The quality of the Wellington Phoenix squad has everyone at the club confident the side can still make the Hyundai A-League finals, even with the stepping down of Ernie Merrick as Head Coach.
Wellington Phoenix's own teenager football writer Dan Moskovitz had a memorable away fan experience in Melbourne and filed this exclusive report.
A highly emotional Andrew Durante has choked back tears as he relived the moment Ernie Merrick resigned as Wellington Phoenix coach.
Former Phoenix head coach Ernie Merrick admits that although his decision to step down was a difficult one, it was one which had been made much earlier in the side's lacklustre 2016 campaign.
Ramon Tribulietx has the backing of Auckland City in pursuing the Wellington Phoenix head coaching role.
Ivan Vicelich knows a thing or two about what it takes to win games at a FIFA Club World Cup.
Simon Hill from Fox Sports on Ernie Merrick resignation and his possible replacements
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick’s resignation has kick-started a frantic early-season hunt for his replacement with former Sydney FC captain Mark Rudan among the early names to be touted.
He may have rated their 4-2 loss to Eastern Suburbs as the team's best performance to date but Tasman United coach Richard Anderson said further improvements need to be made at both ends of the pitch if they want to turn these tight defeats into points on the board.
Former Phoenix fan favourite Paul Ifill says the players have a big part to play in Ernie Merrick's departure from the club.
Sydney FC coach Graham Arnold says coaching Wellington Phoenix is the hardest job in the A-League and paid tribute to departing coach Ernie Merrick, who resigned this morning.
It is a measure of the man Ernie Merrick that he will front a press conference on Tuesday to discuss his resignation.
Former Wellington Phoenix striker Paul Ifill believes Ernie Merrick's resignation isn't a great surprise.
He may have totalled just 315 minutes during his debut Major League Soccer season but the San Jose Earthquakes clearly see enough potential in Kip Colvey to reward the young defender with a contract extension.
The under-achieving Wellington Phoenix are searching for a new coach after Scotsman Ernie Merrick stepped down from his post on Monday.
While Ernie Merrick's resignation as Phoenix coach isn't the biggest footballing shock ever, it's certainly a major surprise.
Ernie Merrick has stepped down from his position as Wellington Phoenix FC Head Coach.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick still insists his bottom of the table side can make the A-League playoffs.
Heartbreak hit WaiBop in Wellington on Sunday as they missed a spot in the women's national football league final in a penalty shootout.
They may sit at opposite ends of the Stirling Sports Premiership table but Tasman United have shown that there's not much separating the top and bottom teams when they actually meet on the field.
An extremely late goal and some cool heads in a penalty shootout earned Capital their place in the national women's football league final for the first time since 2009.
Tom Jackson's hat-trick helped Team Wellington ease past Southern United on Sunday.
It is hard to know what is wrong with this Wellington Phoenix team.
All Whites striker Chris Wood has continued his purple goal scoring patch after scoring in Leeds United's 2-0 win over Aston Villa in the English Championship this morning.
The Wellington Phoenix have slumped to the bottom of the A-League ladder, beaten 2-0 by previously winless Adelaide United to fall below them on goal difference after a third of the 2016/17 campaign.
With previous leaders Auckland City away at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, the other sides harbouring title hopes in the Stirling Sports Premiership all had the chance to make up ground on the Navy Blues in Round Seven today and four took full advantage of that opportunity.
Capital Football will contest the National Women’s League grand final after overcoming WaiBOP Football in a dramatic preliminary final in Wellington today which was decided by penalties.
Wellington Phoenix U-20 fell to their first defeat in three matches after goals either side of half-time secured Hawke's Bay United a 2-0 win at home in the Stirling Sports Premiership on Sunday.
Wellington Phoenix were unable to come away from Adelaide with at least a point after two wonder goals from Henrique secured the Reds a 2-0 win at Coopers Stadium on Sunday.
The prodigious skills of Briar Palmer have already been on show in some far-flung locations, such as Azerbaijan, Canada and Australia.
Wellington Phoenix U-20 are hoping to make it three wins on the spin this Sunday, when they travel to Hawke's Bay United.
The Stirling Sports Premiership is closer than anyone ever imagined. The top seven teams are only separated by four points as we head into round seven. There is everything to play for as teams from all over New Zealand battle for semi-final places.
Football Ferns coach Tony Readings has named a strong New Zealand A side – which includes captain Abby Erceg and eight other players who represented New Zealand at the Rio Olympics – for two international friendlies against the World No 32 Thailand this month in Auckland.
Many followers of the National Women’s League were not expecting WaiBOP to be taking part in tomorrow’s preliminary final but one person who was far from surprised is coach Barry Gardiner.
Perth Glory are keen on bringing Central Coast Mariners full-back Storm Roux back to Western Australia but the New Zealand international is in no rush to leave Gosford.