An 84th minute header from Lucio capped a come from behind 3-2 victory for Brazil over USA in the final of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Monday morning (NZT).

Waterside Karori signalled a changing of the guard in Wellington women’s football with a 3-1 win over traditional powers Seatoun in the second round of the national Women’s Knockout Cup on Sunday.

All eight existing national league franchises will suit up for the sixth season of the New Zealand Football Championship but the entry of a Phoenix youth/reserve team will have to wait.

The All Whites’ World Cup fate will be decided in Wellington after Westpac Stadium was chosen by New Zealand Football (NZF) as the venue for the crucial home leg of their intercontinental playoff against Bahrain or Saudi Arabia...

The two most successful clubs in the history of the Women’s Knockout Cup, Three Kings United and Lynn Avon United, will meet in a titanic second round clash on Sunday.