Sky Sport has launched a bid to snatch exclusive NZ rights to screen live English Premier League football from Coliseum Sports Media.

Winston Reid is on track to become one of the best defenders in the English Premier League, according to his club coach Slaven Bilic.

Reid who is now an established Premier League player, and one of the few who can make that claim goes back to school.

The West Ham defender admits he gets annoyed by the adverse reaction of the New Zealand footballing community when he is unavailable for the national team.

For Rosie White, after a spell in the American college system, this is her first professional stint. And it's been a harsh introduction to life as a full-time footballer.

The problem with setting high standards is that it's both surprising and disappointing when they're not met.

If you were to conduct a straw poll on the Stretford End, the current United captain would come a distant second to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sam Allardyce picked both Ryan Nelsen and Winston Reid when selecting his best XI from 15 years managing in the Premier League.

Manchester United left the Liberty Stadium as if bound in a strait-jacket.

Three games into the English Premier League season, the most pertinent question is how long before Manchester City are out of sight.

The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep.

Sepp Blatter went on the offensive over accusations that he has presided over a regime of rampant corruption during his 17 years in charge.

Prince William has intervened in the Fifa corruption scandal with an unprecedented speech criticising world football's governing body.

The disgraced former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner has been seen dancing at a political rally just hours after leaving prison in an ambulance on medical grounds.

Seven of the world's top football clubs, worth a combined A$10.2 billion ($10.93 billion), are about to turn Australia into the game's off-season hot spot.

The crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium witnessed an outstanding goalkeeping performance on Sunday, one to shape the outcome of the Spanish league.

Dylan Cleaver gets all the reasons why the Fifa World Cup will not come to New Zealand on the table right away and works backwards from there.

The man credited with making the Rugby World Cup a success four years ago has embarked on a project to top them all - to bring the Fifa World Cup to New Zealand.

Aston Villa have an FA Cup semifinal looming at Wembley in 12 days' time but for Tim Sherwood, the most important game of their season takes place when Queen's Park Rangers visit for a fixture....

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists he has not given up hope of ending his first season in charge as an English Premier League champion after a 3-1 win over Aston Villa lifted his team into third place.

New All Whites goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic almost gave the game away recently, frustrated at the lack of progress he was making in his career.

Given the situation and the context, New Zealand produced a memorable display in their 1-0 defeat against Korea Republic, one that gives great heart for the future.

Cristiano Ronaldo has always been arrogant and vain — the personality traits are a huge part of what makes him such a dominant player.

Liverpool survived three penalty appeals to boost their bid for a top-four finish in the English Premier League with a contentious 2-0 win at Southampton yesterday.

Liverpool have waited a long time to avenge the famous FA Cup semifinal defeat of 1990 and yesterday they fought back admirably.

Lifting the level of everything in New Zealand football should be the aim, not handy short cuts, writes Sam Malcolmson.