Moving from CONIFA to the FIFA-recognised OFC, Tuvalu and Kiribati are now on the football map. But does this mean for them and the OFC?
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Long before they became regulars at the World Cup, Australia had to struggle for their place, demonating their neighbours while succumbing to rivals
DRUG ABUSE, toad-infested football pitches and almost non-existent funding: the conditions outlined above might not be considered the most suitable for starting a national football team with aspirations of joining FIFA –…
Despite conceding 24 goals in three games, Tahiti scored one. And it that meant the world to the islanders. This is their journey at the Confederations Cup
IT MAKES SENSE to start with a record lost and a record gained. On 28 May 2016, in front of 71,000 at the San Siro, Sergio Ramos lifted Real Madrid’s 11th UEFA Champions League trophy…
For most football fans, following the fortunes of their nations in World Cup qualification is quite simple, with the prospect of direct qualification or the nervousness of a potential playoff the only options…
In an age of continuous footballing progress, it’s fair to say that the game has a hold in most cultures across the world. Comfortably the world’s most dominant sport, football is unparalleled in…
THROUGHOUT ITS GLORIOUS HISTORY, many of the beautiful game’s most revered talents have cemented their sacred status by transcending the limits of domestic football, discovering an altogether more elusive form of heroism…
IT’S EARLY EVENING on the west coast of Ireland when I pick up the phone to ring Anthony Hudson, New Zealand’s current trail-blazing international manager. Having taken the reigns in late 2014 in…