Talk of New Zealand one day co-hosting the Football World Cup is great to hear, but there is no realistic way it would happen before 2050.

Dylan Cleaver gets all the reasons why the Fifa World Cup will not come to New Zealand on the table right away and works backwards from there.

The man credited with making the Rugby World Cup a success four years ago has embarked on a project to top them all - to bring the Fifa World Cup to New Zealand.

“The 2022 Fifa World Cup was bid for and awarded to Qatar as a summer tournament. The prospect of a winter World Cup is neither workable nor desirable for European domestic football.”

Media company NZME. has been announced as one of four National Supporters of the Fifa U-20 Football World Cup which kicks off in New Zealand in May.

Jose Mourinho's mood may have marginally improved when he left his post-match press conference and learned that Manchester City had drawn at home with Burnley.

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.

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 City FC's eye-catching run in the Fifa Club World Cup has forced a revote in the Halberg Awards.

The defining image of Auckland City's inconceivable run at the Fifa Club World Cup came during yesterday's prizegiving...

Time for a debrief after Auckland City's wondrous club World Cup performances 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...

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.

Auckland City's unexpected success could lead to changes to the structure of the Club World Cup.

When I made my decision to retire two years ago, I was happy with it then and I have absolutely no regrets now.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has resigned after the team failed to win the World Cup.

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.

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?

The German economy is set to benefit as the country's football victory draws shoppers to the "Made in Germany" brand, says a research firm.

Ouch. Argentine football great Maradona says awarding Lionel Messi the World Cup's golden ball was just a marketing ploy.

The losing World Cup teams and fans are licking their wounds while Germany will celebrate for at least four years.