News stories of interest to members and supporters of Friends of Football
Here’s our round-up of Saturday’s results in the Northern League, Central League, Southern League, Chatham Cup and top Lotto NRFL competitions in the north. We will update this page as results and details are available. Please check for updates. Results … Read More
The Football Ferns will go into next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup with a global ranking as the 26th-best international team. The latest FIFA rankings have seen the Ferns slip from 25th to 26th after their last results, a 1-1 … Read More
Three South Island matches have been postponed due to weather conditions in Dunedin causing disruption to flights to and from Christchurch. The matches postponed on Saturday June 10, 2023, are: Southern League Nomads United v Dunedin City Royals Green Island … Read More
By Joan Grey Fencibles United, Franklin United, and Onehunga Sports refuse to budge at the top of the Championship table. They all won their matches in the previous round and now sit on 19 points each, separated only by goal … Read More
Fans will soon have a formal process for sharing their views with A-League club Wellington Phoenix. They are members of the Phoenix XI, the club’s inaugural Fan Representative Group (FRG). Karen Anderson, Susan Baikie, Alysha Beattie, Stephen Clarke, Holly Eades, … Read More
New Zealand Football have held their latest four-day workshop to bring together and help develop women leaders at all levels of the sport. The fourth cohort of the Ford Women in Leadership programme was held in Auckland in late May … Read More
A big win against bottom side Northern Rovers has taken Western Springs to the top of the Lotto NRFL Women’s Premier League. Four goals from Lari Colpi inspired Springs to a 6-0 win under the Friday night lights at Seddon … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have signed experienced goalkeeper Jack Duncan in the wake of the departure of All Whites custodian Oli Sail. Duncan (30) will vie with up-and-coming ‘keeper Alex Paulsen (20) for the goalkeeper slot in the Phoenix starting line-up. … Read More
Next month’s FIFA Women’s World Cup is set to become the most attended standalone women’s sports event in history, with organisers confirming more than one million tickets have now been sold. FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, revealed that 1,032,884 tickets have … Read More
Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL games in the north. Rounds of the Northern League, Central League and Southern League will help decide the … Read More