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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Soccer articles  Soccer
    Questions are being asked how an Australian team is playing in the new OFC Pro League, when New Zealand teams can't compete in the Australia Cup
     30 January 2026
    Questions are being asked how an Australian team is playing in the new OFC Pro League, when New Zealand teams can't compete in the Australia Cup
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    Auckland FC couldn't care less about being kicked out of football's Australia Cup knockout comp
    29 Jan: Auckland FC couldn't care less about being kicked out of football's Australia Cup knockout comp... more
    Malaysian football executives resign over player naturalisation scandal
    29 Jan: A scandal in which foreign players were improperly granted citizenship to play for the national team leads to the "voluntary" resignation of the executive committee of Malaysian soccer's governing body.... more
    Benfica football fans are celebrating a dramatic Champions League group stage finish
    29 Jan: Benfica football fans are celebrating a dramatic Champions League group stage finish... more
    To the final round of European Champions League group action
    29 Jan: To the final round of European Champions League group action... more
    Auckland FC is thankful the A-League has become such a cut-throat competition
    28 Jan: Auckland FC is thankful the A-League has become such a cut-throat competition... more
    Quick Sports Summary
    27 Jan: Quick Sports Summary... more
    Wellington Phoenix women's captain CJ Bott is hopeful she'll be back next A-League season after announcing her pregnancy
    26 Jan: Wellington Phoenix women's captain CJ Bott is hopeful she'll be back next A-League season after announcing her pregnancy... more
    The Wellington Phoenix women have rocketed from 9th to second on the congested A-League ladder...after beating Adelaide United 3-1 at home in Porirua
    25 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix women have rocketed from 9th to second on the congested A-League ladder...after beating Adelaide United 3-1 at home in Porirua... more
    It's touch and go whether new Wellington Phoenix women's striker Mackenzie Anthony will be available for this afternoon's clash against Adelaide United in Porirua
    25 Jan: It's touch and go whether new Wellington Phoenix women's striker Mackenzie Anthony will be available for this afternoon's clash against Adelaide United in Porirua... more

     Most Popular Recent Soccer News
     04 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men +++++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar ++++++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: Don't expect too many changes to the Wellington Phoenix starting line-up, despite being thumped 5-1 in their most recent outing ++++++++++++++++++++
     04 Jan: The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute +++++++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: Late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League ++++++++++++++++
     03 Jan: Melbourne Victory have picked up their fourth consecutive win in the A-League, with a come-from-behind 3-2 triumph over the Perth Glory +++++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Embattled Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano is expecting his players to fire up this weekend ++++++++++++++

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