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The Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi has won football's top award, the Ballon d'Or, recognising him as the world player of the year.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will go head-to-head once again for the title of world's best footballer after being short-listed along with Neymar on Monday for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The Football Ferns have claimed New Zealand's first win over Brazil on their home territory, beating the hosts 1-0 in the opening game of their two-match series in Sao Paulo.

The Solomon Islands Football Federation says if it sent a team to next year's OFC U17 women's championship in the Cook Islands, it would struggle to compete.

Papua New Guinea football is set for a big year in 2016 with the news that Port Moresby will play host to the OFC Nations Cup next year.

Organisers of next year's Under 20 Women's Football World Cup in Papua New Guinea have met before next week's FIFA Executive Committee meeting.

The Junior Football Ferns have thrashed Tonga 15-0 at the Oceania Under-20 Women's Championship in Nuku'alofa.

Tonga has been named as host of the Oceania Under 20 Women's Football Championship, which kicks off in less than five weeks time.

Papua New Guinea is weighing up a bid to host the Commonwealth Games.

Football Ferns striker Rosie White has joined reigning FA Women's Super League champions Liverpool Ladies.

The coach of the Federated States of Micronesia football side is putting a positive spin on their appearance at the Pacific Games despite his players conceding an astonishing 114 goals in three games. Audio

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has told a German magazine he has a clean conscience and believes he will "go to heaven one day".

FIFA President Sepp Blatter will not travel to Canada for the final of the women's World Cup for personal reasons.

OPINION: The Under-20 men's football World Cup wound up with a classic final on Saturday - so how did New Zealand do hosting FIFA's second-biggest tournament?

US prosecutors believe Sepp Blatter's top lieutenant made $US10 million in bank transactions central to the bribery investigation.

The New Zealand women's football coach Tony Readings believes his side deserved to beat World Champions Japan in last night's World Cup warm-up match in Kagawa.

Defender Abby Erceg will captain the New Zealand women's football team that will contest their third successive World Cup in Canada next month.

The long-serving Football Ferns midfielder Hayley Bowden has announced her retirement from international football.

The Football Ferns have been humbled 4-0 by world number two women's side the USA in St Louis.

Papua New Guinea plan to prove their doubters wrong when they host next year's Under 20 Women's Football World Cup.

The Papua New Guinea Football Association says now the country has been awarded hosting right's for next year's Under 20 Women's World Cup, the next task is to ensure their team is competitive.