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Ryan Reynolds: Why I spent $3.8m on a Welsh football team

Times: Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have battled hostility from fans since buying the club.

Ukraine football league defies Russian war to begin season

The league restarts without two teams from cities that have suffered brutal destruction.

Man United beat Liverpool after Ronaldo and captain dropped

Manchester United delivered a performance of intensity and spirit.

Hawke's Bay footballer's wonder goal the top play on ESPN

Napier up-and-comer achieves rare feat for a Kiwi sportsperson with one swipe of her boot.

Auckland City seal passage to Fifa Club World Cup

They were deserved winners, with a 100 per cent record in the tournament.

NZ bow out at Under-20 World Cup

Overall the tournament was a solid, if not spectacular, effort from the Ferns.

The million dollar football match you probably don't know about

Auckland will quietly host a game on Wednesday with potentially huge ramifications.

Premier League star labelled 'predator' as rape trial begins

The French footballer is accused of eight counts of rape.

Handshake meltdown: Ugly scenes as Spurs, Chelsea managers clash

Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel were both sent off after their handshake.

Football club accidentally names new stand after serial killer Rose West

Rose West and her husband Fred murdered 9 women between 1973 and 1987.

'We've changed the game': Lionesses want historic Euro win to lead to more

In England, women and girls finally have a team full of heroes who look like them.

Victory for England! Lionesses beat Germany to take European Championship

Extra time win gives England its first major women's football title.

How to watch the Uefa Women's Euro 2022 final

Fans will be forced to pirate the Women's Euro 2022 final this weekend.

The Kiwi teen on Manchester City's road to greatness

Among the players at Manchester City's academy is a Kiwi-Samoan kid with a familiar name.

One year to kickoff: Women's World Cup optimistic over visitor numbers

It's one year until the opening game of the Fifa Women's World Cup at Eden Park.

Havelock North Wanderers lose to Miramar Rangers

Havelock lose close fixture

Opinion: Sport can do better with criminally accused

OPINION: Is it fine for elite athletes to remain competing while under investigation?

NZ to host new football tournament in Fifa first

The event is a consequence of Fifa's decision to expand the Women's World Cup.