The weekend of football in New Zealand had surprising results that changed the table. Despite of the big effort of Tasman and Wellington Phoenix Reserves, both sides could not avoid a defeat against Team Wellington and Auckland City, respectively. The spotlight of the round goes for Waitakere United that could stop the winning-streak of EasternContinue reading “Auckland and Team Wellington win as Waitakere reaches the third place in ISPS Handa Premiership”
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Ryan Thomas scores his first goal for PSV
PSV received Willem II at Philips Stadion in a match valid for the 22nd matchweek of 2019-20 Eredivisie, the top-tier of Dutch football. New Zealand international Ryan Thomas was in PSV’s starting eleven for the eighth time in the season and he had a good performance in the 3-0 win against Willem II. He scoredContinue reading “Ryan Thomas scores his first goal for PSV”
Singh scores twice in his first match of the year
Sarpreet Singh is back to football after missing two matches in 3.Liga (German third tier) for being red-carded in the 1-1 draw against Würzburger Kickers on December 22. SEE MORESingh remains on Bayern’s squad for Champions League knockout The 20-year-old midfielder played 26 minutes in the 4-2 win against Viktoria Köln this Saturday. He joined theContinue reading “Singh scores twice in his first match of the year”
Local derby thrills the weekend of ISPS Handa Premiership in New Zealand
The top-tier football league in New Zealand is back to action this weekend with exciting matches across the country. Auckland will have a thrilling local derby with two sides coming in a very good moment; Waitakere United and Eastern Suburbs are inside the top-four in the table and come from important victories in the lastContinue reading “Local derby thrills the weekend of ISPS Handa Premiership in New Zealand”
Phoenix can not hold offensive power of Perth Glory
The New Zealand-based club Wellington Phoenix could not hold the attacking power of Perth Glory at HBF Park, when they returned to the pitch after a bye-week in the Australian Hyundai A-League. The likes of Bruno Fornaroli and Nicholas D’Agostino were too much for the defensive system of the team coached by Ufuk Talay. TheContinue reading “Phoenix can not hold offensive power of Perth Glory”
Wellington Phoenix is back to action in Distance Derby
After not playing in the last weekend in the top-tier league of Australian football, Wellington Phoenix is back to action this Friday – but they will need to travel a long distance to face Glory in Perth. The Distance Derby is the name given to the match between Phoenix and Glory; both sides need toContinue reading “Wellington Phoenix is back to action in Distance Derby”
Collier is back to Chicago Fire
After being named for Chicago Fire preseason squad as a trialist, New Zealand forward Elliot Collier has officialy signed with Fire. The contract is valid for 2020 with club options for 2021 and 2022. Collier is already known by Chicago Fire fans as he played there in 2018 after being selected in the 49th pickContinue reading “Collier is back to Chicago Fire”
Singh remains on Bayern’s squad for Champions League knockout
The 2019-20 UEFA Champions League will resume this month with the beginning of the knockout stage. All sixteen remaining teams are allowed to make some changes in their 25-man squad. New Zealand international Sapreet Singh remains in the Bayern’s squad for the knockout stage. Die Roten has made only one change by removing forward Jann-FieteContinue reading “Singh remains on Bayern’s squad for Champions League knockout”
Ni-Vanuatu referee works in a Saudi Arabia league match
Ni-Vanuatu referee Jeremy Garae had another international opportunity to show his quality as a linesman. He took part of the referees team that worked at Al-Feiha versus Al-Faisaly match in the sixteenth matchweek of Saudi Professional League, the top division of Association football league in Saudi Arabia. The match was played last Saturday (February 1st)Continue reading “Ni-Vanuatu referee works in a Saudi Arabia league match”
Jean-Philippe Saïko: francophone firepower in New Zealand
New Caledonia international Jean-Philippe Saïko is playing his first ever season in New Zealand after spending some years in France. He did not have a great start as he scored only one goal in his five matches in 2019-20 ISPS Handa Premiership. However things have changed for Saïko in 2020 as he is finding theContinue reading “Jean-Philippe Saïko: francophone firepower in New Zealand”
