Christie Heads To US For Game Time
by Terry Madaford (Profile/Interview | New Zealand Herald - January 23)
All Whites utility Jeremy Christie is off to join the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the US second tier North American Soccer League and will not play for Waitakere United in today's New Zealand Football Championship home game with YoungHeart Manawatu. more details | go to article

Rovers Sign Up All Whites Skipper
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | New Zealand Herald - January 8)
Ryan Nelsen has fulfilled his footballing dream after joining English premier league club Blackburn Rovers. The All Whites skipper signed an 18-month contract with the Lancashire club yesterday after a two-week trial at Ewood Park last month. more details | go to article

Nelsen Offered Blackburn Contract
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | New Zealand Herald - December 17)
All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has been offered a permanent contract with English Premier League soccer club Blackburn Rovers, according to newspaper reports. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph reported yesterday Blackburn manager Mark Hughes would sign the former Christchurch United defender. more details | go to article

Victory, But All Whites Far From Happy
by Terry Madaford (Result | New Zealand Herald - June 1)
The All Whites had a fair slice of luck when they got their Oceania Nations Cup campaign back on track in a 3-0 victory over the Solomon Islands in a scrappy match last night. New Zealand's first chance came with a 32nd-minute blast from Simon Elliott on to the crossbar. more details | go to article

Soccer: Next Pele? Maybe
by Terry Madaford (Profile/Interview | New Zealand Herald - May 28)
Ryan Nelsen will not turn teenage sensation Freddy Adu into a world-beating soccer player, but his steadying influence may help ensure the Ghanian-born whizz-kid keep his feet firmly on the ground. "Sure, we were really excited when Freddy came to us," said Nelsen, who captains Adu's DC United in the American Major League Soccer championship. more details | go to article

New-Look All Whites Put On Colours Of The Flag
by Terry Madaford (Preview | New Zealand Herald - May 26)
The All Whites will be looking to follow Manchester United's lead when they play Australia in their opening match at the Oceania Nations Cup tournament in Adelaide on Saturday night. United wore the revolutionary Nike Total 90 uniform for the first time in last weekend's 3-0 FA Cup triumph against Millwall. more details | go to article

Could this be Alex Ferguson's last crusade?
by Tim Rich (Result | New Zealand Herald - March 16)
Sir Alex Ferguson calls the City of Manchester Stadium "the Temple of Doom", but as the final whistle sounded, the analogy was with another Indiana Jones film. Could we be witnessing his last crusade? The first Manchester derby at Eastlands ended like the last at Maine Rd, with a 4-1 victory to Manchester City. more details | go to article