The All Whites' international football friendly with Uzbekistan this morning was cancelled hours before kickoff.

Manchester United player Mason Greenwood was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault overnight after a woman posted visual and audio allegations on social media of an incident.

The fairy tale is over for the Wellington Phoenix. After a remarkable run through the FFA Cup, they tonight lost their semifinal 4-1 to Melbourne Victory in Geelong.

 All Whites' recent winning run has come to an abrupt end, with a stinging 3-1 defeat to Jordan in Abu Dhabi.

Former Hawke's Bay United football goalkeeper Matthew Gould has realised another dream by being named in the New Zealand All Whites squad for two matches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai next week.

The death toll in a stampede outside a game at the African Cup of Nations football tournament in Cameroon has risen to eight, as witnesses blamed security officials for making fatal errors and competition organisers decided today to suspend all further games at the stadium pending an investigation.

At least six people died in a crush outside a stadium hosting a game at Africa's top football tournament in Cameroon on Monday, a local government official said, realising fears over the capacity of the country to stage the continent's biggest sports event.

Chris Wood received a mixed reception as his new club Newcastle United scored an important victory in their EPL relegation battle.

The Wellington Phoenix have snapped a four-game losing streak in the A-League, with a vital 2-1 win over Western United on Friday night.

The All Whites have named their squad for the upcoming fixtures against Jordan and Uzbekistan.

The Wellington Phoenix were left with just five players at training last week following a Covid-19 outbreak in the squad.

Watford's Joao Pedro snatched a victory from Newcastle's grasp by scoring in the 88th minute to deny All Whites striker Chris Wood a winning debut for the Magpies.

All Whites striker Chris Wood is switching English Premier League clubs after signing with Newcastle United for a reported NZ$50m fee.

Newcastle are closing in on the signing of Burnley and All Whites striker Chris Wood, as Eddie Howe ramps up his search for new players.

Adelaide United footballer Joshua Cavallo has called out homophobic abuse he says was directed at him during Saturday night's A-League match against Melbourne Victory at AAMI Park.

The Wellington Phoenix have secured their fourth import for the 2021-22 campaign, signing a player who briefly featured under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and was later a teammate of Chris Wood at Leeds United.

Wellington Phoenix men's coach Ufuk Talay is hopeful the club have reached the end of the road when it comes to Covid-19 cases but admits there are only so many precautions they can take.

The Wellington Phoenix's next two A-League men's matches have been postponed because a number of positive COVID-19 cases in the Phoenix camp.

Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that Romelu Lukaku has been fined for his controversial interview, despite the club's record signing issuing grovelling private and public apologies and insisting he always wanted to return to Chelsea.

Ralf Rangnick has fallen to his first loss as Manchester United manager after Joao Moutinho's 82nd-minute strike earned Wolverhampton a 1-0 win in the English Premier League on Tuesday and a first victory at Old Trafford since 1980.

Coming to watch his beloved Chelsea since the 1960s, Gary Owen has witnessed first-hand the changing match-day experience.

The only English Premier League winner on Monday was Manchester City. And Romelu Lukaku certainly lost out.

China has banned its footballers from displaying tattoos, ordering that they be removed in many cases or covered up.