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Football icon 'Der Kaiser' dead at 78
Franz Beckenbauer was only the second person to win the World Cup as a player and coach.
'I had to sacrifice a lot': Fifa women’s football head appointed dame
Aucklander Sarai Bareman has been head of women's football at Fifa since 2016.
Staggering figure paid for six Messi shirts at auction
The sale is the heftiest price for sports memorabilia this year.
Revealed: How much Women's World Cup brought into NZ
A report has revealed the Fifa Women's World Cup exceeded expectations.
Auckland midfielder relishes match up against ex-Liverpool star
"Playing against someone like that … it’s a surreal experience."
Fifa report shows 1 in 5 players abused online at Women's World Cup
Players at the Women’s World Cup were 29 per cent more likely to receive online abuse.
'Up the Wahs': What Kiwi sports fans searched for in 2023
Google has revealed what Kiwis were searching for in 2023.
Spanish football president accused of ‘inappropriately touching’ England players
FA chair Debbie Hewitt made the accusation in testimony to Fifa about the World Cup final.
Sin bins in football: Grassroots trial likely to be extended to professional game
Players could take time out for arguing with referee.
All Whites power rankings: The biggest riser from latest games
Jason Pine updates the All Whites power rankings.
All Whites' tough schedule has 2026 World Cup in mind
Playing top opposition is the only way to get better, says Chris Wood.
The rise and rise of women's sport in New Zealand
Almost a third more Kiwi eyeballs were glued to women’s sport in the past year.
Editorial: Fifa’s move to Saudi Arabia smells of sportswashing
OPINION: Our editorial on Saudi Arabia being in line to host the 2034 men's World Cup.
Steve Braunias on meeting 'patron saint of English football' Sir Bobby Charlton
An audience with a footballing legend.
'Keen to explore': How another NZ Fifa World Cup could look
Who New Zealand may need to compete with, or work alongside, for the bid.
'Feels like a bad scam': Fans left waiting months for hundreds worth of Fifa refunds
Months after the end of the tournament, fans are still waiting on resale refunds.
Tribulations to triumph: Western Springs AFC striker speaks out on turbulent season
'Quitting football altogether was a thought in my mind – which is never a nice thing.'
Alice Soper: Mixing politics and sport the right proper way
Politicians and royals seek wide appeal by joining the cheering crowds
Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s players refuse to end their boycott
Among the players’ demands was for interim president Pedro Rocha to resign.
Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková says potent attack is long-term goal
Goal-scoring stats are middling in the Football Ferns camp.
Retailers get welcome boost from Fifa World Cup, but more petrol pain for motorists
Electronic card spending rose in August, but households aren't taking home more goods.
Editorial: Shake-up in Spain after kiss that shook the world
The wheels of change are finally turning in Spanish football.
Bedtime check-ins and verbal abuse: Life in Spanish women’s football
New York Times: Confused by all the fuss over Spain's World Cup win? Read on.
'Inexcusable': Spain football coach fired three weeks after victory kiss
The Spanish football federation offered no immediate explanation for the dismissal.
Winners & Losers: Come back David Cunliffe, all is forgiven
OPINION: Women's sport - and men's sport - is better off when these creeps move on.
Spain football chief's mum goes on hunger strike after kiss controversy
Mother says she won't stop until a solution is found to the “inhumane hounding".
Sarai Bareman: Kiwi Fifa boss on sexism in football, Auckland shootings and brother's MMA success
Sarai Bareman and brother Eugene have had a meteoric rise from humble beginnings.
Football fever, baby! Kiwi presenter on how special it was being 'visibly pregnant' at Women’s World Cup
Tulloch proudly displayed her baby bump while interviewing the world’s biggest sport stars
The Fifa World Cup awards: The good, the bad and the downright strange
After a five-week festival, Michael Burgess looks back on the hits and misses.
Spain football head slams 'false feminists' after Fifa kiss controversy
'The kiss was the same I could give one of my daughters,' Rubiales said.
Alice Soper: Looking at the dark side of a shining World Cup
OPINION: Strange scene played out in plain sight at the World Cup.
Staggering number of Kiwis tuned into World Cup games
More than two million New Zealanders tuned into the Fifa Women’s World Cup,
Top Fifa boss backs World Cup to return to New Zealand
Ahead of this tournament, it was assumed it would be a one-off in this region.