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The final countdown has begun for the Football Ferns ahead of their Fifa Women’s World Cup on home soil in July and August.
Which A-Leagues club is the only one that hasn’t won anything?
Niche Cache
The Ufuk Talay Era of Wellington Phoenix footy is almost over but before the torch is passed to assistant Giancarlo Italiano there’s one last chance to do something his Nix teams have never yet done: win a finals game.
Wellington Phoenix face Adelaide United in a do-or-die A-League Men elimination final on Friday night after finishing sixth to make the playoffs for the fourth time in the last five years.
Wellington Phoenix almost missed out on signing star striker Oskar Zawada.
Last week we were promised something very exciting: that Ria Percival would be named on the subs bench when Spurs hosted Brighton in a hugely important relegation six-pointer.
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Michaela Foster and Oskar Zawada have scooped the majority of the player accolades at the Wellington Phoenix's annual awards night.
Katie Rood won't have the chance to push for a place in the Football Ferns' Fifa Women's World Cup squad after suffering a serious knee injury.
Doesn’t really matter how they did it, the Wellington Phoenix had one task before them as they travelled to face Macarthur FC in the final round of the A-League Men’s regular season and they accomplished it.
Wellington Phoenix can finally breath a sigh of relief, clinching their A-League playoff berth with a 1-0 win over bottom-of-the-table Macarthur in the last round of the regular season.
NZ Herald
They have done it the hard way, but the Wellington Phoenix have finally cemented their place in the A-League playoffs.
Wellington Phoenix’s reward for qualifying for the A-League Men finals series? A return to the scene of their heaviest defeat of the season.
The Football Ferns have been given a timely boost ahead of their looming Fifa Women’s World Cup campaign with experienced midfielder Ria Percival returning to the field after spending more than year on the sidelines.
Having cheated death, Mike Utting’s face lights up as he speaks about his new lease on life.
Wellington Phoenix have booked their spot in the A-League Men finals series with a tense 1-0 win over Macarthur after rising to the occasion with their playoff hopes on the line.
‘Tis the season for trophies. Not everywhere, as some leagues have only just started.
Sky Sport
This week on the Kiwi Football Fix, Do the Nix deserve to make the Play-offs? Paul Ifill have his say.
Anything other than an A-League playoffs spot would be a disaster for Wellington Phoenix, admits departing goalkeeper Oli Sail.
After spending 15 consecutive weeks inside the A-League Men top-six, Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Oli Sail says it would be a “huge” failure if they were to drop out now.
There are 12 weeks to go until the start of the Fifa Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.
One News
He may have seemingly ruled himself out in February, but Canada coach John Herdman remains an option for the All Whites coaching job.
One of Australian football’s most enduring mysteries has been solved with the discovery of the long-lost “Soccer Ashes”, an ornate wooden trophy once contested regularly by the Socceroos and New Zealand’s All Whites until it disappeared without a trace 69 years ago.
In the late afternoon the dormant row of turfs at Auckland’s Seddon Fields – home ground of the Western Springs Association Football Club – comes alive.
The equation is simple for Wellington Phoenix: Win or draw in their final game against the bottom-placed team and they will be guaranteed a spot in the A-League Men finals series for the fourth time in five years.
New Zealand Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell and Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková are singing from the same song sheet ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay did not mince his words after his team were put to the sword by Western Sydney Wanderers in a result that could have major consequences for their A-League Men finals hopes, labelling the match “men v boys”.
SENZ
Giancarlo Italiano, Scott Wootton, and some goober
This Week on the Kiwi Football Fix, the Phoenix blow a whole lot of chances and a top 4 spot at Eden Park
Ufuk Talay has given successor Giancarlo Italiano his full endorsement as the next head coach of Wellington Phoenix.
With a coach in place for next season already, Wellington Phoenix can now dedicate their full attention to salvaging this one.
It wasn’t exactly a surprise when it was announced.
Now four games without tasting victory, Wellington Phoenix are confident they can return to winning ways as the race for A-League playoff spots heats up.
Wellington Phoenix have promoted Giancarlo Italiano to head coach on a two-year deal, replacing outgoing Ufuk Talay.
RNZ
The world's biggest women's sporting event is coming to Aotearoa. What will the FIFA Women's World Cup mean for the game of football in a rugby-mad nation?
Sam catches up with former Wellington Phoenix player Paul Ifill after the new head coach was announced at 3pm.