Football: FIFA's hot potato gets hotter
Why won't FIFA allow video referees? And why can't teams challenge dubious punishments handed out by referees?
All Whites
All Whites could pull off the improbable: Malcolmson
Former All Whites defender Sam Malcolmson is looking for New Zealand to pull off the improbable against Paraguay early on Friday (NZT) in their final game of group play at the soccer World Cup in S
Football: No changes to approach as All Whites prepare for Paraguay
Football: Italian media bag own side rather than give credit to All Whites
The Italian press, which just days earlier had dismissed both the All Whites, and their style of football, was as ungracious following what amounted to a defeat for the Azzurri yesterday.
Football: Progress might come down to luck
The All Whites' future at the World Cup could be decided by a Fifa bureaucrat picking a name out of a hat.
Football: Herbert has quiet volley for teams doubter
All Whites' success could see shift in national idenity
Heroes all
Yesterday, much of the nation discovered the round ball belongs to a sport that delivers heroes every bit as outsized as the oval one.
Football: Great result, but not one of NZ's biggest sporting upsets
A 1-1 World Cup draw against world champions Italy today represented the greatest result in New Zealand soccer history, Sports Hall of Fame boss Ron Palenski says.