The Wellington Phoenix have maintained their rich run of form in the A-League with a pulsating 3-2 win over the Newcastle Jets at Hunter Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The pass master has arrived - and he's set the Phoenix alight.
Up to two English Premier League teams could be coming to these shores in July for matches against the Wellington Phoenix.
The Phoenix are on track to make the play-offs - but will need to achieve some strong results away from home as the A-League reaches a critical stage.
It could be one of football analyst Simon Hill's most astute calls, even if Ernie Merrick initially appeared to be a victim of a classic case of the "commentator's curse".
While Wellington Phoenix midfielder Carlos Hernandez continues to improve on the field this season, there's one thing he did miss out on when he arrived at the club.
It is no coincidence that the Wellington Phoenix's Costa Rican connection started clicking after Christmas.
Vince Lia doesn't like fuss but there's been a bit of it this week.
After Ernie Merrick finished speaking to the media at Wellington Phoenix training at Newtown Park today he joked that he was off to go and shed a few tears.
The Wellington Phoenix have signed Junior All Whites striker Hamish Watson for the remainder of the 2013-14 A-League season.
Wellington Phoenix midfielder Vince Lia is in the best form of his life and the latest Opta statistics released by the FFA confirm how good he has been this season.
Two Wellington Phoenix fixtures in March have been rescheduled.
With 13 points from their last six games, the Wellington Phoenix are the A-League's form team.
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If the 16 members of the Wellington Phoenix Football Academy were underwhelmed by its opening yesterday, Ernie Merrick soon put them straight.
Waitakere United continued their season revival by getting one over rivals Auckland City yesterday, winning the Super City derby 1-0 to hand the ASB Premiership leaders their first defeat of the season.
The Phoenix treated Eden Park to some sparkling attacking play on Saturday night but the most memorable moment of the A-League soccer match was a chance that was wasted.
Now that's how you repay a favour.
It will be football, but maybe not as you know it.
The Wellington Phoenix's clash against Adelaide United at Eden Park tonight is one of the few local soccer matches I've looked forward to with genuine excitement in recent times.
After four years in professional football, Wellington Phoenix defender Michael Boxall has found his feet.
Owning an A-League football club is historically not for the faint-hearted. Quite the opposite really. It's for people with plenty of dollars and, some may argue, no sense.
Auckland is set to pass a crucial A-League attendance test today, with at least 13,000 fans expected at Eden Park for the Wellington Phoenix's game against Adelaide United.
The Round 21 clash between Adelaide United and Wellington Phoenix has been changed from Sunday March 2nd to Thursday February 27th - Kick off at 7pm local (9.30pm NZT).
Adelaide United face Wellington Phoenix on Saturday evening on the back of the league’s longest unbeaten run.
Team Wellington and Hawke's Bay United square off at David Farrington Park this Sunday in what could be a critical match for both sides.
Tim Brown's sock-less woollen running shoe idea is one step closer to being a commercial reality after the startup's wildly successful crowdfunding campaign.
Captain Andrew Durante expects the Wellington Phoenix's season will be defined by their next three home games, starting tomorrow at Eden Park.
The most-capped player in the history of the All Whites called time on his representative career on Wednesday as Ivan Vicelich retired from international football.
Paul Ifill is an English footballer from Brighton who enjoyed a successful career in England – helping Millwall reach the 2004 FA Cup final against Manchester United and earning promotion to the Premier League with Sheffield United under Neil Warnock.
Wanderers SC have had a tough introduction to senior football this season but coach Darren Bazeley has been pleased with the development of his players and believes the concept is of great benefit.
If you want to test the temperature of a football club, talk to a former first-team regular that now struggles to get a game.
It was a game to savour between Southern United and Team Wellington as spectators were treated to a 2-2 draw that might have ended up 6-6, there were so many goal-scoring chances in yesterday's ASB Premiership football match.
Saturday's encounter with Adelaide at Eden Park will offer another opportunity for the Phoenix to illustrate their improvement away from Wellington.
Ernie Merrick had a couple of things to get off his chest.