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Sky bidding for English football rights

Sky Sport has launched a bid to snatch exclusive NZ rights to screen live English Premier League football from Coliseum Sports Media.

Football: Defender set to join elite

Winston Reid is on track to become one of the best defenders in the English Premier League, according to his club coach Slaven Bilic.

Football: Winston goes to school

Reid who is now an established Premier League player, and one of the few who can make that claim goes back to school.

Football: Reid irked by attacks on his All Whites absences

The West Ham defender admits he gets annoyed by the adverse reaction of the New Zealand footballing community when he is unavailable for the national team.

Football: It's all Rosie now after tough start

For Rosie White, after a spell in the American college system, this is her first professional stint. And it's been a harsh introduction to life as a full-time footballer.

Phoenix disappoint at 2nd Sydney showdown

The problem with setting high standards is that it's both surprising and disappointing when they're not met.

Football: Fans rate Ronaldo over Rooney

If you were to conduct a straw poll on the Stretford End, the current United captain would come a distant second to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Football: Allardyce opts for All Whites pair

Sam Allardyce picked both Ryan Nelsen and Winston Reid when selecting his best XI from 15 years managing in the Premier League.

Football: Men in Iran women's side?

Football: England to boycott World Cup?

Football wizards to thrill Aussie crowds

Seven of the world's top football clubs, worth a combined A$10.2 billion ($10.93 billion), are about to turn Australia into the game's off-season hot spot.

Keeper's career coming to end

The crowd at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium witnessed an outstanding goalkeeping performance on Sunday, one to shape the outcome of the Spanish league.

Michael Burgess: Strange timing in sacking of under-17 duo

2026 admirable but unrealistic goal for staging Football World Cup

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.

World Cup in NZ a pipe dream?

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.

Fifa World Cup: NZ dream to host Cup

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.

Football: Survival on minds of both sides

Aston Villa have an FA Cup semifinal looming at Wembley in 12 days' time but for Tim Sherwood, the most important game of their season takes place when Queen's Park Rangers visit for a fixture....

Football: Man Utd boss eyes top spot

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal insists he has not given up hope of ending his first season in charge as an English Premier League champion after a 3-1 win over Aston Villa lifted his team into third place.