A Fern Among Maple: Meikayla Moore Carries Oceania to the NSL
From Christchurch to Germany, England, Scotland and now Calgary, Meikayla Moore's career has been shaped by distance. With the Northern Super League, she sees another opportunity to bring what she has learned abroad into a new football environment—and to show young players in Oceania that distance need not be a disadvantage.
The 48-Team World Cup Didn't Settle the Expansion Debate. It Changed the Question.
The first expanded World Cup was never going to answer every question about FIFA's boldest reform. But after the Round of 32, it has become clear that the debate is no longer simply about whether more teams deserve a place. It is about what qualification, competitiveness and success now mean in a tournament that has fundamentally altered football's competitive landscape.