Mexico 3 New Zealand 0

Posted on: June 2, 2011
June 1, 2011 DENVER, USA – The All Whites got the acid test they wanted as North American champions Mexico put three first half goals past a new-look New Zealand side at Denver’s Invesco Field on Thursday (NZT). Already missing seven players from his wider squad through injury, and willing to throw younger players in [...]

Herbert gives young guns starts against Mexico

Posted on: June 1, 2011
May 31, 2011 DENVER, USA – All Whites coach Ricki Herbert has handed Michael Boxall and Michael Fitzgerald their first starts in naming his line up for an international against Mexico on Thursday (NZT). The pair made their debuts from the bench against China in March and now get their first run-on appearances on the [...]

All Whites gear up for road-ready Mexico

Posted on: May 31, 2011
May 30, 2011 DENVER, USA – All Whites coach Ricki Herbert says Thursday’s international against a Mexico side just days away from their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign is exactly the type and size of challenge his players relish. Unbeaten in their last six matches, El Tricolour head into the 12 nation tournament as slight favourites, [...]

Reinforcements start arriving as All Whites hit Mile High city

Posted on: May 29, 2011
May 29, 2011 DENVER, USA – The All Whites’ playing stocks are starting to build ahead of an international against Mexico on Thursday (NZT) with the first group of European- and Asian-based players joining the Australasian contingent in Colorado. With the injury enforced withdrawals of Tony Lochhead and Tommy Smith for matches against Mexico and [...]

Smith out of June internationals, Rojas misses Mexico

Posted on: May 28, 2011
May 28, 2011 AUCKLAND – The All Whites left for Denver this afternoon without two of their brightest young talents with Tommy Smith withdrawn from the tour with a back injury and Marco Rojas ruled out of the first of two internationals due to illness. Smith, who last night won the Nike Young Men’s Player [...]

Nelsen scoops sixth Player of the Year title

Posted on: May 27, 2011
May 27, 2011 AUCKLAND – Ryan Nelsen picked up the Nike Men’s Player of the Year accolade for the sixth time in his career at the New Zealand Football’s annual awards dinner on Friday night. The All Whites’ World Cup skipper, who won the award in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009, scooped the award [...]

Local All Whites get well-needed hit-out

Posted on: May 25, 2011
May 25, 2011 AUCKLAND – The Australasian based members of the All Whites got the hit-out they wanted ahead of their upcoming internationals against Mexico and Australia with a 4-1 win over a Waitakere United Invitational side at Trusts Stadium on Wednesday night. All members apart from a not yet fully fit Mark Paston and [...]