The Wellington Phoenix rounded out their A-League preparations with a draw against Auckland City at Westpac Stadium yesterday.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger loves rugby and says he could have been a star at the game.

All Whites legend Steve Sumner is facing the greatest battle of his life.

Anthony Martial's transfer to Manchester United for a fee that could rise to $142 million, a world record for a teenager, was a whirlwind.

A beautifully crafted extra-time winner from Damien Mosquera has helped Eastern Suburbs to their first Chatham Cup title in over 45 years.

FIFA launches investigation into behaviour of fans in a match against Qatar after they jeered the Chinese national anthem and threw a drink at a player.

The football club that was last year the toast of NZ with its historic international success says it has had to turn away youngsters because of a lack of playing fields.

Goalscoring great Cristiano Ronaldo silences his many doubters with five strikes against rivals Espanyol.

Jose Mourinho denied last night that he was feeling the strain of Chelsea's disastrous start to the English Premier League football season.

New Zealand Football have won some exemptions for players to turn out for national teams but the threat of major Fifa sanctions are still possible.

A world-renowned investigator says he's got the documents to back the allegation former Oceania football boss Charlie Dempsey took a US$250,000 bribe.

Michael Brown interviewed Charlie Dempsey in 2003 about his infamous World Cup vote abstention.

Former All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has been unveiled as the new head coach of the Maldives.

Michael Burgess covers off the three main talking points from the All Whites' 1-1 draw with Myanmar overnight.

We've never been a superpower, but there used to be a decent buzz in football here and the All Whites were capable of exceptional results, writes Chris Rattue.

After the All Whites' disappointing 1-1 draw with Myanmar early this morning, Anthony Hudson is still waiting for his first victory in charge.

A new book alleges that ex-chief of Oceania Football, Charlie Dempsey, was paid US$250,000 not to vote for South Africa in 2000, handing Germany the 2006 World Cup.

Keane was shown the door when he infuriated Ferguson by giving an interview where he criticised his team-mates on United's own television channel.

For fans of football, in particular, it's an annual tradition packed with more anticipation and excitement than Easter and Christmas combined.

He's swapped the EPL for the A-League but Thomas Sorensen isn't a walk-up start for Melbourne City's goalkeeping role.

Some Leeds fans have gone to extreme measures to celebrate their new goal-scoring sensation Chris Wood.