Wellington Phoenix 2
Perth Glory 1

For the second time this season, the Wellington Phoenix have conjured up a last-minute miracle.

The All Whites have moved one step closer to their 2022 Fifa World Cup dream, after a tense 1-0 victory over Tahiti on Monday morning in the semi-final of the Oceania qualifying tournament in Qatar.

Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková has confirmed her 23-player squad for the upcoming two-game series against fellow 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup co-hosts Australia on April 8 and 12.

The All Whites look to make it three from three at the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament as they take on New Caledonia.

The All Whites have maintained their 100 percent record at the Oceania Fifa World Cup qualifying tournament in Qatar, after a thumping 7-1 victory over New Caledonia on Friday morning.

European champion Italy will miss the World Cup. Again.

With eight players unavailable, last night's game at Newcastle posed the question: How good is the Wellington Phoenix's depth? After a 4-0 loss, the answer appears to be not great.

All Whites 1
Papua New Guinea 0

The All Whites are underway with a win at the OFC World Cup qualifying tournament, though not without a bit of a struggle.

They edged Papua New Guinea 1-0 on Saturday morning in Qatar, with a Ben Waine goal with 15 minutes to play proving the difference.

The Phoenix striker ensured a debut to remember, tucking home a Dane Ingham cross after being introduced midway through the second half.

The All Whites look to make it two from two at the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournament when they take on Fiji.

An all-in brawl forced a Queenstown football match to be abandoned on Saturday after a goalkeeper was knocked out by a player who had earlier been sent off.

The Wellington Phoenix will be without their captain for the remainder of the A-League season.

The last path to a title was ended at an Old Trafford now accustomed to letdowns, as United were knocked out of the Champions League in a 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid today.

All Whites striker Chris Wood has scored his first goal for Newcastle United in a 2-1 win over Southampton.

As Roman Abramovich is finally sanctioned the questions stack up. Such as: why did it take so long for the government to acknowledge officially the Chelsea owner's links with the murderous tyrant in the Kremlin? And: how do the legions of city lawyers who have protected him from legitimate scrutiny for the past 20 years sleep at night? (Presumably on very expensive beds purchased with his fees). Plus: have the football authorities at last appreciated that allowing the sale of a significant cultural asset to a businessman irredeemably bonded to a despot might not be the brightest of ideas? (Are you watching Newcastle)?

Roman Abramovich is among seven Russian oligarchs to be added to the UK sanctions list, the Government has announced.

Fifa backed away from immediately expelling Russia from World Cup qualifying on Sunday but said it remained an option, deciding instead the squad can play at neutral venues using the "RFU" acronym for the country's football federation.

With the threat of financial sanctions looming, Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich confirmed today he is trying to sell the English Premier League club he turned into an elite trophy-winning machine with his lavish investment.

Poland's refusal to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine gained wider support when Sweden followed with its own plans to protest to FIFA on Saturday.

Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich has sensationally given up control of the football club amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Liverpool won their first domestic final in a decade after beating Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to clinch the League Cup today.