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2014 Review: #2 John Irving

In 2014, New Zealand club side Auckland City surprised everyone by finishing third place in the FIFA Club World Cup and English defender John Irving was a key part of their success. Irving joined the Everton academy at the age of seven and was a stalwart of the Everton youth sides throughout his time at the club, […]

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English in action: FIFA Club World Cup

Auckland City, with four Englishmen in their ranks, stunned football fans across the globe as they finished third in the FIFA Club World Cup. The tournament, which sees the winner of each continent’s premier competition take on each other, was held in Morocco from the 10th to the 20th December. Auckland qualified as winners of […]

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English in action: OFC President’s Cup

Last week, Auckland City and their three Englishmen took part in the inaugural OFC President’s Cup. The competition included the current OFC Champions League holders, Auckland, as well as the OFC Champions League runners-up and four additional sides who were all invited to the tournament. All matches in the competition were to be held at […]

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English in action: 12th November

There were three games yesterday, in three different continents, which featured Englishmen. New Zealand: Auckland City 3-0 Wanderers SC (ASB Premiership) Top played bottom in New Zealand as high-flying Auckland City hosted the struggling Wanderers SC in New Zealand’s top tier. Auckland made it four wins from four in the league with a comfortable 3-0 win, […]