Football Fever

Jason Pine and Michael Burgess review round two A-League men's home wins for Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix. Auckland FC keep a second straight clean sheet, with Jesse Randall scoring the game's only goal against WSW. Meantime, freshly arrived attacker Carlo Armiento scores an injury-time winner for the 'Nix to secure a 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar.   Football Fever is your podcast to follo...

Jason Pine and Michael Burgess review the opening weekend of the new A-League men's season. Auckland FC play out a cagey 0-0 draw with Melbourne Victory with both positives and work-ons. Meantime, Wellington Phoenix come back from 2-0 down to grab an encouraging 2-2 draw away at Perth Glory.   Plus a recap of the All Whites' 1-1 draw with Norway. Football Fever is your podcast to follow the b...

Football Fever is back at the start of a massive nine months ahead. Jason Pine and Michael Burgess preview the respective A-League men's seasons for Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix. Can Auckland FC avoid second-season syndrome? Can Wellington Phoenix improve on a disappointing 2024/25 campaign? And how high will they each finish on the A-League ladder? Plus a recap of the All Whites' narrow los...

In this episode, Piney and Bonnie review the All Whites' performances at the Canadian Shield tournament, with a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast and 2-1 defeat by Ukraine. They also predict their 23-man All Whites World Cup squad if Darren Bazeley was naming it today. Plus, the Football Ferns split their 2-game series with Venezuela and Auckland City suffer a 10-0 defeat in their opening game of the Club...

In this episode, Piney and Bonnie review the heart-breaking second leg of Auckland FC's A-League men's semi-final against Melbourne Victory on Saturday night. Were Auckland robbed by a legitimate goal being disallowed? Or were Victory just the better team? Plus Michael Mayne takes fulltime charge of the Football Ferns and the All Whites squad is named for next month's Canadian trip. Football Fever...

In this episode, Piney and Bonnie review the first leg of Auckland FC's A-League men's semi-final away at Melbourne Victory on Saturday night. What was their 1-0 win built on? And can Melbourne Victory bounce back at GoMedia Stadium on Saturday night or will the Black Knights march into the Grand Final? Plus, the Mariners win their first ever A-League women's title and the Football Ferns are named...

In this episode, Piney and Bonnie preview the first leg of Auckland FC's A-League men's semi-final away against Melbourne Victory on Saturday night. How will coach Steve Corica set his side up? And what would be an acceptable result to bring home for the second leg? Plus, Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix have their awards nights - and do we have a leading candidate to coach the Nix women next se...

In this episode, Piney and Bonnie review the final regular season A-League games for Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix. How much will the Black Knights' momentum be stalled by their 4-2 loss away at Western United? And what are the big off-season work-ons for the Phoenix as they try to put a very disappointing campaign behind them? Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Jansen is the weekly...

Piney and Bonnie reflect on an historic weekend for football in NZ, with Auckland FC claiming the A-League Premiers' Plate in their inaugural season. Who can stop them now? And where might the Grand Final be played? Wellington Phoenix meantime slump to a third straight defeat, losing 1-0 away at Brisbane. And we hand out our end-of-season awards for the Phoenix women. Football Fever with Jason Pin...

Piney and Bonnie break down the latest A-League men's and women's action for both Auckland FC and the Wellington Phoenix. The Black Knights extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches, coming back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with Sydney FC and stay four points clear at the top. The 'Nix men go down 3-2 to Melbourne Victory to have their playoff hopes officially extinguished and the Wellington women ar...

Piney and Bonnie break down the latest A-League men's action for both Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix. The Black Knights extend their unbeaten run to 11 matches, but have drawn 4 of their last 5 and haven't won at home since February 22. What's going on? And the 'Nix men snap an 8-game winless run with a 2-1 victory over Newcastle. Meanwhile, the Football Ferns are denied matches against Chines...

Piney and Bonnie break down the latest A-League action for both Wellington Phoenix sides and Auckland FC. The 'Nix men concede late to draw 2-2 with WSW in a much improved performance, while the women go down 1-0 at home to Melbourne City. But Auckland FC extend their unbeaten streak to 10 matches; can anyone stop their march to the Premier's Plate? Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Jans...

Piney talks with All Whites head coach Darren Bazeley the day after New Zealand secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Piney and Bonnie review New Zealand's 3-0 win over New Caledonia, which secures their passage to the 2026 Fifa World Cup! Plus, Piney chats to Chris Wood to gauge his reaction to the All Whites' qualification. Meantime, the Wellington Phoenix women cling on to their playoff hopes, but are running out of time. And we review the upcoming matches for Auckland FC and the Wellington Phoenix men and wom...

Piney talks All Whites skipper Chris Wood the day after New Zealand secured qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the All Whites' final push to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Piney caught up with New Zealand striker Chris Wood. Wood shares his motivation for returning to New Zealand and representing his country, plus insight into his success and aspirations at Nottingham Forrest F.C. in the English Premier League. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the All Whites' final push to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Piney caught up with New Zealand midfielder Marko Stamenic. Marko talks about his time in Europe, his development as a player and the emotions he's feeling as he returns to his hometown to help the All Whites qualify for the World Cup. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Piney and Bonnie break down the weekend's A-League action with a mixed bag of results for the NZ sides. The Wellington Phoenix women conceded a late, late goal to go down 2-1 to Sydney FC, but the men's team put in one of their better showings in recent times to draw 1-1 with the Sky Blues. And Auckland FC's lead at the top of the A-League men's ladder is cut to just 4 points after a third straigh...

Piney and Bonnie relive Saturday's pulsating 4-4 draw between Auckland FC and Adelaide United and ask if an 8-point buffer is enough for the Black Knights. But both Wellington Phoenix sides have suffered defeats ... the men 1-0 to Melbourne City and the women 3-1 to Adelaide United; what does that do to their top six hopes? Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Jansen is the weekly podcast t...

Piney and Bonnie unpack the New Zealand A-League derby demolition, with Auckland FC thumping Wellington Phoenix 6-1 on Saturday. Could Auckland win the whole thing in their first season? And where to now for the Phoenix? Plus, Bonnie reviews the Football Ferns' 1-1 draw with Costa Rica. Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Jansen is the weekly podcast to keep up with all the action from the...

Piney and Bonnie break down the weekend's A-League action as Auckland FC go five points clear at the top of the men's ladder with a 2-0 away win at Western United. But Wellington Phoenix's AAMI Park hoodoo continues with a 1-0 defeat by Melbourne Victory. And the Phoenix women lose a narrow distance derby, 2-1 to Perth Glory. Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Jansen is the weekly podcast...

Football Ferns interim head coach Michael Mayne joins the pod and explains his squad selection for upcoming matches against Costa Rica. Auckland FC score late in a 2-1 win over Macarthur to go five points clear at the top of the A-League men's table. But the Phoenix women go down 1-0 for the second game in succession to drop out of the top six.   Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Ja...

Piney and Bonnie break down the weekend's A-League action involving the New Zealand sides, with a mixed bag of results. Auckland FC score in the 5th minute of added time against WSW to go back to the top of the men's table. The Phoenix men stretch their unbeaten streak to 3 games with a goal-less draw against the Mariners in Christchurch. But the Phoenix women go down 1-0 to the same opposition. &...

Piney and Bonnie break down victories for all three NZ-based A-League sides. Auckland FC put three past Melbourne City to snap their mini form-slump. The Wellington Phoenix women come from 2-0 down to beat Newcastle 3-2. And the Phoenix men overcome an ongoing injury crisis to beat Macarthur 2-1. Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie Jansen is the weekly podcast to keep up with all the actio...

Piney and Bonnie are back for 2025!  In the first podcast of the year, they pick over the bones of of 2-1 defeats to Adelaide for both the Wellington for Phoenix men and women.  And Auckland FC drop from top spot on the men's table after a shock 1-0 defeat away at Perth glory.  Plus there's the usual wrap of Kiwis playing overseas.  Football Fever with Jason Pine & Bonnie J...