Consistency is key for the Navua Football team in the Digicel Fiji Premier League.

Four years after the United States won the Women’s World Cup to cheers of “equal pay”, this year’s co-hosts Australia have thrust the issue of gender equity back on to soccer’s biggest stage as players across federations demand better conditions and pay.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he was happy with the speed of the Premier League club’s transfer business in the close-season window and there could be further additions to the squad.

All Digicel Fiji Premier League games this week will be held on Sunday.

There is no place like home for Olivia Chance, the most travelled player in women’s football, who will play in her own backyard when co-hosts New Zealand kick off their World Cup campaign this week.

All postponed Digicel Fiji Premier League games will have to be played before the Rooster Chicken/Scoop Premier Ice Cream Battle of the Giants starts.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been stripped of the team captaincy by manager Erik ten Hag, the 30-year-old said.

Chelsea have signed Brazilian winger Angelo Gabriel from Santos, the Premier League club said.

Navua has moved up to sixth on the Digicel Fiji Premier League standings.

The Lautoka side has extended its lead on the Digicel Fiji Premier League points standing.

Soccer-playing mums will be front-and-centre when the Women’s World Cup kicks off this week in Australia and New Zealand after tenuous progress since the 2019 tournament for working mothers.

The current wet weather conditions experienced throughout the country has forced the Fiji Football Association to postpone some games this weekend.