Scores for junior football games will not be made public in a bid by national administrators to take the focus off winning.
It's not about the kids.
The renovation work's done and next season will be your chance to judge the house that Ernie's built.
The 88th edition of the Chatham Cup begins in earnest this weekend, with 13 local clubs lining up for a shot at taking home the big prize, currently held by one of their own, Cashmere Technical.
A plan to utilise the FIFA U-20 World Cup as a platform to boost grassroots football in New Zealand is taking shape.
Picking a New Zealand squad for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup just got harder after a thorough and confident performance in beating Panama 2-1 on Thursday, coach Darren Bazeley says.
Kenny Cunningham is not bitter at being shown the door by the Wellington Phoenix.
With less than a month until the start of the Fifa Under-20 World Cup, it's time for Kiwi sports fans to get excited.
Wellington Phoenix have confirmed five players are moving on from their club, including Michael Boxall and Kenny Cunningham.
With only one year remaining on their current A-League licence, the club and FFA are currently locked in negotiations regarding an extension.
New Zealand Football announced a 16-man squad on Tuesday to contest the U-17 Aspire Tri-Series in Qatar later this month.
Second half goals from Josh Kennedy and Harry Novillo were enough for Melbourne City to defeat Wellington Phoenix and qualify for a dream semi final against Melbourne Victory on Sunday afternoon.
Melbourne City upset the Wellington Phoenix 2-0 to book a Melbourne Derby in the semi-final.
Obviously that was suboptimal.
A striker, maybe a couple of fullbacks, a bit of size in midfield; they'd be what you'd shop for if you were Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick.
Costa Rica football striker Kenny Cunningham appears to have parted ways with the Wellington Phoenix.
With another Wellington Phoenix season in the books, New Zealand Herald football writer Daniel Richardson and Radio Sport commentator Jason Pine cast their eyes back on the 2014-2015 campaign.
At the 2010 World Cup, New Zealand were determined, doughty and difficult to beat.
New Zealand's under-20 footballers got their warm-up campaign off to a disappointing start with a 3-2 loss againt Australia in Auckland.
Disappointment and positives.
Your cuddly old Uncle Ernie vanished on Sunday night.
The next two off-seasons appear far from restful for Winston Reid.
As the Phoenix get set to host Melbourne City in their A-League elimination final tonight, Daniel Richardson looks back on five moments that shaped their campaign.
The last time the Wellington Phoenix played finals football, their plan was to concede no goals and then try and nick one on the break.
How high have your expectations gone?
New recruits to New Zealand Football's under-20 team have been getting a "crash course" on the team's style of play as the countdown to the Fifa U-20 World Cup begins.
The Wellington Phoenix host Melbourne City in their A-League elimination final at Westpac Stadium tomorrow night with a semifinal spot on offer next weekend.
Wellington Phoenix are prepared to win ugly in their do-or-die Hyundai A-League Finals Series clash with Melbourne City FC at Westpac Stadium on Sunday.
ERNIE Merrick believes the finals blueprint that delivered so much success at Melbourne Victory can work at his new club Wellington Phoenix.
When the Wellington Phoenix were going to training at Newtown Park during their 18-week pre-season they would have been dreaming about games like the one they will play on Sunday.
Wellington Phoenix striker Nathan Burns has been voted as the A-League's player of the season by Australia's football media.
Last July, the Wellington Phoenix started their Hyundai A-League pre-season campaign with matches against English Premier League sides West Ham United and Newcastle United.
Don't let the solo training session fool you, says Glen Moss. While the rest of the Wellington Phoenix trained together at Newtown Park on Wednesday, their No 1 goalkeeper was off doing other things.
The FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015, which commences in a little over a month, won’t be just about what happens on the pitch.
Ben Sigmund was nursing a cold elsewhere and Glen Moss trained alone, but Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick was confident both would be fit by Sunday.