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Wellington Phoenix have booked their spot in the A-League Men finals series with a tense 1-0 win over Macarthur after rising to the occasion with their playoff hopes on the line.
Niche Cache
‘Tis the season for trophies. Not everywhere, as some leagues have only just started.
Sky Sport
This week on the Kiwi Football Fix, Do the Nix deserve to make the Play-offs? Paul Ifill have his say.
Newshub
Anything other than an A-League playoffs spot would be a disaster for Wellington Phoenix, admits departing goalkeeper Oli Sail.
After spending 15 consecutive weeks inside the A-League Men top-six, Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Oli Sail says it would be a “huge” failure if they were to drop out now.
There are 12 weeks to go until the start of the Fifa Women’s World Cup in New Zealand and Australia.
One News
He may have seemingly ruled himself out in February, but Canada coach John Herdman remains an option for the All Whites coaching job.
One of Australian football’s most enduring mysteries has been solved with the discovery of the long-lost “Soccer Ashes”, an ornate wooden trophy once contested regularly by the Socceroos and New Zealand’s All Whites until it disappeared without a trace 69 years ago.
In the late afternoon the dormant row of turfs at Auckland’s Seddon Fields – home ground of the Western Springs Association Football Club – comes alive.
The equation is simple for Wellington Phoenix: Win or draw in their final game against the bottom-placed team and they will be guaranteed a spot in the A-League Men finals series for the fourth time in five years.
New Zealand Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell and Football Ferns coach Jitka Klimková are singing from the same song sheet ahead of the Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay did not mince his words after his team were put to the sword by Western Sydney Wanderers in a result that could have major consequences for their A-League Men finals hopes, labelling the match “men v boys”.
SENZ
Giancarlo Italiano, Scott Wootton, and some goober
This Week on the Kiwi Football Fix, the Phoenix blow a whole lot of chances and a top 4 spot at Eden Park
Ufuk Talay has given successor Giancarlo Italiano his full endorsement as the next head coach of Wellington Phoenix.
With a coach in place for next season already, Wellington Phoenix can now dedicate their full attention to salvaging this one.
It wasn’t exactly a surprise when it was announced.
Now four games without tasting victory, Wellington Phoenix are confident they can return to winning ways as the race for A-League playoff spots heats up.
Wellington Phoenix have promoted Giancarlo Italiano to head coach on a two-year deal, replacing outgoing Ufuk Talay.
RNZ
The world's biggest women's sporting event is coming to Aotearoa. What will the FIFA Women's World Cup mean for the game of football in a rugby-mad nation?
Sam catches up with former Wellington Phoenix player Paul Ifill after the new head coach was announced at 3pm.
Wellington Phoenix have not had to look far for Ufuk Talay’s replacement, hiring his right-hand man, Giancarlo Italiano, as their next men's head coach.
A Wellington Phoenix forward denied by the posts three times in the space of 60 seconds has described the astonishing sequence of near misses as one of the most unusual moments of his professional career.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay felt it best to withdraw star striker Oskar Zawada after he noticed him feeling the effects of a sore hip late in their 2-2 draw with Brisbane Roar on Sunday.
Wellington Phoenix fans got the full Yan Sasse experience at Eden Park on Sunday as their side drew 2-2 with Brisbane Roar.
It has been 12 years since Wellington Phoenix’s Auckland defender Nikko Boxall played a competitive game of football in his home city.
The Wellington Phoenix will make an announcement on their men’s head coaching position before the end of the team’s current campaign.
Wellington Phoenix Reserves player Fin Conchie, Wellington Phoenix player David Ball, and Former French International Christian Karembeu.
A month ago things seemed pretty swell for the Welly Nix lads.
This week marked 100 days until the women's Football World Cup kicks off in Aotearoa.
Star Wellington Phoenix striker Oskar Zawada is resigned to losing coach Ufuk Talay at the end of the A-League Men season, but insists his looming departure has not been a distraction for the playing squad following three consecutive defeats.
Hypothetically, if the Football Ferns weren’t co-hosting this World Cup then what would your expectations be?
With just one game to play before their home World Cup, the Football Ferns appear to be running out of time to turn around their recent poor form.
For half an hour, the Football Ferns looked like the better team when they played Nigeria in a friendly at the Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya on Turkey’s southern coast on Tuesday [Wednesday NZ time].
Faith, the Bible tells us, is belief in the evidence of things not seen.