The Auckland City Post
Squad24 Aug 2026
David Yoo breaks a bone — 49 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 49 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market24 Aug 2026
The unthinkable, invoiced: Jordan Vale sold
WaiBOP United arrived with $70.0K and left with the best player in the building. The board will call it business; the queue at the ticket office will use other words.
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.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
A $70.0K sale, and a town that did not want it
Jordan Vale has gone, the accounts have $70.0K in them, and the supporters have the feeling of having been sold something themselves. Good business and a good decision are not always the same thing.
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.
Transfer targets24 Aug 2026
Auckland City rebuffed over Carlos Guirao
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Leganés have kept their man, and Auckland City go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
In brief
- Squad Matt Ellis falls out with a teammate over standards
- Transfer targets Auckland City ask about Oliver Rufer
- Market The Mario Ilich question follows Auckland City around
- Squad Monty De Vries is fit again