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

Anthony Martial's transfer to Manchester United for a fee that could rise to $142 million, a world record for a teenager, was a whirlwind.

Goalscoring great Cristiano Ronaldo silences his many doubters with five strikes against rivals Espanyol.

Manchester United left the Liberty Stadium as if bound in a strait-jacket.

Three games into the English Premier League season, the most pertinent question is how long before Manchester City are out of sight.

The biggest news story of the year was breaking, but the journalist responsible was fast asleep.

Prince William has intervened in the Fifa corruption scandal with an unprecedented speech criticising world football's governing body.

Sepp Blatter went on the offensive over accusations that he has presided over a regime of rampant corruption during his 17 years in charge.

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.

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

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.

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....

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.

New All Whites goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic almost gave the game away recently, frustrated at the lack of progress he was making in his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo has always been arrogant and vain — the personality traits are a huge part of what makes him such a dominant player.

Liverpool survived three penalty appeals to boost their bid for a top-four finish in the English Premier League with a contentious 2-0 win at Southampton yesterday.

Liverpool have waited a long time to avenge the famous FA Cup semifinal defeat of 1990 and yesterday they fought back admirably.

Lifting the level of everything in New Zealand football should be the aim, not handy short cuts, writes Sam Malcolmson.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Coach Ramon Tribulietx is the talk of sport because of Auckland City's amazing Fifa Club World Cup run in Morocco...

John Irving always thought he was destined to make an impact in football but certainly didn't imagine it would come from playing for an amateur club in the relative backwaters of Auckland.