NZ Herald
In many ways, this match sums up the Wellington Phoenix season.
Stuff
He might have had the All Whites No. 1 waiting in the wings, but Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay is adamant the right decision was made to keep wounded goalkeeper Oli Sail on the pitch.
The Wellington Phoenix and the A-League’s independent match review panel are expected to look into Israeli striker Tomer Hemed’s controversial goal celebrations during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Melbourne City.
Wellington Phoenix will return to Wellington on Monday, knowing that they will likely need to win all of their remaining four games in order to reach the A-League finals series after coughing up an early lead to draw 2-2 with leaders Melbourne City at AAMI Park on Sunday.
Wellington Phoenix will be without captain Ulises Davila for Sunday's clash against A-League leaders Melbourne City – and potentially the rest of the regular season – hindering their chances of pulling off a much-needed upset.
One News
The Wellington Phoenix are hoping to attract a record crowd for their one-off game in Wellington on May 22, as the club seeks a bright spark in what has been a difficult season.
Newshub
The Wellington Phoenix have challenged football fans to welcome back the squad in record style as their A-League season winds down.
Niche Cache
The saying goes that no sooner does one season end than the next one begins and that’s sure enough true for players.
Wellington Phoenix have issued a rallying cry to the New Zealand sporting public ahead of their long-awaited return from Australia, hoping a packed out Sky Stadium will help alleviate the multi-million dollar costs they have incurred while basing the team in Wollongong as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wellington Phoenix chairman Rob Morrison has spoken for the first time about the “disappointing” stance that halted the club’s push to field a women’s team in Australia’s W-League last summer.
All Whites striker Chris Wood scored his 12th goal of the Premier League season as Burnley beat Fulham 2-0 on Monday (Tuesday NZT) to secure their top-flight status and condemn the Cottagers to an immediate return to the second-tier Championship.
Wellington Phoenix believe they will go a long way to achieving a positive result against table toppers Melbourne City if they can silence Golden Boot leader Jamie Maclaren when the two teams meet on Sunday.
Bill Tuiloma has showcased his hidden talent as a set-piece specialist by scoring a world-class goal for the Portland Timbers.
The Goal Post
This week’s newsletter was originally supposed to be about 31 different clubs – those that had at least one player invited to the New Zealand Football age-group camps that took place in Auckland and Cambridge during the April school holidays.
ODT
Northern scored its first win in 1001 days on Saturday, securing a 2-1 victory over University.
Football Ferns coach Tom Sermanni returned to Sydney this weekend, having spent the past three weeks in New Zealand – his first visit since February last year.
Oli Sail did not play a single minute last season.
Sam Sutton watched clips of former Wellington Phoenix star Liberato Cacace to help prepare him for a positional switch he hopes to make permanent in the coming seasons.
Wellington Phoenix coach Ufuk Talay has given his strongest indication yet that he will be sticking with the club for a third term as contract talks drag on deep into the A-League season.
Wellington Phoenix
The Wellington Phoenix have been stunned by initial ticket sales to its Sky Stadium match in Wellington on 22 May, when they face rivals Western United on home soil for the first time in 433 days.
Growing up in the capital, Clayton Lewis always hoped one day he could run out at home wearing Wellington Phoenix colours.
He's been in the Phoenix camp for more than a month and provided an almost immediate and crucial impact on the field, but former club captain Steve Taylor is currently being snubbed by the Wellington club off it.
The prospect of Abby Erceg returning for NCC’s last Challenge Cup game turned out to be a false one.
Wellington Phoenix’s captain and best player has confirmed he is in negotiations with the club regarding a possible contract extension.
Bring on Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah and Sergio Ramos.
All Whites striker Chris Wood is approaching the end of his fourth season as an English Premier League regular for Burnley.
When Chris Wood moved from Waikato to West Bromwich Albion as a teenager more than a decade ago, he would have dreamed of scoring just a single hat-trick in senior football.
Brisbane Roar have rained on Ben Waine’s parade, keeping the in-form Wellington Phoenix striker scoreless for the first time in five games to grind out a sloppy 0-0 draw on a waterlogged pitch.
In order to succeed as a professional footballer, plenty has to go your way.
Wellington Phoenix’s playoff push has received a timely boost with the return of Olyroos star Reno Piscopo.
Wellington Phoenix football is coming home.
Ben Waine is on the cusp of having a slice of Wellington Phoenix history all to himself.
The Central Football Federation still intends to create a hub for the sport in New Plymouth, but where it will be depends on the outcome of proposals to build a sports hub at the city’s racecourse.
Football CFB
From Nelson Mandela using the Rugby World Cup as a means to unite a nation, to Marcus Rashford utilising his platform to speak up and challenge the UK Government, there have been numerous examples of sport being used as a tool for good over the years.
A month into the season, only seven top-tier teams around the country still have perfect league records.
