The All Whites, the All Blacks and the Kiwis will go head to head in three major categories at next month's annual Halberg Sports awards.

All Whites and Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert has been voted as one of the top 10 managers in the world.

Winston Reid's late equaliser against Slovakia could well be voted the best sporting moment of 2010 at the Halberg Awards.

The votes are in, the achievements have been measured and judged, and Herald readers have had their say.

When is a victory not a win, but still well worthy of significant celebration? Most notably this year, in the form of the All Whites.

Departing NZF chief executive Michael Glading should get no credit for soccer's rise on these shores, writes Chris Rattue.

NZ Football chief executive Michael Glading is to quit his post after guiding the sport through arguably its best-ever couple of years.

Judging one player's influence over a team is a tricky business and open to plenty of argument.

All Whites striker Chris Wood's second-half penalty miss cost Brighton dearly in their English League One soccer match.

All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has no intention of ending his international soccer career yet.

New Zealand have slipped eight places to 59th in the world soccer rankings released overnight by governing body FIFA.

The All Whites' next World Cup campaign looks set to start with an away game against Japan in March.

New Zealand soccer coach Ricki Herbert his team's finishing leaves much to be desired as he eyes the start of a new era.

The mood was sombre at Westpac Stadium as the home team slumped to a 0-2 defeat to Paraguay in a one-off international.

Veteran All Whites midfielder Simon Elliott is not yet contemplating retirement from international soccer.