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Football Ferns players have reportedly criticised NZ Football's handling of allegations they made against former head coach Jitka Klimkova.

Her resignation comes after she missed the side's Paris Olympics campaign in the wake of an investigation into an employment matter in May.

Alex Morgan, a two-time World Cup winner and one of the greatest goal scorers in US women's national team history, announced her retirement from professional football.

Former top Fijian soccer coach Gurjit Singh believes the Fiji Under-20 women's team can match the top teams at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

The event surpassed expectations and broke records, but has local enthusiasm waned?

The defending champ have reached the quarter-finals despite their punishment over a spy drone saga.

A former New Zealand footballer says he expects "heads to roll" within Canadian footballing ranks - including the women's team's head coach - over the Olympic Games drone scandal.

John Herdman - who also used to coach NZ's Football Ferns - says he is "highly confident" that such practices did not occur under his watch.

Canada's Olympic chief says he feels ''sick to the stomach'' that his country's women's football team's gold medal winning performance at Tokyo could be tarnished by drone use.

The 'baby' of the Football Ferns at last year's FIFA Women's World Cup is also the country's youngest athlete bound for Paris.

Spying drama aside, what are the actual expectations for our two Olympic football teams in Paris asks Mathew Nash.

Athletes on the hunt for Olympic gold will also be chasing likes and follows on social media in Paris.

Ten Football Ferns players will make their Olympic debut in Paris later this month, but the squad is missing a couple of familiar faces.

A preview of the Super Rugby Pacific final, OFC Nations Cup clashes and Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team's final attempt to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

A preview of the OFC Nations Cup and Vanuatu women's beach volleyball team's attempt to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

World Cup footballers are calling for the A-League Women's competition to adopt full-time professionalism.

The Ferns held firm to take the lead into the break but Japan had the better of the second-half.

FIFA's new pay regulations to support female players and coaches through pregnancy, adoption and maternity have been called a big step.

The Football Ferns are on a seven-match unbeaten run and beyond the Japan friendlies are looking to the Olympics.

With the Phoenix and the English Premier League's seasons over, Mathew Nash has a guide of where to get your football fix till they're back. Video

A round-up of results from weekend sports, including rugby, rugby league, soccer, boxing