I didn't realize that you were allowed to bet on your own team in soccer, how odd! Its outlawed by most other sports, at least most other sports in the United States. But it looks like they came out on top. Three hundred and seventy-thousand dollars won from the world cup, that phenomenal! It sounds like this betting is done quite often, but rarely with the great windfall of New Zealands team.
NZ PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL ON BRINK
Professional football in New Zealand appears to be on its death bed with New Zealand Soccer (NZS) boss Graham Seatter almost resigned to the fact months of hard work may come to nothing tomorrow.
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More than football final at stake
Football's rise in Wellington has taken another step with Team Wellington reaching their first New Zealand Football Championship final, leaving them one win away from a potentially lucrative spot in next year's Oceania League.
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