expectations be?
Flying Kiwis – April 11
It’s games like this that make Matt Garbett so exciting. NAC Breda against Den Bosch... and Garbett was absolutely all over it. He scored a goal. He set one up. He could have had at least one more of each.
Eight Signs Of Progress From The Wellington Phoenix Women In Year Two
Back to back wooden spoons has a rotten sound to it but it doesn’t take much to see why one was not like the other. For starters there’s the improvement in the points tally which still holds up even when you consider the four extra games