The Wellington Phoenix women lost again this past weekend, repeating a pattern that’s become quite concerning. Despite taking a very early lead against Central Coast Mariners (the Main Train arriving on schedule), they ended up losing 2-1
Bet you didn’t see this one coming: Ria Percival has joined Crystal Palace on loan for the remainder of the season. It’s a move very clearly angled at getting her the game-time that she’s struggled for with Spurs lately.
It was five years in November. Five years since the only NZ Football team of any age grade, male or female, to win a knockout game at a FIFA tournament. Not only did they win one, they won two. Including a third-placed playoff.
The first Flying Kiwis write-up of 2024 brings us another does of Chris Wood as headliner… as well as an Alex Greive loan, Meikayla Moore’s return from injury, Ben Waine in the FA Cup, Max Crocombe’s big form, and heaps more
It was roughly eleven minutes into the Wellington Phoenix’s game away against Adelaide United. The Nix were steadily knocking the ball around at the back but were gently being nudged further towards their own goal.
There’s not a lot of football going on at the moment... unless you happen to be a bloke in England in which case there’s way too much. And a few New Zealand exports have been up to some magnificent activities.
You know what time it is. It’s Team of the Season time. The best of the best of another year of National League football. You also know the formula by now because this is an annual event
85th minute of the match. It’s HB Køge versus last-placed Aalborg yet they’re struggling to break them down. It remains nil-all, meaning that HBK are at risk of dropping valuable points in the title race. So Daisy Cleverley decided she’d change the narrative.
The football has been played. The trophy has been awarded. The goals have all been scored and the players are now on holiday (or back at work... or angling towards the next steps in their careers).
We’re coming into that time of the year when some seasons are ending and others are hitting their winter breaks. No more internationals for a couple of months but still a few more weeks before the funkiness of another European transfer window
The Wellington Phoenix’s unbeaten start to the A-League Men’s season came thumping to a tortured end on Saturday night as they were dropped 3-0 at home by the Newcastle Jets
There were happier ways that the Football Ferns could have brought the historic year that was 2023 to a conclusion... but this was probably the most truthful way.
Not gonna lie, we were skating on some thin ice with the Flying Kiwis this week. The ladies were all on international break and the fellas weren’t getting up to much... until Matthew Garbett
Multiple Football Ferns coaches over the past decade have talked about trying to modernise the way the team plays. More passing, more movement off the ball, more creativity. That kinda thing
Just prior to neither CJ Bott nor Ria Percival being included in the latest Football Ferns squad, they went head to head in the English Women’s Super League
The cliche is that defence wins championships and cliches are usually cliches for a reason. The two best defences in the Women’s National League met in the grand final at Mt Smart Stadium on Sunday.
Last year, Wellington Olympic made the National League grand final but, despite a courageous performance, were beaten 3-2 by Auckland City. This year, Wellington Olympic made the National League grand final and again they played Auckland City. This time they triumphed.
Brace yourself folks because this right here is the most fascinating Football Ferns squad we’ve been handed for a very long time. Even the World Cup squad didn’t compare to this one.
Sometimes you’ve just gotta let things simmer for a wee while. Wait until the full picture is visible. There seemed to be a lot of negativity around the All Whites after a relatively dull 2-0 defeat against Greece…
The final round of fixtures in the men’s competition provided dead rubber on top of dead rubber. The lads still offered some almighty excitement along the way... but the women’s comp was where it was truly at in week nine