A lucky penalty couldn’t stop Wellington Phoenix from a fifth loss of the year as Brisbane Roar claimed a 2-1 victory in Wellington on Saturday. Roar captain Matt Smith was on hand to scramble a loose ball past Glen Moss...
Phoenix head coach Ernie Merrick hopes the return of key players Manny Muscat and Carlos Hernandez will kick start his team to its first win of the season against A-League leaders Brisbane Roar at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. Both players...
Players representing Capital Football in the National Federation Talent Tournament this weekend have an extra incentive to play at their best. The Wellington Phoenix is pleased to announce that one Capital Football Federation Talent Centre (FTC) player will receive a...
The National Federation Talent Tournament kicks off this Saturday in Wellington with 380 of our top 14-16 year old players from around the country eager to showcase their skills in front of an impressive audience. Junior and Young All Whites...
Would a switch to Asia be beneficial to football in New Zealand? Or would it make things more difficult in a different way? It’s an interesting question, but, based upon Australia’s experience, I believe it’s something New Zealand Football should...
ASB Premiership will take centre stage at Westpac Stadium for the next two weekends as curtain raisers for Wellington Phoenix home games. On Saturday 14 December, before the Wellington Phoenix take on the Brisbane Roar (5.30pm kick off), Exodus Team...
As we head towards Christmas I got to thinking just what Ernie Merrick would be asking Santa to deposit under the tree on the 25th. The first one is an obvious one I’m sure. A win. Any type of win...
How exciting is it for all Australians that we are playing Spain, Netherlands and Chile at a World Cup to be staged in the spiritual home of football, Brazil. Yes it-s a tough group. Yes we-re playing the current World...
The Wellington Phoenix turned in their worst performance of the season as they went down 4-2 to Perth Glory at NIB Stadium on Friday night. After starting slowly and going a goal down to a stunning strike by Brazilian Sidnei...