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Des Buckingham, the Under-20 Coach of New Zealand is Modest about Wellington Phoenix Job

April 29, 2019 index Tagged Darije Kalezić, Mark Rudan, WELLINGTON

Des Buckingham, the under-20 coach of New Zealand is silent about the potential of taking over Mark Rudan in Wellington Phoenix. However, he has said that this is going to be signed for the club when it comes to maintaining a proper connection with New Zealand Football. The thirty-four-year-old English is the previous assistant coach of Phoenix and he stepped in as the head coach along with Chris Greenacre with the resignation of Merrick in the early half of the A-League season of 2016-17. Phoenix has a record of 7 loss 6 wins, and 6 draw during the 19 game tenure of Buckingham. However, he, as well as Greenacre had been forced to re-apply for the job and had missed on the Darije Kalezić as the proved to be flop appointment.

NEW ZEALAND TO BID FOR 2023 WORLD CUP

March 6, 2019 index Tagged Andrew Pragnell, football, hostto

New Zealand Football federation have indicated their interest in hosting theFifa Women’s World Cup in 2023. Which might be their lastopportunity to do so.The Interimchief executive of the federation Andrew Pragnell, confirmed it will submit an expression of interest document by March 15, which is the deadline set by Fifa, as it launched the bidding process last week. Three days after that, Fifa will spell out the modalities to those interested, and whatis required for them to host the showpiece event of the women’s game successfully. This is whenNew Zealand Football will find out if it has a realistic chance of hosting the World cup. Pragnell confirmedNew Zealand’sinterest. He said March 18, which is the date in which the requirement will be spelt outthrough the bid document is the real deal.

A-LEAGUE EXPANSION DECISION IMMINENT

January 9, 2019 index Tagged FFA board, Macarthur, Melbourne

Football fans around Australia were left disappointed as there was no announcement from the offices at 1n Oxford Street at the end of the day on Wednesday. There are six remaining bids that have been harboring hopes of gaining an entrance into the Australian A-League and they were left facing a nervous wait as Football Federation Australia’s board deliberated over expansion of the A-League but only ended up hinting on a potential further delay on an announcement.

Fritz Schmid wants improvement to team

December 3, 2018 index Tagged fritz schmid, New Zealand, tweak

New Zealand national team coach Fritz Schmid wants to see some improvement from his players. The coach who took charge of the team in February said that there is still a lot of work to be done before turning New Zealand into a competitive team. The good news is that Fritz Schmid has plenty of time as the senior team will have their first official competition in 2020 and he still has a lot of time to tweak things around.

NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA STRUGGLE TO KEEP USAIN BOLT IN A-LEAGUE

October 31, 2018 index Tagged Coast Mariners, Usain Bolt, Valletta

Usain Bolt was the yardstick in Athletics after riding on a long stretch of success during his time on the track. But there has been enough dirt on the road for the retired sprinter, whose transition to football has begun to go downhill. Bolt announced his retirement from athletics, after enjoying long bouts of success in the competition–a news that stirred mixed reactions among fans.

Ryan Thomas secures summer transfer to PSV Eindhoven

September 22, 2018 index Tagged Eindhoven, Thomas, Zwolle

New Zealand international Ryan Thomas has completed a summer move to Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven. The All Whites midfielder has put pen-to-paper on a four-year contract with the Eredivisie holders following five seasons with mid-table club PEC Zwolle, where he made 143appearances across all competitions. Speaking to PSV’s official website, the 23-year-old spoke about his progress at Zwolle and he is hopeful of making the next step in his career with the reigning champions, he said: “I am really looking forward to working at a higher level I think it’s time to take the next step in my development. I learned a lot at Zwolle. The fact that I can now show what I have in store at a top club like PSV is fantastic.”

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN TO FACE THE JAPS IN FRIENDLY

July 28, 2018 index Tagged Andreas Heraf, Suzie Bates, WELLINGTON

The New Zealand female national team is poised to clash with their Japanese counterparts in June, as per reports. The Ferns wants to test their abilities against the World No. 11 in a friendly ahead of their World Cup qualification bid set for later in the year. The one-off friendly game is expected to happen on June 10 in Wellington. The New Zealand side is ranked 20th in the World Football Ranking so they set out to prepare by facing strong sides.

Sean Dyche Hails His Strikers’ Thirst For Goals

June 10, 2018 index Tagged burnley, sean dyche, stoke city

Burnley manager Sean Dyche has spoken fondly about the club’s strikers in the aftermath of the 1-1 draw against Stoke City. Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood have been the main strike combination for Dyche upfront and Dyche was particularly pleased with the form of the latter, who netted his sixth goal in eight appearances. Speaking after the game, he said: “Barnesy is alive to the chance, and as a striker that’s what you want.You want good goals, every striker does, but you take anything. I saw Harry Kane arguing (over a goal) and people questioning that. Why would you question that? Top strikers want goals, that’s the thirst and hunger you want from your strikers, trust me. I think our strikers have that.”

Schmid Decides To Go With Fresh Players

April 25, 2018April 29, 2018 index Tagged Anthony Hudson, club football, fritz schmid, new zealand coach, World Cup

Fritz Schmid was recently appointed as the latest New Zealand coach. The Swiss manager replaces Anthony Hudson, who has been in charge of the role over the last couple of years. The 58-year-old manager does not have top-level experience, but he should be more than enough to guide New Zealand to major success in the coming years. The team faced disappointment with regard to reaching the World Cup 2018. After having done well to reach the south of the World Cup a couple of years ago, New Zealand has been disappointed in the subsequent editions. The team failed to qualify for Brazil 2014 and the same fate has fallen upon them for the 2018 edition.

David Moyes: Winston Reid on the sidelines with a throat infection

March 23, 2018 index Tagged West Ham United, Winston Reid

West Ham United manager David Moyes has revealed that club-captain Winston Reid may not return until the Premier League outing versus Liverpool at the end of the month. The New Zealand international has made good progress from a groin strain sustained last month, but he is ruled out for the Watford game this weekend with throat infection and a lack of match fitness. Moyes said: “We don’t have an awful lot back in the long term. We’re getting close to having all the short-term injured back. Jose Fonte is back and needs some practice matches and we have a couple of others, Winston Reid one of them, who are close, but others like Pedro and one or two others like Edi Fernandes who are going to be out for longer.”