While you’re enjoying the long weekend, relaxing and recharging with family and friends, All Whites midfielder Ryan Thomas is preparing for one of the biggest games of his life - Monday’s Dutch Cup Final against Ajax.
The Wellington Phoenix will face a Premier League team in July - and there is a possibility of a second English team also visiting these shores.
AFF/NFF Conference league club Ranui Swanson head into Easter Monday’s ASB Chatham Cup Preliminary Round, looking to use the competition as a springboard into their season.
New Zealand already has All White Kosta Barbarouses in the A-League semi-finals and international team mate Storm Roux could join him there on Saturday. We caught up with the young fullback ahead of Central Coast's clash with Adelaide.
HE may only be 21 years old but, during a season of upheaval, Storm Roux has emerged as the unsung hero of the Mariners’ campaign.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick yesterday completed his first off-season signing with Sunderland’s reserve team captain Spaniard Alejandro Gorrin agreeing to a two-year contract.
Emma Fullbrook might be evidence that all goalkeepers are closet strikers.
AS Pirae are through to the semi-finals of the OFC Champions League, taking Auckland City FC with them as the best-placed runners up, after beating Waitakere United 3-1 in the final group stage match this evening.
While speculation persists over the availability of All Whites players for next month's friendly against South Africa, Ryan Thomas is relishing the chance to perform in front of a home crowd.
After a rather disappointing season for the Phoenix, football writer Sam Worthington hands out the brickbats and bouquets - and rates the players.
I was lucky enough to be asked to join last year’s FOXTEL A-League All Stars when we faced none other than Manchester United.
Miramar Rangers and Lower Hutt City are the early leaders after two rounds of the Central League - although Lower Hutt are a little fortunate.
As Andrew Durante sat back and talked about the final game of the Wellington Phoenix' season, he looked drained.
To his word, Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has wasted no time in reshaping his underperforming squad.
Bemused Ernie Merrick labelled it the most difficult season in his 27-year coaching career.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick today paid tribute to Leo Bertos and Stein Huysegems who are both leaving the club for pastures new.
Melbourne Victory gave themselves a chance of finishing second in the A-League by thumping Wellington Phoenix 4-1 away from home on Saturday.
The Wellington Phoenix’ season was summed up by the 4-1 loss to Melbourne Victory at Westpac Stadium on Saturday night.
Injury replacement goalkeeper Jacob Spoonley could finish the A-League season as he began it – between the posts for the Wellington Phoenix.
Fred de Jong will not commentate on the Wellington Phoenix tomorrow although he says that is not because of criticism from coach Ernie Merrick.
Capital Football has again been embroiled in racism allegations after a Wellington player was sent off for making monkey noises at an African opponent.
Andrew Durante says the timing is not ideal but both he and Jeremy Brockie have put their hands up for All Whites duty next month.
Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick is blaming himself for the club's poor season, pointing to discipline, defence and recruitment as key areas for improvement.
OPINION: New Zealand Football should open its chequebook and do everything in its power to land Graham Arnold as its next All Whites coach.
New Zealand’s Waitakere United got their 2014 OFC Champions League campaign off to a good start with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Samoa champions Kiwi FC in the opening Group A match.
The All Whites will face South Africa in Auckland next month - but questions remain over player availability for the match.
Physicality was the order of the day as Amicale of Vanuatu downed Tahiti’s AS Dragon 1-0 in the Group B opener, before New Zealand’s Auckland City ran three unanswered goals past Nadi FC of Fiji.
A traditional sporting rivalry will add a new football chapter when the All Whites clash with South Africa at Mt Smart Stadium on Friday 30 May.
A Kiwi teenage soccer prodigy has signed a two-year scholarship with former English giants Nottingham Forest just two weeks after arriving in Britain seeking to impress scouts.
Barely 24 hours after Matthew Elliott exited a New Zealand Warriors' dressing room for the last time in Cronulla, across Sydney at Allianz Stadium Ernie Merrick portrayed the same sense of glum resignation as the Wellington Phoenix's A-League title hopes were finally dashed.
Nike New Zealand has revealed that 17-year-old Auckland City player, Dylan Burns, has accepted a two year scholarship with Nottingham Forest, following his placement at the Nike Football Academy in the UK.
The opening round of the Central League went according to script, with title favourites Miramar Rangers and Wellington Olympic both posting wins.
Wellington coach Ernie Merrick has revealed centre-back Ben Sigmund played out their 4-1 loss with a torn thigh muscle as the Phoenix were knocked out of A-League finals contention on Sunday night in Sydney.
