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Argentine Lionel Messi has retained the FIFA men's player of the year award, heading off Norwegian striker Erling Haaland France's Kylian Mbappe.

Chelsea's Australian forward Sam Kerr has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury at the side's warm weather training camp.

Spanish football star Jenni Hermoso testified in Madrid High Court over the kiss she said football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on her lips without her consent.

A greater police presence in the central city and a stronger pipeline for events are among the things Heart of the City's chief executive wants to see in 2024.

New Zealand will have to work harder to attract tourists as travellers tighten their purse strings, a tourism leader says.

Football has dominated the sports recognised in the New Year's Honours.

Sarai Bareman, who oversaw the delivery of the women's world cup, says it's important to show that women with a Pacific background can achieve great things at a global scale.

The new Club World Cup will be spread across 29 days by FIFA in the summer of 2025.

Two of Spain's World Cup winning team have been shortlisted for the FIFA 2023 Best Women's Player award.

A report by MBIE has declared this year's FIFA Women's World Cup "hugely successful across all key measures", with a $109.5 million return for New Zealand's economy.

The Oceania Football Confederation has revealed that the new OFC Professional League competition will be a focus area in the new year.

At least two island nations have revealed they are now working on having teams and the local systems are set up to support the new Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Professional League.

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has confirmed the host locations and dates for all competitions to be held across the region in 2024.

Wellington Phoenix midfielder Chloe Knott has terminated her contract with the A League football club citing the pressures of combining fulltime work and playing professionally.

While the 2023 women's World Cup featured record prize money, many of the tournament's players still lack adequate financial compensation.

A select group of victorious Wellington Phoenix women are jumping on a plane to South America for international duties.

Three newcomers have been named in the Football Ferns squad to play World Cup quarterfinalists Colombia in Bogota next month.

A round-up of sports news in brief from around the region.

The men's national football teams of American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga will soon return to FIFA's official world rankings when they play their first fixtures in over four years this month.

The Football Ferns will round out their highest-profile year with two internationals against Colombia in Bogota next month.

The lack of international events on next year's calendar and a $17 million budget cut at Tātaki Auckland Unlimited has forced the agency to get creative.

Jenni Hermoso said she "received threats" amid the controversy of Luis Rubiales kissing her on the lips during the World Cup trophy presentation.

New research claims to show the extent and scale of Saudi Arabian state investment and involvement in sport for the first time.