Soccer
Midday Sports News for 7 November 2019
The Football Ferns coach says they're struggling to keep up with the rest of the world Audio
Game Theory: US Women's Soccer Team Wins the Cup
Mark Reason followed the Women's Football World Cup along with a soaring number of viewers around the world. Audio
'The Beautiful Brain': head injuries and sport
'The Beautiful Brain' (Audible) is a series about the brain and how it gets affected by the sports we play. The show focusses on the degenerative brain condition called CTE (short for chronic… Audio
Remembering Atta Elayyan, ‘a really good guy’
Atta Elayyan's image has been widely shared, since he died in the Christchurch mosque attacks. Alex Perrottet met with the futsal player's close friends Ronan Naicker and Mahmoud Moh'd, who brought… Video, Audio
NZ upset Uruguay to grab under-17 World Cup knockout spot
New Zealand have beaten hosts Uruguay 2-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals of the under-17 Women's World Cup for the first time.
Manchester City back on top of EPL, Chelsea second
Raheem Sterling struck twice as Premier League leaders Manchester City crushed Southampton 6-1 at the Etihad Stadium, the fourth time they have scored five or more goals in the 11 games so far this…
Mourinho fined for tax evasion
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has accepted a one-year prison sentence as part of a deal to settle a Spanish tax evasion case, although he is unlikely to actually serve any jail time.
Andreas Heraf resigns as Football Ferns coach
Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf has stood down from his position following an investigation into an alleged toxic culture within the New Zealand women's football team. Audio
Eight teams prepare for FIFA quarter-final
The hopes and dreams of just eight nations remain alive in the Football World Cup, and by the end of the weekend, that will be down to four. Sports reporter Clay Wilson joins John Campbell. Video, Audio
FIFA World Cup Update: Coen Lammers
Radio New Zealand's correspondent in Russia for the FIFA World Cup Coen Lammers talks to Wallace about the upsets and surprises of the 2018 tournament. Two sudden death matches are playing on Sunday… Audio
Shock at the Football World cup and extraordinary fanaticism
Sports commentator Brendan Telfer with a comprehensive look at the Football World Cup, including the elimination of Germany and the lengths some extreme fans will go to to celebrate their teams… Audio
World Cup rout for England over Panama
England's football team banished the ghost of past national failures with a record 6-1 thrashing of Panama at the World Cup that included a hat-trick by Harry Kane and eased them into the last 16.
Looking ahead to the football world cup
The Football world cup starts tomorrow in Russia, and our own obsesssive football fans - Afternoons producer Emile Donovan and Max Towle of the Wireless are making a thrice weekly podcast on the… Audio
Red Card: the FIFA corruption story
Journalist Ken Bensinger reveals rampant bribery, vote selling, and kickbacks in the book Red Card: FIFA and the Fall of the Most Powerful Men in Sports. He says the international football governing… Audio
Peru dominated, deserved win against All Whites
Peru dominated the game against the All Whites and it was only fair they won, RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter tells Rowan Quinn. Video, Audio
Former All Whites coach reacts to Peru loss
Former All Whites coach Kevin Fallon talks to Rowan Quinn about his highlights and lowlights, and where to from here for New Zealand football. Audio
Wellington All Whites' fans devastated by result
RNZ reporter Emile Donovan is at Four Kings in central Wellington, surrounded by hundreds of disappointed All Whites fans. Video, Audio
All Whites lose 2-0 to Peru
The All Whites' dreams are over after they were knocked out 2-0 by Peru before a passionate crowd in Lima. Simon Hampton joins us from the game. Audio
All Whites: steady nerves could clinch it
Opinion - The All Whites will have to reckon with deafening Peru fans this afternoon, but if they can hold firm in the opening their chances will grow, writes Simon Hampton. Audio
Belgian police injured in Morocco football win riots
More than 20 police officers were injured in Brussels when celebrations over Morocco's qualification for football's World Cup turned violent.
