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![Football icon 'Der Kaiser' dead at 78](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Football icon 'Der Kaiser' dead at 78
Franz Beckenbauer was only the second person to win the World Cup as a player and coach.
!['I had to sacrifice a lot': Fifa women’s football head appointed dame](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
'I had to sacrifice a lot': Fifa women’s football head appointed dame
Aucklander Sarai Bareman has been head of women's football at Fifa since 2016.
![Staggering figure paid for six Messi shirts at auction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Staggering figure paid for six Messi shirts at auction
The sale is the heftiest price for sports memorabilia this year.
![Sin bins in football: Grassroots trial likely to be extended to professional game](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Sin bins in football: Grassroots trial likely to be extended to professional game
Players could take time out for arguing with referee.
![All Whites power rankings: The biggest riser from latest games](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
All Whites power rankings: The biggest riser from latest games
Jason Pine updates the All Whites power rankings.
![All Whites' tough schedule has 2026 World Cup in mind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
All Whites' tough schedule has 2026 World Cup in mind
Playing top opposition is the only way to get better, says Chris Wood.
!['Keen to explore': How another NZ Fifa World Cup could look](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
'Keen to explore': How another NZ Fifa World Cup could look
Who New Zealand may need to compete with, or work alongside, for the bid.
!['Feels like a bad scam': Fans left waiting months for hundreds worth of Fifa refunds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
'Feels like a bad scam': Fans left waiting months for hundreds worth of Fifa refunds
Months after the end of the tournament, fans are still waiting on resale refunds.
![Tribulations to triumph: Western Springs AFC striker speaks out on turbulent season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=782)
Tribulations to triumph: Western Springs AFC striker speaks out on turbulent season
'Quitting football altogether was a thought in my mind – which is never a nice thing.'