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Football: Coach has passion to play with possession
Coach Ramon Tribulietx is the talk of sport because of Auckland City's amazing Fifa Club World Cup run in Morocco...
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Auckland City FC: What we learned
Herald football journalist Steven Holloway lists four things we learned from Auckland City's incredible run at the FIFA Club World Cup.
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Chris Rattue: Auckland prove themselves to be the real deal
Auckland City were patient, tactical, fought back from a deficit, and were certainly not over-awed by this morning's big game, writes Chris Rattue.
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Auckland City FC go down fighting
The dream is over - but what a way to go out. Auckland City's march through the FIFA Club World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to San Lorenzo this morning.
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World's best free-kick taker?
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale are usually the best guys to watch if you want to learn how to take a good football free-kick.
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Part-time players enjoy spoils
What do you get when you throw together a truck driver, cleaner, zoology student and a collection of other part-time Kiwi footballers?
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Football: Everton exile makes himself at home
John Irving always thought he was destined to make an impact in football but certainly didn't imagine it would come from playing for an amateur club in the relative backwaters of Auckland.
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Steven Holloway: Footballing fairytale prompts questions and directive
Steven Holloway writes: With Auckland City FC now awash in millions and inundated by global congratulations, they have also surged in football's skite rankings.
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Football: Monaco a surprise in last-16
The Champions League enters the next phase when the last-16 knockout draw is made today.
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Football: Merrick rates '1-all massacre'
Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick rated it as one of the top performances of the year and described it as a "1-all massacre" but admitted his players were disappointed with leaving two points at Eden Park on Saturday.
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Michael Burgess: Stunning result for Oceania region
If Thursday's dramatic penalty shoot-out result was improbable, this was absolutely extraordinary, writes Michael Burgess. Not just the result, but the manner of the performance.
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Football: Wanderers wilt under pressure
Western Sydney's dreams of facing Real Madrid were washed away in controversial circumstances, suffering a 3-1 extra-time loss to Mexican side Cruz Azul in near-unplayable conditions at the Club....
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Victory puts Auck into dream territory
When Auckland City beat Moroccan champions Moghreb Tetouan to advance to the quarter-final of the Club World Cup on Thursday, coach Ramon Tribulietx said it was "probably" the best moment....
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Auckland City's fairy tale
Auckland City's incredible football fairy tale has added another chapter.
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Football: Top display all comes to nothing
Phoenix fans might still be shaking their heads this morning. Not so much in disappointment, more in disbelief.
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Football: Flying Dutchman to the Nix
Ernie Merrick thought it was too good to be true when he heard about Roly Bonevacia a few months ago.
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Football: Coach with the X-factor
Auckland City coach Ramon Tribulietx was the architect of a significant footballing achievement last week - but will he stay in New Zealand?
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Football: Auckland upset the applecart
Auckland City's unexpected success could lead to changes to the structure of the Club World Cup.