Flying Kiwis – September 23
For Silkeborg to get a draw away against Danish heavyweights FC København was a big deal. For them to get a draw away against FCK with Callum McCowatt scoring a hat-trick? That’s unfiltered history right there.
Previewing Aotearoa at the 2025 FIFA Men’s U20 World Cup
When the latest iteration kicks off in Chile on 28 September NZT, it’ll be the seventh consecutive U20 World Cup that the NZ blokes have competed at – the longest active streak of any team in the world (USA is at six in a row).
Flying Kiwis – September 17
There so many kiwi transfers over the past few months that it’s going to take some time for everything to fall into place. It usually does when players move clubs.
All Whites vs Australia 2025 Soccer Ashes: The Aftermath
We managed to get one of the curses lifted. The All Whites lost both games against the Socceroos, beaten in Canberra and beaten in Auckland, but at least Chris Wood’s goal at Mt Smart Stadium meant we avoided a sixth consecutive game without even scoring against those jokers.
Flying Kiwis – September 10
While most of the blokes were busy with an international window, a bunch more women’s seasons got underway. Who cares about the WSL… but WSL 2? Yeah that’s where the action’s at.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – Chatham Cup & Kate Sheppard Cup Finals
It was a day for the dynasties at Auckland’s North Harbour Stadium on Sunday as both defending cup champions retained their titles. Wellington Olympic were up first against an Auckland United side that…
Flying Kiwis – September 3
The UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers reached their second round last week which is when everything gets interesting and we had two kiwi representatives vying for progression to the playoff stage
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – September 1
It’s been Auckland United vs West Coast Rangers all season for the trophy in these parts. Auckland United won their first six games in a row before losing 2-0 away to Rangers. WCR went on to win their first nine games in a row but…
All Whites vs Australia 2025 Soccer Ashes: Squad Yarns & Preview
As we prepare for a couple more meetings between the All Whites and the Socceroos, it’s worth remembering that these teams went 11 years without playing each other between 2011 and 2022. They’ll have played five times in three years once the 2025 Soccer Ashes are through.
Flying Kiwis – August 27
The Portland Timbers had three debutants in their starting line-up away against San Diego FC with summer signings Kristoffer Velde, Felipe Carballo, and Matias Rojas all involved... but the real headline was 21-year-old Finn Surman being given the captain’s armband
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – August 25
Which brings us to the most important game of the week: Tauranga Moana vs Hibiscus Coast. If Tauranga won, they’d secure their spot in the top division for another year at HC’s expense. If the Coasties won, they’d go ahead of Tauranga on goal difference
Flying Kiwis – August 20
To think that there were people out there genuinely panicking about Nottingham Forest’s lack of preseason goals, completely overlooking the inevitability of The Woodsman in their presence.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – August 19
It was semi-final weekend for both of our national cup competitions with the last four clubs in the pots scrapping it out for a trip to North Harbour Stadium.
Flying Kiwis – August 13
The new season has arrived and even though Liberato Cacace only featured briefly at the end of Wrexham’s preseason, he still went straight into the eleven for the match against Southampton
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – August 11
The shenanigans in the latest round of Men’s Northern League were almost indescribable but let’s do our best because this much craziness ought to be recorded for posterity.
Flying Kiwis – August 6
Going from four League Cup games against lower division opponents to suddenly hosting Rangers on matchday one of the new Scottish Premiership season is definitely diving in at the deep end. But Elijah Just had no dramas with it.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – August 4
The inevitability of Wellington Olympic means it’s only a matter of when, not if, they clinch their fifth consecutive Central League championship. They were away against the Wellington Phoenix Reserves who had their Aussie Cup reps back for this game.
Flying Kiwis – July 30
Callum McCowatt was injured this time last year, meaning that he missed out on Silkeborg’s Europa League qualifiers against Molde of Norway. This year it’s only Conference League qualifiers but McCowatt is fit and firing and coming off the finest form of his career.
Aotearoa Domestic Football Roundup – July 28
The cup stuff swung back around this weekend as the last eight clubs in the Chatham Cup were chiselled into four. Gotta start with the defending champions Wellington Olympic, who faced Western Suburbs in a Central League duel at Endeavour Park.
Flying Kiwis – July 22
Who saw that coming, aye? Wrexham had reportedly been after Liberato Cacace for weeks but they were only one of a long list of clubs you could say that about (and that’s just the ones we heard about).