There really aren’t too many better practitioners of the leadership arts than Abby Erceg. Her prowess for lifting others up around her was on full display as the Courage took on Washington Spirit in their final Challenge Cup group stage match, knowing that if they avoided defeat then they’d finish top of Group A.
It was a surreal feeling. All that positive energy surrounding the Wellington Phoenix and their first game at home all season, with a crowd of 18,000 fans in attendance... and they got pumped 4-0.
Never will get tired of this sight. Liberato Cacace doing his thing in Serie A, rocking that Empoli jersey as he does every second week. It was his turn again as Empoli travelled to face Udinese
The problem with this Footy Ferns series against Australia is that they’re better than us. By a decent margin. They’re out there plotting how they’re gonna progress through the knockouts at the next World Cup while we’re just hoping we can win one game
The Aotearoa Under-20 women’s team played a couple of games against their U20 Australian counterparts over the past week and that’s a pretty significant thing. Not only because there’s an U20 World Cup coming up at the end of the year but also…
Newcastle United (and by extension Chris Wood) met Wolverhampton Wanderers on a Friday night on Tyneside. A welcome fixture in front of their home fans after losing three in a row on their travels
To be fair, there was no way that the Football Ferns should have even been close in that game judging by the run of play, let alone still leading heading into stoppage time. It had been an Australian barrage for the majority of the match
The pattern at Empoli has been to alternate left-backs with every game. Liberato Cacace and Fabiano Parisi performing a tag team routine (including subbing in for each other mid-games)