Time for a debrief after Auckland City's wondrous club World Cup performances in Morocco.

Striker Nathan Burns has sent a further reminder of why he is close to earning a recall to the Socceroos.

The defining image of Auckland City's inconceivable run at the Fifa Club World Cup came during yesterday's prizegiving...

Auckland City might be in the money after their heroics at the Fifa Club World Cup, but the acclaimed amateur players have been brought back to reality with a thud.

Nathan Burns has sent a further reminder of why he is close to earning a recall to the Socceroos.

The scale of Auckland City's achievements are becoming almost impossible to describe, writes Michael Burgess.

Auckland City's staggering achievements over the past 11 days have been built on huge personal sacrifices, hard work and a level of preparation...

Wynton Rufer has taken on one of the biggest challenges in Oceania, and possibly world, football.

Auckland City's heroics at the Fifa Club World Cup in Morocco have provided a huge financial shot in the arm for the sport in this country.

Fifa President Sepp Blatter declared "the crisis at Fifa is over" after the executive committee of football's governing body agreed to publish their confidential report into corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids....

Coach Ramon Tribulietx is the talk of sport because of Auckland City's amazing Fifa Club World Cup run in Morocco...

Auckland City were patient, tactical, fought back from a deficit, and were certainly not over-awed by this morning's big game, writes Chris Rattue.

The dream is over - but what a way to go out. Auckland City's march through the FIFA Club World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to San Lorenzo this morning.

An inspirational performance from Auckland City just fell short as they lost their Club World Cup semi-final clash against San Lorenzo in extra time.

Can Auckland City FC beat the best team in South America?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale are usually the best guys to watch if you want to learn how to take a good football free-kick.

What do you get when you throw together a truck driver, cleaner, zoology student and a collection of other part-time Kiwi footballers?

John Irving always thought he was destined to make an impact in football but certainly didn't imagine it would come from playing for an amateur club in the relative backwaters of Auckland.

Steven Holloway writes: With Auckland City FC now awash in millions and inundated by global congratulations, they have also surged in football's skite rankings.

The Champions League enters the next phase when the last-16 knockout draw is made today.

Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick rated it as one of the top performances of the year and described it as a "1-all massacre" but admitted his players were disappointed with leaving two points at Eden Park on Saturday.

If Thursday's dramatic penalty shoot-out result was improbable, this was absolutely extraordinary, writes Michael Burgess. Not just the result, but the manner of the performance.