11+ hour, 34+ min ago   (508+ words) New Zealand have won their tenth OFC U-19 Men’s Championship crown, beating Tahiti 2-0 at the Samoa Football HQ in Apia. The Junior All Whites were made to work hard to get their hands back on the trophy, finding the initial breakthrough…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (708+ words) New Caledonia have booked their place in the semi-finals of the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship with a 1-0 victory over Samoa at the National Stadium in Honiara. Heidra Adjouhgniope scored the game’s only goal, her second of the tournament, to send New Caledonia…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (305+ words) Men’s A-League champions Auckland FC say they’ve sold more than 10,000 tickets already for their season-opening match against Melbourne City at Go Media Stadium. With five weeks to go, the venue is steadily filling after the release of single-match tickets for…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (304+ words) New Zealand teenager Luke Brooke-Smith faces surgery after suffering a serious ankle injury during a training session with English Championship club Portsmouth. One-cap All White Brooke-Smith (18) revealed the extent of the injury in a social media post, describing the incident…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (714+ words) Samoa have begun their quest to qualify for a third consecutive FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 win over Polynesian rivals Tonga at the National Stadium in Honiara. Two goals in as many first-half minutes from Taimane Devoux were enough for…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (847+ words) New Zealand’s Junior Football Ferns face a tough test when they represent their country at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, starting in Poland this weekend. The cities of Łódź, Katowice, Sosnowiec, and Bielsko-Biała will share the 24-team tournament. New…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (207+ words) Auckland United women’s head coach Jo Dawkins is stepping down from his role after helping the team win this year’s Lotto NRFL Women’s Premiership and retain their OFC Women’s Champions League title. Dawkins (35) will remain at the club as their…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (776+ words) Defending champions New Zealand have begun their OFC U-19 Men’s Championship title defence with a convincing 8-0 win over Tahiti on the opening day of Group B action in Samoa. Searching for a 10th continental crown at this year’s championship, New Zealand scored…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (866+ words) Solomon Islands and New Caledonia were first-day winners as the eight-nation OFC U-19 Men’s Championship got underway in Samoa. Solomon Islands overcame Papua New Guinea 1-0 in the opening game of Group A, while New Caledonia beat hosts Samoa 4-2 later in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (348+ words) The New Zealand U-17 men’s squad has been named for the 2026 International Youth Soccer Tournament, to be held in Niigata, Japan, this month. The tournament, which New Zealand also participated in in 2023, brings together U-17 teams from around the world to…...