The Auckland City Post
Market24 Aug 2026
Nathan Lobo asks to leave Auckland City
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Market24 Aug 2026
Auckland City say no — this time
The offer from Team Wellington for Adam Bell was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market24 Aug 2026
Jeremy Foo has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Auckland City they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Auckland City
David Yoo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad24 Aug 2026
A muscle injury sidelines Nathan Lobo for 17 days
Nobody makes a documentary about a hamstring and everybody in the game fears one. Auckland City will be careful with the return date, because the second one is always worse than the first.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Vojvodina tell Auckland City: Marko Veličković is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Words at Auckland City training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nikko Boxall is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Owen Rufer signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Owen Rufer commits to Auckland City for another 3 years.
Market24 Aug 2026
Auckland City bring in Gavin Harrison on loan
A season-long audition: Southern United still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Auckland City's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.
In brief
- The dugout Owen Rufer asks for a word with the manager
- The dugout The manager comes out for Angus Kilkolly