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Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay wants his top goalscorer to step up and take it the next time his team wins a penalty.
Success for the Football Ferns at their home Fifa Women’s World Cup later this year will come down to two things.
Niche Cache
That previous Football Ferns get-together came about as a sneaky bonus.
Wellington Phoenix have lost to Western Sydney Wanderers for the first time in four A-League Women meetings, going down 1-0 at Wanderers Football Park on Sunday afternoon.
Former Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Filip Kurto saved two penalties from his old team to help Macarthur FC win 2-1 in Campbelltown on Sunday evening.
Yellow Fever
The pod chats that loss to Melbourne Victory, Talay missing out on All Whites' job, Nikko Boxall signing, and other ponderings about the rest of men's season.
Sky Sport
This week on the KFF... All Whites interim coach Darren Bazeley visit us at the studio, Wellington Phoenix left back Michaela Foster's great professional start and we pick the Phoenix Men Mid-season MVP.
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Nikko Boxall, Brianna Edwards and the Oppo Fan Challenge
Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková says the door has not been shut on a pair of in-form Wellington Phoenix players with regard to making her World Cup squad.
Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková has resisted calls to reward the Wellington Phoenix form of left back Michaela Foster and forward Milly Clegg with international selection.
Sarpreet Singh was on pace to potentially lead the entire German second tier in assists at the halfway stage of last season... then he got injured and that dream fizzed out.
All Whites midfielder Marko Stamenic has agreed to join Serbian powerhouse Red Star Belgrade on a four-year deal from next season in a move that will guarantee more Champions League football for the 20-year-old.
Wellington Phoenix have strengthened their squad with the signing of an All Whites defender with a familiar surname.
Wellington Phoenix are still hopeful they can get a new signing over the line before the transfer window closes, after a deal for an undisclosed New Zealand centre-back fell through at the 11th hour.
Wellington Phoenix general manager David Dome says he is “extremely disappointed” by New Zealand Football’s failure to fully explore how the club’s men’s coach could also serve as the All Whites coach.
Paul Temple, Steven Ugarkovic and David Dome
One News
New Zealand Football insist they remain in "positive dialogue" with their leading prospect to take over the All Whites after a rollercoaster 24 hours involving former Football Ferns coach and current Canada men's manager John Herdman.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay says he is no longer interested in coaching the All Whites and would reject the deal if New Zealand Football came crawling back to him with an offer.
One of New Zealand’s greatest Football Ferns, Maia Jackman, is calling on Fifa to reconsider after the “loud” outcry at a suggested Saudi Arabian sponsorship deal “in opposition to everything that the World Cup represents’’.
Two former New Zealand Knights players are the only contenders on NZ Football’s All Whites shortlist not to have ruled themselves out – current under-20 coach Darren Bazeley and former Scottish international Scot Gemmill .
Wellington Phoenix say they will do their “very best” to keep Ufuk Talay at the club after the highly-regarded A-League Men coach missed out on the All Whites job.
The search for a new All Whites coach appears to be headed back to square one.
Auckland City have bowed out of the Fifa Club World Cup at the first hurdle, losing 3-0 to Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly.
There were only a few minutes left in the first half and the Wellington Phoenix were on the prowl.
Wellington Phoenix are resigned to losing left-back Lucas Mauragis at the end of the season.
Newshub
Wellington Phoenix have squandered a two-goal lead to finish with a 2-2 draw in their A-League clash with Perth Glory in Palmerston North on Saturday.
There was one thing missing from Oskar Zawada’s CV when he was unveiled as Wellington Phoenix’s new number nine – goals.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has taken aim at the match officials following his team’s momentum-stalling 2-2 draw with Perth Glory in Palmerston North on Saturday.
Wellington Phoenix coach Natalie Lawrence was left “super frustrated” after her side were denied a last-gasp winner against Brisbane Roar by a late offside call.
A mounting card count has put Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay at risk of a suspension.
Teen Wellington Phoenix goal-scorer Milly Clegg could be a potential star in the making, but coach Natalie Lawrence has urged patience with her youngest squad member.
Wellington Phoenix’s A-League Women clash with Brisbane Roar is up in the air after the team’s flight to Australia was cancelled on Friday.
Nat Lawrence, Josh Laws and Danny Milosevic
Wellington Phoenix will be without key midfielder Clayton Lewis for at least the next eight weeks, after scans revealed the All White has suffered a broken knee cap.
Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Oli Sail plays with his heart on his sleeve but hopes he is not gaining a reputation as a hot head after sparking another post-match melee following their win over Central Coast Mariners last weekend.