Flying Kiwis – July 5
Last Friday NZT, Callum McCowatt lined up for FC Helsingør in the first friendly game of their preseason and he scored in a 2-0 win against Lyngby. It turned out to a fitting way to say farewell…
The Football Ferns Have Named Their Squad For The 2023 FIFA World Cup
After nine weeks of training camp, beginning with a long-list of over 40 contending players, Jitka Klimková has now unveiled her 23-strong Football Ferns squad for the World Cup
Flying Kiwis – June 27
The international breaks are special for any player fortunate enough to have been called up by their country but this past one is probably not going to be one of Michael Boxall’s favourites
All Whites vs Qatar: Solidarity (And Some Overshadowed Football)
For a game that technically didn’t happen, for which caps won’t count and there was no completed result, this one will be remembered for quite a long time.
Flying Kiwis – June 21
It’s nice when you have those weeks where everything just goes right... ask Abby Erceg and her Racing Louisville team because they just learned how that goes
All Whites vs Sweden: Living Through The Learning Curve
For roughly ninety-percent of the game against Sweden in Stockholm, the All Whites held their own. There was some impressive football on display and they certainly didn’t look like the rank underdogs that they should have been
Flying Kiwis – June 13
Another week, another kiwi champion in Denmark. Daisy Cleverley joined HB Køge almost exactly a year ago, that transfer announced right around the time that they were wrapping up a second consecutive league title.
All Whites vs Sweden/Qatar: Squad Yarns & Preview
The European club season is pretty much doneskees so with that in the rearview it’s time to squeeze in an international window. One in which the All Whites will play twice, hooray
Flying Kiwis – June 7
What do ya know, last game of the season and even though Empoli did make three changes from last week’s match... Liberato Cacace was not one of them. He retained his spot against Lazio, getting another ninety minutes
Aotearoa at the 2023 Men’s U20 World Cup: End Of The Road vs USA
It was a bit much to expect the lads to sneak past the United States of America. Getting to the knockouts was the main aim of the tournament and they achieved that, progressing to the round of sixteen for the fourth consecutive time at a Men’s U20 World Cup
Flying Kiwis – May 30
Make that two trophies in two weeks because Marko Stamenic has completed a league and cup double with FC København. He’ll be departing with a couple extra winners’ medals in his luggage
Aotearoa at the 2023 Men’s U20 World Cup: Complete Fustigation vs Argentina
Argentina’s U20s, spurred on by a raucous home crowd with no pressure whatsoever on their shoulders, unleashed vicious carnage upon the poor Aotearoa contingent… but it didn’t matter because we’re through to the knockouts anyway
Aotearoa at the 2023 Men’s U20 World Cup: Blocks and Bangers vs Uzbekistan
It’s always hard to know what to expect at these youth tournaments. The prestige of a nation’s senior team doesn’t necessarily translate to the younger levels and there’s never an abundance of pre-tourney games from outside the confederations to let anyone know how teams compare
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