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Football: Phoenix not short of scorers: Burns
The Wellington Phoenix will soon be without Nathan Burns but the striker is backing his teammates to pick up the scoring load in his absence.
Football: Socceroos callup delights attacker
Nathan Burns never gave up hope of earning a recall to the Socceroos. After last playing for the Australian national side, the attacker was consigned to the international scrapheap.
Sam Malcolmson: Fairytale's timing just right
Auckland City's success at the Club World Cup was richly deserved and could not have come at a better time for the domestic league...
Auckland FC forces revote for Halberg
Auckland City FC's eye-catching run in the Fifa Club World Cup has forced a revote in the Halberg Awards.
'Bronze the new gold' after City's great run
The defining image of Auckland City's inconceivable run at the Fifa Club World Cup came during yesterday's prizegiving...
Chris Rattue: Miracle of Morocco makes Tribulietx coach of the year
Time for a debrief after Auckland City's wondrous club World Cup performances in Morocco.
Football: Prep pays off in Morocco
Auckland City's staggering achievements over the past 11 days have been built on huge personal sacrifices, hard work and a level of preparation...
Football: Heroics trigger windfall across the board
Auckland City's heroics at the Fifa Club World Cup in Morocco have provided a huge financial shot in the arm for the sport in this country.
Sam Malcolmson: Fifa U20 worlds have truly global reach
The media might have you believing that the rugby and cricket World Cups are the only big offerings in 2015.
Alan Hansen: Walcott remark my only regret
When I made my decision to retire two years ago, I was happy with it then and I have absolutely no regrets now.
Confederation salutes exiting Brazil coach
Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned after the team failed to win the World Cup.
Football: Win fuels fire of German ambition
Winning the World Cup in Brazil has given Germany the "hunger" to triumph in more tournaments and create an era of dominance similar to Spain.
Football: Hard for Russia, Qatar to beat Brazil's carnival of football
To Russia, with love. But the renewal of the people's vows with the World Cup will be severely tested by its money-driven forays into the uncharted territories of Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022). Was Brazil the last great folk festival?
Did Messi deserve player of the Cup?
Ouch. Argentine football great Maradona says awarding Lionel Messi the World Cup's golden ball was just a marketing ploy.
Jorge Knijnik and Ramon Spaaij: Question of Cup's legacy remains
The losing World Cup teams and fans are licking their wounds while Germany will celebrate for at least four years.
Michael Burgess: Germany's victory saves the blushes of broken Brazilians
With one sublime moment yesterday Germany broke a 24-year drought - and saved the World Cup for Brazil.
Queen of Europe, maybe next the world
Angela Merkel does not want to complete her full term as German Chancellor and plans to resign before elections in 2017, according to reports.
Will's big Messi day
Ten-year-old Kiwi Will Richardson's dream of meeting Argentine football star Lionel Messi came true yesterday in front of 80,000 screaming fans.
Punters splash $2m on final
Kiwis bet more than $2 million on the 2014 Fifa World Cup final, making it the TAB's third most popular sporting event in history.
World Cup final: Five things we learned
What did we learn from Germany's 1-0 World Cup final over Argentina in Rio this morning? Michael Burgess analyses the big result.
Germany wins World Cup with late goal
Germany claimed their fourth World Cup title after Mario Goetze scored in the second half of extra time in a 1-0 win over Argentina.