Auckland gets its chance to cheer on the Hyundai A-League entertainers from Wellington and with a crowd tipped to nudge 20,000, Saturday should be a fabulous day for New Zealand football when Phoenix meet the Mariners at Eden Park.
The Wellington Phoenix travel to Auckland to take on Central Coast Mariners on the back of some scintillating form as well celebrating the end of Peter Jackson’s epic Lord of the Rings epic franchise with a unique one off The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies strip.
If evidence was needed of the significant transformation in Ben Sigmund’s game, it came in his most recent performance. With the Phoenix 1-0 down against Newcastle and chasing the game, an attacking ball was played by the Jets into the...
Nathan Burns’ scintillating performances for the Wellington Phoenix have earned him a place in a provisional 46-man Socceroos squad for next month’s Asian Cup tournament in Australia.
The Wellington Phoenix picked up their third win of the ASB Premiership season on Sunday with a 5-2 victory over Hawke’s Bay United in windy conditions at Bluewater Stadium in Napier.
Wellington Phoenix strength and conditioning coach Lee Spence got the birthday present he wanted when his team came from behind to beat Newcastle Jets 3-1 at Hunter Stadium on Saturday.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick has echoed growing calls for A-League leading marksmen Nathan Burns to included in the Socceroos squad for next month's Asian Cup.