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16 years ago

Blog: Land of hope and glory

Wellington Phoenix chief executive Tony Pignata and coach Ricki Herbert are in the United Kingdom for two weeks scouting for top-class strikers. In the first of a series of blogs, Pignata sets the scene for what the club is seeking.
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16 years ago

Bertos the best

STRIKER Leo Bertos has capped a fantastic Hyundai A-League season by being named Wellington Phoenix’s best at the club’s annual awards function in the capital on Friday night.
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16 years ago

Johnson retires from football

WELLINGTON Phoenix midfielder Richard Johnson will retire from all football at the conclusion of his contract with the New Zealand-based Hyundai A-League club in June. A member of the Phoenix for their inaugural Hyundai A-League season in 2007/08, Johnson-s decision...
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16 years ago

Phoenix farewell pair

WELLINGTON Phoenix forwards Greg Draper and Adam Kwasnik will not have their contracts renewed by the club for the Hyundai A-League 2009/10 season. Draper has spent two seasons with the Phoenix, having signed with the Wellington club as one of...
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16 years ago

Smeltz scoops A-League’s top awards

WELLINGTON Phoenix’s Kiwi striker Shane Smeltz has capped a stellar Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season by being named the competition’s player of the season at the Hyundai A-League awards in Sydney on Monday night.
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16 years ago

Brave Phoenix fight to the end

WELLINGTON Phoenix FC’s brave charge to the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 playoffs has been snuffed out by the Melbourne Victory, 2-0 winners in Melbourne on Friday night.
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16 years ago

Diego heading across the ditch

WELLINGTON Phoenix FC has secured a key addition to its squad for the Hyundai A-League 2009/10 season, signing Brazilian attacking midfielder Diego Walsh on a two-year contract. The 29-year-old will fill a crucial role in the Phoenix-s lineup for next...
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16 years ago

Phoenix to star in blockbuster

IT ALMOST couldn’t have been scripted any better – the final round of the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 regular season, two teams fighting it out for one remaining spot in the top four facing off against two teams battling for the minor premiership.
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17 years ago

All bets still on as Phoenix stay alive

WELLINGTON Phoenix’s hopes of reaching the top four will go down to the final round of the season after a gutsy, determined 1-1 draw against Adelaide United in their Hyundai A-League 2008/09 encounter at Westpac Stadium on Sunday afternoon.