The infectiously vibrant Asian Cup football tournament being contested in Australia is an encouraging portent for the Fifa U-20 World Cup New Zealand is to host this winter.

Paul Ifill says he will know in six weeks whether a return to the Wellington Phoenix A-League football side is realistic.

The All Whites look set to play a glamour friendly against leading Asian nation South Korea.

Cards are all the talk in cricket and one arrived in the mail this week.

Sam Malcolmson writes: The arrival of 2015 has also found NZ Football's star to be at its highest for over a decade including the success of the 2010 All Whites in South Africa.

The Football Ferns had two aims before their international friendly with Denmark yesterday: one was to win and the other was to show improvements as they work towards the World Cup in June.

It's been a turbulent week in New Zealand football. Let's take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the past seven days.