It's been a turbulent week in New Zealand football. Let's take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly from the past seven days.

Auckland City FC turned their ASB Premiership homecoming into a Club World Cup hangover yesterday, as they were soundly beaten 3-1 by the Wellington Phoenix Reserves.

Ramon Tribulietx won't forget 2014 in a hurry. The Auckland City coach has multiple reasons to revel.

Discounting a bronze medal at the World Club Champs, the pinnacle of achievement in New Zealand football is to be cited in the highly coveted Herald Annual Awards.

Chris Rattue writes to dissatisfied women footballers: "If Fifa is the misogynist devil you portray it to be, set up your own world football organisation."

Crowdsourcing has become one of the commercial buzzwords of the internet age, but for many sporting organisations around New Zealand sourcing crowds is of greater importance.

The media might have you believing that the rugby and cricket World Cups are the only big offerings in 2015.

Welcome to the New Zealand national league jumble sale, where reserves are first teamers, amateurs clash with professionals and the regulations are a bit of a lucky dip.

Sam Malcolmson writes: For whatever reasons NZF ostracised our best player, Wynton Rufer, let's not do the same to Danny Hay, who is still has a great deal to offer the NZ game.

He was driving ambulances in Spain four years ago and now Wellington Phoenix midfielder Albert Riera wants to play for the All Whites.

There might be as many eyes on the manager as on the players when Auckland City attempt to clinch a fourth straight OFC Champions League crown today.

The zoology student, arguably the best amateur goalkeeper in New Zealand, has just been recalled to the All Whites and now, at the ripe age of 30, is playing the best soccer of his career.

The All Whites will be without their three top English-based soccer players when they take on South Africa in Auckland later this month.

The Wellington Phoenix's pre-season games against English Premier League opposition may be available to watch only on pay-per-view.

All Whites striker Ryan Thomas scored twice in PEC Zwolle's sensational 5-1 cup final victory over champions Ajax.

As Andrew Durante sat back and talked about the final game of the Wellington Phoenix' season, he looked drained.

Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome hopes to make a definitive announcement at their last home game.

It's time for New Zealand football to embrace Asia.

The New Zealand women's soccer side fell to their heaviest defeat in three years yesterday when they were beaten 4-0 by South Korea in the Cyprus Cup tournament.