The last 18 months have been a real whirlwind for Clayton Lewis but at least one more massive moment will be squeezed in before the year is out.
The biggest purse available to a New Zealand sports team will be on the line on Thursday night, when Auckland City FC play off for almost $1.5 million in the Fifa Club World Cup.
Wellington Phoenix will play the round 7 fixture against Melbourne Victory, originally scheduled for Saturday 19 November 2016, on Tuesday 17 January 2017 at 7:45pm.
Wellington's coach of three years, Ernie Merrick, resigned on Monday following the Phoenix's loss to Adelaide United, their sixth of the season from eight games.
Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante is riding an emotional roller coaster following coach Ernie Merrick’s departure stating the playing group was at fault.
New Zealand Football is disappointed to announce that Rob Sherman will be stepping down from his role as Technical Director in the New Year for personal reasons.
There may be only two rounds left in the National Youth League but the destination of the title remains anyone’s guess with a remarkable six teams still very much in the running.
Ernie Merrick's seat is still warm, but already the contenders to replace him are circling.
Ernie Merrick finished his reign as Wellington Phoenix coach the way only he could.
You could feel the hurt in every word Andrew Durante spoke about the man to his right.
Wellington Phoenix are looking to name a new coach before Christmas, the A-League club's chairman Rob Morrison says.
Wellington Phoenix chairman Rob Morrison wants to have Ernie Merrick's replacement in place before Christmas as the club continues to target the A-League finals.
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.