ERNIE Merrick was controversially banned from sitting on the bench during Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix’s FFA Cup debut on Tuesday night.
Adelaide United hosted Wellington Phoenix on Tuesday night in their Round of 32 FFA Cup clash.
Anthony Hudson has been confirmed as new All Whites coach. Football commentator Jason Pine outlines the five big challenges facing him.
New All Whites coach Anthony Hudson was forced into the biggest decision of his career when he was headhunted by New Zealand Football last month.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick had to watch from the stand as his side were knocked out of the FFA Cup last night, losing 1-0 to Adelaide United.
A coach-less Wellington Phoenix have been bounced out of the FFA Cup on debut, falling 1-0 to Adelaide United in South Australia overnight.
The new All Whites coach is a 33-year-old teetotaller who lives with a Rhodesian Ridgeback named Dyer for company.
Despite having been in New Zealand just a matter of days, new All Whites coach Anthony Hudson has a crystal clear vision for the game in this country.
Newly installed All Whites coach Anthony Hudson will play a key role in shaping the pathway flowing to the side he is responsible for leading towards the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
New Zealand Football announced on Tuesday the appointment of Anthony Hudson to the position of All Whites coach.
Nine long months after Ricki Herbert's resignation, the All Whites will finally have a new coach today as Anthony Hudson is unveiled at a New Zealand Football press conference in Auckland.
The playing field is far from level as the Wellington Phoenix prepare to make their FFA Cup debut in Adelaide tonight.
Valerio Raccuglia is as baffled as the rest of Wellington's football community.
Now working his way to back to fitness after rupturing his Achilles tendon last season for the Wellington Phoenix, Paul Ifill shares with the PFA the uncertainty it has cast over his life and his resolve to regain full fitness and finish his career on his own terms.
All Whites coach-in-waiting Anthony Hudson has reportedly arrived in New Zealand ahead of his expected unveiling this week.
Bahrain’s AFC Asian Cup 2015 preparations have been dealt a blow with news that head coach Anthony Hudson has left his position ahead of a move to New Zealand.
A new football tournament is set for Auckland later this year, featuring club sides from three different Fifa confederations plus a national team.
If Anthony Hudson is appointed as the next All Whites coach, New Zealand Football will not only be getting a coach desperate to make his name at the highest level but also someone who has faced the ultimate depths of despair.
The remarkable rise of Albert Riera was underlined in Wollongong today as the Wellington Phoenix midfielder completed his first training session with the A-League All Stars.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has named a 17-man squad for the club's FFA Cup debut against Adelaide United on Tuesday.
If an extra shot or two flies over the crossbar from the Wellington Phoenix during their FFA cup clash with Adelaide United across the Tasman on Tuesday night you could probably lay some blame on the ball.
Ernie Merrick continues the interminable wait to see if Michael McGlinchey is his player.
New Zealand Football is poised to unveil Anthony Hudson as the new All Whites coach after the Englishman was relieved of his duties with Bahrain.
Junior Football Ferns captain Katie Bowen flies out on Friday for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada starting next week with a heightened appreciation of what playing for her country means to her and her New Zealand team mates.
The old adage of if at first you don’t succeed try and try again certainly applies to Tom Doyle.
Under pressure West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has told British media the club's New Zealand tour was a "trip too far" as he counts the costs of two shock losses and injury to star Andy Carroll.
The Bahrain Football Association has signalled that it won't let its national coach, Anthony Hudson, switch allegiances to New Zealand without a fight.
New Zealand Football have made a formal offer to 33-year-old Englishman Anthony Hudson to become the next All Whites coach.
The Junior Football Ferns head away to the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada later this week and the mood in the squad is bright after Tuesday night’s jersey presentation ceremony at ASB Bank headquarters in Auckland.
All Whites midfielder Chris James is set to tackle his next challenge in the hotbed of European football after joining French side CS Sedan Ardennes earlier this month.
Auckland-based football fans are in for a treat in the middle of next month after both ASB Chatham Cup semi-finals were drawn to be played in the City of Sails.
Players on a top Auckland college football team are said to be planning to boycott games - and even threatening to leave the school - after their coach was sacked.
Napier City Rovers have stormed into the semifinals of the Chatham Cup but it came at a price after Miles John was admitted to hospital with concussion in Wellington yesterday.
The memories of John Alder and Liam Sweeney illuminated the way for Newcastle United in New Zealand during one of the darkest weeks in the history of the club.
Dutch footballer Roly Bonevacia was looking for an adventure when searching for a new club and believes he has found it with the Wellington Phoenix.