News Archive
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Wellington Phoenix undone by long-range strikes in A-League season opener
Coach Ufuk Talay is still searching for his first win over former club Sydney FC after Wellington Phoenix conceded two spectacular long-range strikes to lose their A-League season opener 2-1 in Wollongong on Saturday.
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Keegan Smith keeping pro dream alive after early taste as a schoolboy
Three years ago, at the beginning of the 2017-18 A-League season, 18-year-old Keegan Smith was plucked from relative obscurity to become the starting goalkeeper for Wellington Phoenix.
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Marco Rojas injured in Melbourne Victory's A-League season opener
Melbourne Victory coach Grant Brebner has no idea how long Marcos Rojas will be sidelined for after the All Whites star limped off in the A-League season opener.
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Wellington Phoenix training hard ahead of season opener against reigning champions
While Sydney FC may have the edge when it comes to match fitness, the NZ side have some home comforts.
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Wellington Phoenix set for 'great occasion' of hosting defending champion Sydney FC in A-League opener
There will be no easing into the new season for the Wellington Phoenix when they open their 2020/21 A-League football campaign tomorrow night.
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Wellington Phoenix primed for statement season
When times get tough during the 2020/21 A-League season the Wellington Phoenix will can call on the close bonds developed during a unique pre-season to reassure and reprimand each other, according to assistant coach Chris Greenacre.
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Wellington Phoenix aim to hit the ground running in first game against Sydney FC
Coach Ufuk Talay is hoping the relocated Wellington Phoenix can start the new A-League season better than they did the previous one as he seeks an elusive first win over his former club Sydney FC.
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Can Wellington Phoenix make the A-League finals without playing in New Zealand?
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay is aiming high in his second year in charge of New Zealand's only professional football club despite relocating to Australia. Phillip Rollo reports.
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Ulises Dávila wants to create history after staying loyal to Wellington Phoenix
Like many of his Wellington Phoenix team-mates, Mexican star Ulises Dávila had offers to play elsewhere after his stellar A-League season last year.
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Independence day: A-League, W-League seal historic split from Football Australia
The A-League and W-League will enter the new year as part of a bold new structure, with their historic "unbundling" from Football Australia finally confirmed and the "shackles" on domestic football's potential released at long last.
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Wellington Phoenix burning questions: How will they go from their base in Wollongong?
After a false start, the Wellington Phoenix will get their 2020-21 A-League campaign underway on Saturday night, when they host defending champions Sydney FC at their temporary home in Wollongong.
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Football Ferns coach Tom Sermanni spoilt for choice with seven Kiwis in the W-League
Plan A didn’t work out for Football Ferns coach Tom Sermanni with regards to the coming W-League season, but as far as plan B is concerned, it’s a case of so far, so good.
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18,000km from home: Joe Bell reflects on whirlwind first pro season in Europe
All Whites midfielder Joe Bell is still getting his head around the fact it gets dark at 3:40pm during the winter months in Stavanger.
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All Whites striker Jeremy Brockie joins Australian club after stint in South Africa
Former All Whites striker Jeremy Brockie has ended his five-year stint in South Africa and signed for a second-tier Australian club.
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Wellington Phoenix midfielder Reno Piscopo ruled out of opening game
Wellington Phoenix have been dealt an injury blow on the eve of the new A-League season.
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All Whites midfielder Clayton Lewis ready to rise again with Wellington Phoenix
New Zealand international Clayton Lewis is determined to make the most of his second shot at professional football after joining hometown club Wellington Phoenix ahead of the new A-League season.
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Chris Wood on target as Burnley beat Wolves for third win of season
Burnley's strike partnership of Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood scored in a 2-1 win over Wolves that lifted the Clarets out of the English Premier League relegation zone on Monday (Tuesday NZT).
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False start: Wellington Phoenix A-League opener postponed
Wellington Phoenix will not play until the New Year, after their opening game against Brisbane Roar was postponed.
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The Premmy Files – Men’s Premiership, Week 6
One last round of fixtures before the end of this mental old year and it began with a bit of Auckland City, fresh off the upset defeat in Canterbury, searching for their absent form with the Wellington Phoenix coming to town.
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The Premmy Files – Women’s Premiership Grand Final
In an alternate universe this game took place between Auckland and Canterbury, the Dragons hosting the match but up against a team that beat them 4-1 on this very same English Park turf earlier in the season.
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A-League season in disarray amid Sydney Covid-19 cluster
Sydney's coronavirus outbreak has thrown the start of the A-League and W-League seasons into disarray, with multiple games, one directly involving Wellington Phoenix, in serious doubt amid border closures.
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El capitán: Mexican star Ulises Dávila to lead Wellington Phoenix in A-League
Mexican star Ulises Dávila led Wellington Phoenix in scoring last season, now he will lead the team as captain.
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Football Ferns international Meikayla Moore scores first goal for Liverpool
Football Ferns defender Meikayla Moore was delighted to score her first goal for Liverpool but was equally pleased to keep a fourth consecutive clean sheet of the English Championship women's football season.
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Failure to launch: The A-League is stuck in a strange purgatory
The A-League season begins in less than two weeks. Chances are that's probably news to you, unless you happened to wander past Sydney’s Darling Harbour on Monday, where Fox Sports rolled out a hastily arranged launch event by getting a handful of players to take shots from the edge of the water at Mark Bosnich, who protected a set of goals on a floating pontoon.
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The Premmy Files – Men’s Premiership, Week 5
One of the peskiest aspects of having an amateur national league is the travel between games.
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Phoenix hope potential trans-Tasman bubble in early 2021 leads to relocation back to NZ
The New Zealand government's plan to form a trans-Tasman quarantine-free travel bubble has opened the door to Wellington Phoenix returning home.
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Football Fern goes behind the scenes with the biggest names in the women's game
Rebecca Smith went toe-to-toe with some of the world’s best female football players during a decorated 10-year professional career that saw her win the Champions League and captain New Zealand at two World Cup tournaments.
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So, About This New National League Format...
At the start of the month New Zealand Football announced some changes to what’s currently known as the ISPS Handa Premiership which could accurately be described as: extensive.
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The Premmy Files – Women’s Premiership, Week 6
Capital have the bye next week, the final week of the regular season, so to say that it was all or nothing as they hosted Canterbury Pride on Saturday wouldn’t be a lie.
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Paul Ifill wishes he had walked off after being racially abused in A-League
Wellington Phoenix legend Paul Ifill has applauded players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir for taking a stand against racism by walking off the field in their Champions League encounter on Wednesday (NZT).
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Southern Utd able to feel hard done by
A situation all too familiar to Southern United has unfolded this week.
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Flying Kiwis - December 9
https://theniche-cache.com/football/2020/12/9/flying-kiwis-december-9
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The Premmy Files – Men’s Premiership, Week 4
Hamilton Wanderers versus Wellington Phoenix, that was our first kick off of the week, Porritt Stadium being the scene of the crime.
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Alex Rufer adjusting to change of scenery in eighth year with Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix midfielder Alex Rufer has been feeling the heat during his first A-League pre-season in Australia.
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NZ Football chooses not to penalise national women's league leaders for eligibility error
New Zealand Football has chosen not to penalise the national women’s league leaders for fielding an ineligible player in their first three matches of the season, citing “exceptional circumstances”.
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Table
P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
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Sydney FC | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 53 |
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Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
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Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
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Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
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Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 39 |
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Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 37 |
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Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 36 |
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Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 34 |
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Western Sydney | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 33 |
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Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
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Central Coast | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | -29 | 18 |