Lufthansa plans to send a clear message when it flies Germany's soccer team to the Middle East for the World Cup; diversity wins.

Qatar on Wednesday unveiled a 6,000-cabin fan village in an isolated lot near its airports, an offering for housing toward the lower end of what's available for the upcoming World Cup just days away from starting.

Some 1.2 million people are expected to pour into Qatar during the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup that begins this month.

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The Wellington Phoenix season might just have lift off, after an impressive revival to earn a 2-2 draw against Melbourne City on Sunday night.

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.