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1 year ago

A view from the stands – John Palethorpe on Pride Round

Football gives you a chosen family. You share joy and despair, collectively in the Zone or individually on the couch with the group-chat pinging. For the rainbow community, it’s not always been a safe place. The ease with which the...
3 years ago

Big Phoenix influence in World Cup-chasing All Whites

Like all New Zealand football fans, the Wellington Phoenix will be cheering on the All Whites in their intercontinental World Cup playoff against Costa Rica on Wednesday morning. But the Phoenix are especially invested in the match, with nearly half...
3 years ago

A look back on the Phoenix’s finals history

The Wellington Phoenix have qualified for the finals for the seventh time in the club’s 15-year history and the second time in three years under head coach Ufuk Talay. Saturday night’s elimination final against Western United in Melbourne will be...