Football

Two arch-rival Aussie Rules clubs are being forced to merge or risk extinction as the escalation of rural flight carves into the wheat belt of Australia. Audio

New Zealand Football is facing fresh allegations of using ineligible players less than a fortnight after the team's disqualification from the Rio Olympics qualifying tournament in Papua New Guinea. Audio

New Zealand Football is launching a series of appeals against the expulsion of the Under-23 side from an Olympic qualifying tournament in Papua New Guinea. Audio

Andrew Minogue, Executive Director Of Pacific Games Council, discussing the football Oly-whites under-23 team's disqualification from an Olympic qualifying tournament. Audio

New Zealand Football's chief executive Andy Martin has returned home, saying the under-23 team's disqualification from an Olympic qualifying tournament has devastated the team. Audio

The US has thrashed Japan to win the Women's World Cup final in Vancouver.... courtesy of the fastest hat trick in men's or women's cup history. It took just 16 minutes. Audio

A sellout crowd of more than 25-thousand will pack North Harbour stadium tomorrow for the finals of the FIFA Under 20 World Football Cup. Audio

Brazil have been the favourites throughout the Fifa under 20 world cup in New Zealand and in line with the formbook, will line up against Serbia in tomorrow's final. Audio

Controversy over a handball and a throw-in has marred the New Zealand women's football team's match against China today as they crashed out of the world cup in Canada. Audio

The semi-finalists at the Fifa Under-20 World Cup have been decided after four nail-biting quarter-finals yesterday - three of which ended in penalty shoot-outs. Audio

David Goldblatt has just got back from Uganda where he visited Luzira Upper Prison, home to an elaborate prison football league credited with transforming life there. Audio

Here former New Zealand Football bosses are calling for the sport to be scrutinised right down to the grass roots after the shock resignation of Fifa president Sepp Blatter. Audio

Kick-off is this weekend for the FIFA Under-20 Football (Soccer) World Cup, being held throughout New Zealand - the first game pits the home team against Ukraine. With Noel Barkley, FIFA U-20 World… Audio

The man that led the charge for New Zealand to host the FIFA Under 20 World Cup is adamant the bid was clean. Audio

Fifa officials in Auckland have moved to shut down questions about this major corruption scandal facing the sporting body. Audio

Les Murray was on FIFA's ethics committee between 2006 and 2012 and says he saw a lot of evidence of corruption and pursued it when he could. Audio

A former member of FIFA's high powered ethics committee says he did everything he could to fight corruption and can sleep easy at night. Audio