The Auckland FC Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Auckland FC
Hiroki Sakai and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jake Brimmer signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Jake Brimmer commits to Auckland FC for another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Auckland FC rebuffed over Angus Thurgate
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Western Sydney Wanderers have kept their man, and Auckland FC go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Daniel Gordon joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Daniel Gordon is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Noah Jones steps up from the Auckland FC academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Noah Jones has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Robbie Walker joins the Auckland FC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Robbie Walker is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Marcus Cooper steps up from the Auckland FC academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Jake Brimmer
- Squad A wage question at Auckland FC
- Squad Lachlan Brook has company in his position