Ahead of Napier City Rovers' clash with National League high-flyers Wellington Olympic, coach Bill Robertson has urged his players to be more "clinical" in front of goal.

The game hadn't even kicked off yet and Barcelona had already lost.

Show them the card!

New Zealand football fans can make definite plans for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, with the release of the full schedule of kickoff times.

The Football Ferns will open the 2023 World Cup against Norway on July 20 at Eden Park with the draw revealed in Auckland tonight.

Kicking a football - let alone becoming one of the National League's most promising talents - was a world away from the first 10 years of Ta Eh Doe's life in a refugee camp in northern Thailand.

Goal-scoring sensation Jonny McNamara packed light when he returned to the UK for his best mate's stag do and wedding.

Former England international and Arsenal legend Ian Wright has been confirmed as one of the big names assisting during the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup draw in Auckland on Saturday night.

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LockerRoom

One of NZ football's greats, Maia Jackman hopes she won't drop the ball at Saturday's Fifa Women's World Cup draw, and tells Suzanne McFadden about being bullied, writing a book, and her empathy with dropped Black Ferns captain, Les Elder.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been removed from Manchester United's squad — but not the headlines.

Steven Gerrard is out as manager of Premier League club Aston Villa after less than a year in charge.

Wellington Phoenix 2
Central Coast Mariners 2

For the second week in a row, a visiting team found the net at the death to see the points shared in Wellington.

Mohamed Salah ended Manchester City's unbeaten start to the season with his second-half goal securing a 1-0 win for Liverpool against the defending Premier League champion today.

Every recess, Gabriela Alfonso Cabrera would watch the boys play soccer out of the corner of her eye.

The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by the Tunisian referee who was in charge of the game and missed football's most famous handball.

Goalkeepers are well-known for their idiosyncrasies – and Napier City Rovers shot-stopper Oscar Mason is no different. The New Zealand age-group goalie talked to Neil Reid

All Whites midfielder Marko Stamenic helped his FC Copenhagen side halt the Manchester City juggernaut in a surprise Champions League result on Wednesday.

Danny Hay will end his tenure as All Whites head coach when his contract expires at the end of this month.

Japan 2
Football Ferns 0

The Football Ferns are on a journey to the 2023 World Cup, but there is still quite a way to go.

Football legend Iker Casillas, one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the sport, says his Twitter account had been hacked when it published a post announcing he was gay.

It must be getting harder and harder for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to deny his team is a genuine title challenger in the English Premier League this season.

The long-awaited homecoming for the Football Ferns has been confirmed.

As Napier City Rovers look to secure points in back-to-back National League clashes, one of their main attacking threats says the club shouldn't be classified as underdogs.

Erling Haaland and Phil Foden scored hat tricks as Erik ten Hag was humiliated in his first Manchester derby.

The death toll from panic at an Indonesian soccer match has climbed to 174, most of whom trampled to death after police fired tear gas to dispel riots, making it one of the deadliest sports events in the world.

It was bound to happen.

Wellington Phoenix playmaker Alyssa Whinham has been called up to the latest Football Ferns squad, ahead of their match against Japan next weekend.

England's Professional Footballers' Association has expressed concern over sleeping pill dependencies, as whistleblowers warn problem-usage is still surging throughout the game.