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The Samoa under-17 women's team is determined to be one of the best prepared teams from Oceania to ever travel to a FIFA World Cup.

Former Football Ferns goalkeeper Jenny Bindon is returning to the team as an assistant coach.

Despite rumours of the sport's showpiece being held in Melbourne, it will return to Stadium Australia for a second time.

Analysis: The great thing about sport is no-one every really know what will happen, so take these forecasts with a grain of salt.

Pasifika sportspeople and teams made an important impact on the world stage in 2024. Audio

Who had a year to remember, and who can't wait to put it all behind them in 2025?

FIFA and Netflix have signed a deal to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 editions of the Women's World Cup in the US.

The RNZ Sport team looks back at some of the sporting highlights of 2024, with the Paris Olympics the centrepiece.

The Brazil and Real Madrid star was named FIFA men's player of the year, with Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati winning the women's award for the second year in a row.

England decided to back Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2034 World Cup after being reassured by answers they received from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) during a meeting last month.

Australia's professional soccer players union has condemned the awarding of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia, saying significant human rights risks are attached to the tournament.

Analysis: However, protests over human rights will fall on deaf ears, David Mark writes.

FIFA also confirmed the 2030 edition would be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries.

They will start building towards the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 with two games against the Costa Rica in February.

Opinion - The All Whites have the best of everything: the infrastructure, governance, financial backing, and top players, writes Iliesa Tora.

Analysis - The All Whites need to be playing more matches outside of the main centres, writes Mathew Nash.

Auckland FC's perfect start to the A-League season will be put to the test against Macarthur FC in the Unite round.

Just one player in the current Samoa men's national football team was alive the last time they faced New Zealand in a senior international, writes Mathew Nash.

Pushing for pay parity is one way that Aotearoa's first all-female owned and coached basketball team is trying to change the narrative of women's sport.

Wellington Phoenix women's captain Annalie Longo goes into her second A-League season in charge yet to show her best as a leader.

Program manager Atelaite Tu'ivailala believes the inclusion of overseas-based players in their national squads has lifted the players' and teams' performances.

Over 100 players have called on FIFA to end its partnership with the oil and gas conglomerate.

Football Ferns players have reportedly criticised NZ Football's handling of allegations they made against former head coach Jitka Klimkova.

Her resignation comes after she missed the side's Paris Olympics campaign in the wake of an investigation into an employment matter in May.

Alex Morgan, a two-time World Cup winner and one of the greatest goal scorers in US women's national team history, announced her retirement from professional football.