The mother of Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales started a hunger strike Monday in a church in southern Spain in defense of her son, who is under fire for kissing a player during the Women’s World Cup awards ceremony.

The equation is clear for Napier City Rovers as they look to secure qualification for football’s National League.

Kiwi sports journalist Ashlee Tulloch proudly displayed her baby bump while working tirelessly to interview some of the world’s biggest sporting stars in the Fifa Women’s World Cup in the past few weeks.

The All Whites programme for the rest of 2023 is almost complete, with confirmation of another European match.

Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, the players in Spain’s national team announced Friday (local time) that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country’s football federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory.

More than two million New Zealanders tuned into the Fifa Women’s World Cup, almost half of the television viewing audience across the country according to Sky TV.

A strong self-belief that they can beat anyone is running through Napier City Rovers as they prepare to take on Central League champions Wellington Olympic in the penultimate round of the season.

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Hannah Wilkinson, athlete and artist, believes the Football Ferns could have created World Cup history by keeping their shape. And she tells Suzanne McFadden about the shape the women’s game is left in, and how she’s giving back to NZ.

Footage has emerged of the World Cup-winning Spanish women’s football coach Jorge Vilda touching the chest of a female assistant coach during celebrations of their win over England on Sunday.

As the FIFA Women’s World Cup comes to a close, the connection of three Pasifika women to the tournament and the mark they have left have been highlighted.

The rallying cry “It’s Coming Home” is one game away from reality and the end of England’s 57-year drought in global football.

All Whites captain Chris Wood came off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner for Nottingham Forest to top Sheffield United 2-1 in the English Premier League on Saturday morning.

Lauren Hemp didn’t let the Women’s World Cup semifinal match between Australia and England become the Sam Kerr show.

When the 2023 Central League kicked off, midfielder Cameron Emerson couldn’t crack Napier City Rovers’ starting 11.

An Auckland councillor got an unexpected thrill when he attended last night’s FIFA Women’s World Cup game at Eden Park.

Alessia Russo fired England into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup, with a 2-1 win over Colombia.

Australia will try to avoid the host team curse by avoiding elimination in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup.

Australia have advanced to the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time, taking down France in a marathon penalty shootout in front of their home fans in Brisbane.

Erling Haaland has started his second season in English soccer just like his first - with two goals in a win to open Manchester City’s title defence in the Premier League.

Colombia’s players danced and sang on the field long after the team secured a historic first-ever trip to the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals.

France coach Herve Renard high-fived his staff on the sideline as it became clear his team was on its way to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup.

The United States played its best game of this Women’s World Cup - but it wasn’t good enough to stop the two-time reigning champions from being eliminated from the tournament.

England won without star Lauren James, who was sent off with a straight red card, to beat Nigeria on penalty kicks Monday and advance to the quarter-finals at the Fifa Women’s World Cup.

Live updates of the Women’s Fifa World Cup 2023 clash between Argentina and Sweden in Hamilton.

Live updates of the Women’s Fifa World Cup 2023 clash between South Africa and Italy in Wellington.

The Netherlands scored four times in a torrid 15-minute first-half stretch, overwhelming Vietnam 7-0 in the Women’s World Cup today and sealing first place in Group E.

By Michael Burgess at Eden Park

Not many saw this coming.