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Second half stumble: Auckland FC lose from in front for first time in A-League, Sakai injured
Auckland FC stay top of the A-League, though Sydney FC have games in hand.
How a late-career gamble turned Francis de Vries into Auckland FC mainstay
De Vries has started every A-League match for Auckland FC.
Scott Robertson is gone, so who will save the All Blacks?
NZ Herald sports reporter Alex Powell breaks down the shock exit of Scott Robertson, as well as looking ahead in the year of sport.
The $70 million football league kicking off in Auckland
OFC and Fifa will pour about $70m into the new Pacific club competition.
Michael Carrick named Man United interim boss in bid to salvage Champions League push
United sit seventh, three points off fourth-placed Liverpool in the table.
'Homophobia kept me on the bench': Josh Cavallo on Adelaide United exit
Cavallo says new Adelaide United bosses benched him due to his sexuality.
Man Utd in disarray after FA Cup exit
United have crashed out of both domestic cups at the first hurdle this season.
All White scores first goal for Wrexham in FA Cup upset
The Welsh club, owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, have advanced to the last 32.
Lachlan Brook wonder goal keeps Auckland FC top of A-League ladder
Sam Cosgrove opened the scoring from a Frances de Vries corner in the sixth minute.
‘Breakthrough moment': All Whites book home World Cup send-off
NZ Football will host Chile, Finland and Cape Verde in Auckland in March.
All Whites defender makes A-League move to boost World Cup hopes
Bill Tuiloma has signed a long-term deal with the Wellington Phoenix.
All Whites striker Andre de Jong joins South African giants Orlando Pirates
The 29-year-old may make his debut for the league leaders on January 24.
Man United coach sacked after 14-month reign
Darren Fletcher will step in as interim boss for Wednesday’s match.
Auckland FC held to draw with Macarthur
Looking to get back to winning ways, Auckland FC had to settle for a share of the points.
Ranking the top 10 transfers in Premier League history
With the January window open, Telegraph Sport ranks the Premier League’s top signings.
Ten-man Phoenix stun Roar in tense A-League encounter
The Phoenix claimed their biggest win of the season, five days after suffering a big loss.
From fortress to fragile: How Auckland FC's home aura has started to fade
Auckland FC have already dropped eight points at home this season.
New Year nightmare: Auckland FC fall to 10-man Newcastle at home
Newcastle played over 70 minutes with 10 men yet still prevailed over their hosts.
The 'Palestinian Pele' whose death puts our sporting privilege in focus – Michael Burgess
OPINION: Reports say Gaza has lost 264 sports facilities, with 184 completely destroyed.
'It has to be': Auckland FC target revenge after bizarre home loss to Newcastle Jets
Auckland FC have lost just three of 19 home matches at Go Media Stadium
'Comical': Phoenix defence collapses in season's biggest loss
Coach Giancarlo Italiano blasted the defence, calling three goals 'comical'.
'The Picasso of our game': Nottingham Forest European Cup winner dies
John Robertson scored the winner in Nottingham Forest's 1980 European Cup final.
Auckland FC’s final A-league game of 2025 postponed
Inspectors found large areas of sand and mud, making the surface unsafe.
How Auckland FC have turned travel test into winning weapon across the Tasman
Auckland FC have lost only two of 16 A-League matches outside New Zealand.
On the brink? Six-game gauntlet may decide Giancarlo Italiano’s Wellington Phoenix future
The Phoenix have won five of their last 29 matches under Italiano.
Kings of the road: Auckland FC bank impressive away win, end Wanderers' home streak
The 2-0 victory lifts Auckland FC back to the top of the A-League table.
Football club ordered to pay star $124m in unpaid wages
Mbappe, now at Real Madrid, says the ruling proves labour laws still apply.
All Whites fans face $25k price tag to follow World Cup dream
Over five million fans entered the Fifa.com ballot in the first 24 hours alone.
Portland, Seattle or Spokane? All Whites hunt for World Cup base as NZF looks ‘off brochure’
Base-camp choices must be lodged with Fifa by early January 2026.