The last few months have put Liberato Cacace in a state of uncertainty. A new Empoli manager has been appointed yet Cacace missed much of preseason due to the Oceania Nations Cup, meanwhile his contract has entered its final year with plenty of rumoured clubs circling around him with curiosity
Yeah okay never mind then. The Wellington Phoenix are out of the Australian Cup already, having been bounced by NPL club South Melbourne in the round of 32. They conceded an early goal and never managed to muster a response
After two games off the bench, including last week when he popped up to assist a 90+5th minute winner, Elijah Just found his way to a recall and responded with the decisive moment in the match.
It was three defeats from three for the Football Ferns in Paris, with a 2-1 loss against hosts France closing the door on their Olympic quest for another cycle. But it was a good 2-1 loss.
The time has come for Matt Dibley-Dias to spread his wings. He’s made it onto the bench a couple of times for Fulham in the Premier League. He captained the U21 side to the Premier League Cup title a few months ago…
It started with Matt Garbett dangling a leg and conceding a penalty in the sixth minute. Alex Paulsen did not save it. They conceded again in the twelfth min when the fellas failed to clear a free kick cross. The third was just as scrappy…
A week ago, this game wasn’t a particularly enthralling proposition. The Football Ferns were served with a brutal Olympics group and part of that parcel was facing the defending champs first up. But then the Canadians imploded.
In a group with France, USA, and Guinea... you’ve gotta be beating Guinea if you’re aiming for the second round. Of course, Guinea were thinking the exact same thing about us...
These things don’t tend to stay secret for very long, so by the time Finn Surman was unveiled as a Portland Timbers player we’d already known what was coming. Yet another Wellington Phoenix player moving to a top tier league around the world
Another Oceania tournament and another trophy for NZ Football headquarters to proudly display. This one came with a hiccup though.
It has been two months since the Wellington Phoenix men’s team ended their season with a semi-final exit against Melbourne Victory. It has been three-and-a-half months since the Wellington Phoenix women’s team wrapped up their campaign with a 2-0 win over Western Sydney Wanderers
Ben Old got to France before his Aotearoa Olympic squadmates in order to take care of a little bit of business. Just the small matter of signing a four year contract with AS Saint-Étienne... with an option for a fifth
If you’d been sitting back fretting over the past week wondering when the bloody hell they were going to announce the OlyWhites squad, then at least Wednesday morning’s unveiling helped explain the lag.
Despite rumours a few months ago that Anna Leat was on the verge of leaving Aston Villa at the end of her contract, she’s ended up re-signing after all. Contracted for the 2024-25 season with an option to extend that for a further year
One year on from co-hosting a spectacular World Cup, the Football Ferns have another major tournament to tackle. This time it’s the Paris Olympics. Not nearly as serious as the World Cup but still a big deal... although don’t get your hopes up
Three months and a few broken ribs later, Nando Pijnaker has returned to the pitch for Sligo Rovers and not a moment too soon. He’d gotten hurt in the second half of a 3-0 loss against St Patrick’s Athletic and had to miss 13 matches while he recovered
They weren’t even going to turn up originally. The All Whites had planned to use the June international window for some foreign friendlies instead but then the lure of multiplied FIFA rankings points became too much.
It has been confirmed. For the second time in a month, a New Zealand footballer has signed with an English Premier League club
It didn’t feel real until they started announcing players. In late May, a quartet of kiwi footballers were unveiled wearing Auckland FC gear and waving scarves around for the cameras. Since then there’s been a steady flow of further announcements
In her first season in Europe, Malia Steinmetz has helped FC Nordsjælland to their first ever Kvindeliga title. Last season it was Daisy Cleverley’s HB Køge that were lifting this trophy, this season a different Football Ferns midfielder got to put her fingerprints all over it.