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Football: Burns sends out reminder to Socceroos

Striker Nathan Burns has sent a further reminder of why he is close to earning a recall to the Socceroos.

Football: Burns fires Phoenix to vital victory

Nathan Burns has sent a further reminder of why he is close to earning a recall to the Socceroos.

Cruz Azul loss a 'disaster'

Vicelich joins football royalty

Michael Burgess: Auckland City's staggering achievement

The scale of Auckland City's achievements are becoming almost impossible to describe, writes Michael Burgess.

Football: Auckland's miracle in Morocco

Auckland City have finished in third place at the FIFA Club World Cup after beating CONCACAF champions Cruz Azul 4-2 on penalties this morning.

Football: City win, United held by Villa

Football: Prep pays off in Morocco

Auckland City's staggering achievements over the past 11 days have been built on huge personal sacrifices, hard work and a level of preparation...

Football: Release of report will end the crisis at Fifa

Fifa President Sepp Blatter declared "the crisis at Fifa is over" after the executive committee of football's governing body agreed to publish their confidential report into corruption in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids....

Auckland City FC: What we learned

<strong>Herald football journalist Steven Holloway lists four things we learned from Auckland City's incredible run at the FIFA Club World Cup.</strong>

Chris Rattue: Auckland prove themselves to be the real deal

Auckland City were patient, tactical, fought back from a deficit, and were certainly not over-awed by this morning's big game, writes Chris Rattue.

Auckland City FC go down fighting

The dream is over - but what a way to go out. Auckland City's march through the FIFA Club World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to San Lorenzo this morning.

As it happened: Auckland City FC vs San Lorenzo

An inspirational performance from Auckland City just fell short as they lost their Club World Cup semi-final clash against San Lorenzo in extra time.

South America's finest

Can Auckland City FC beat the best team in South America?

Thierry Henry's tale of two countries

World's best free-kick taker?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Gareth Bale are usually the best guys to watch if you want to learn how to take a good football free-kick.

Part-time players enjoy spoils

What do you get when you throw together a truck driver, cleaner, zoology student and a collection of other part-time Kiwi footballers?

Football: Everton exile makes himself at home

John Irving always thought he was destined to make an impact in football but certainly didn't imagine it would come from playing for an amateur club in the relative backwaters of Auckland.