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Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has leapt to the defence of Louis Fenton after the right-back’s horribly mistimed challenge left Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder Nicolai Muller with a suspected broken jaw.

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has defended the actions of Louis Fenton after he was involved in a sickening collision in their latest A-League football match.

Women’s football in New Zealand is in danger of getting left behind, if it can’t establish professional pathways here.

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay expects star forward Ulises Davila to bounce back from last week’s agonising penalty miss, with the club’s top scorer in line for his first start since March.

Southern United will not enter a men’s team in this year’s national football premiership.

It was a ding dong battle, as the rugby-folk say, when Portland and LAFC met in the final round of the MLS Is Back Tournament group stages.

The All Whites are set to face at least one Oceania minnow, if not two, when qualifying for the 2022 Fifa World Cup begins next March, raising the prospect of some one-sided scorelines.

Waikato's men's representatives in the LottoNRFL leagues found more joy than sorrow during the latest round of the league, as Hamilton's two premier women's teams also fared better on Sunday as well.

Roslyn Wakari and Queenstown fought out a 2-2 draw in the southern premier league at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay refuses to lay blame on Ulises Davila for his poor penalty attempt during his side's 1-1 draw against Adelaide United on Saturday night.

Coach Ufuk Talay has defended his decision to play inexperienced squad against Adelaide United, believing Wellington Phoenix can still control their own finals destiny after edging Melbourne City into second place by the slimmest of margins.

A rare penalty miss from the usually reliable Ulises Davila has denied the Phoenix all three points – and a chance to lock in a playoff spot - in their latest A-League encounter against Adelaide United.

The game against Sydney FC was basically a freebie.

Today it's kicks with dad but tomorrow Oscar Obel-Hall will be on a one-way ticket to Denmark to continue his whirlwind football journey.

Wellington Phoenix have their sights set on a top-two A-League finish, after their crucial 2-1 win over Perth Glory on Wednesday.

With Ola Toivonen departed and Robbie Kruse sidelined, Marco Rojas is ready to step up and lead Melbourne Victory in their final games of the A-League season.

Prolific goal scorer and former New Zealand footballer Paddy Breslin has died.