The Olympic warm up against fellow London 2012 finalists comes one year and 12 days since Payne and his teammates were eliminated from the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico,…
Duncan has led the department since early 2009 and has overseen a number of significant projects during that time. The former Football Fern leaves the confederation on good terms and…
New Zealand – who qualified by winning the OFC U-17 Championship as hosts in April – have been drawn with Brazil, Japan and Mexico in a strong-looking Group C at…
The Papua New Guinea internationals, who both took part in last month’s OFC Nations Cup in Solomon Islands, are key figures for Hekari United in their homeland but will find…
Talks have been lined up with Shenyang Shenbei, Fujian Smart Hero and Chengdu Blades – who all play in China’s second-tier League One competition – and Vahirua may put pen…
Each was a player of notable talent and represented their country at the highest level, defender Naxue featuring for New Caledonia in the 2007 Pacific Games and goalkeeper Hafoka taking…
The draw ended a nervous wait for the 16 qualified nations as they discovered the identity of their rivals in the group phase. The opening match will pit hosts Azerbaijan…
Santos striker Neymar is the most recognisable face in the 18-strong line-up and is a bonafide superstar of the world game, having already scored nine goals in 18 appearances for…
Speaking to members of the international press, he also talked about additional assistant referees, his dramatic change in stance on technology and the need to maintain football’s human face.How significant…
The second edition of the competition sees the introduction of an U-19 age group, highlighting the rapid growth of futsal within secondary schools, and innovations at the U-10 and U-12…