Latest news about men's A-League
Lukas Kelly-Heald is relishing his first foray into professional football. The 18-year-old defender, who stands at 1.98m tall, has started all five of the Wellington Phoenix’s matches to open the new Isuzu UTE A-League season as the Phoenix have made … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix women and men now know when they will be playing during the A-Leagues’ inaugural Unite Round. Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have confirmed the kick-off times for the 12 league matches to be played in Sydney from Friday January … Read More
Here are all the highlights from the latest rounds in the women’s and men’s A-Leagues, edited into two 24-minute shows. Highlights are from games played over the weekend of November 24-26 in the Liberty A-League and the isuzu-UTE A-League. Women’s … Read More
Four big games focused fans’ interest over the weekend with national titles decided and two more wins for the Wellington Phoenix. Here are the top results, with links to watch and read more about them … Results Women’s National League … Read More
Another outstanding goalkeeper performance by Alex Paulsen and a goal from Bozhidar Kraev got the Wellington Phoenix home 1-0 against Melbourne City at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium Mt Smart. Watch Paulsen’s saves, including his second penalty save of the season, … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix have continued their remarkable record in Auckland, going top of the men’s A-League ladder. The Phoenix beat three-time premiers Melbourne City 1-0 at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart in Auckland, courtesy of Bozhidar Kraev’s 48th-minute goal and … Read More
Eden Park would be an ideal venue for hosting derbies between Auckland’s new A-League club and the Wellington Phoenix, says the stadium’s chief executive Nick Sautner. “For the A-League, it’s great to have a franchise in Auckland but it needs … Read More
The Wellington Phoenix’s proud record in Auckland will be put to the test on Saturday afternoon. The Phoenix men have only been beaten once in 16 matches in Tāmaki Makaurau, but face a number of challenges at Go Media Stadium … Read More
A big weekend lies ahead for fans who head to Auckland for the two-day Festival of Football at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart. The Wellington Phoenix have a men’s and women’s A-Leagues double header on Saturday, while New Zealand’s women’s … Read More
As the Wellington Phoenix prepare for their men’s and women’s A-Leagues double header in Auckland, the crew from Sky Sport’s Crowd Goes Wild show went to pre-game training. They caught up with women’s captain Annalie Longo and striker Mariana Speckmaier, … Read More
Former Wellington Phoenix star Paul Ifill has shared the story of his gambling addiction, and how it led to him betting on matches in which he played. Ifill (44), now head coach for Christchurch United, has spoken openly about his … Read More
Texan billionaire Bill Foley has ambitions to add a Scottish club to his growing investments in football clubs. Reports say Foley, the backer of Auckland’s new A-League expansion club, is in advanced discussions with the majority shareholders of Scottish Premiership … Read More
Two-cap All White Ben Old has committed his future to the Wellington Phoenix before the new Auckland expansion team becomes an option. The attacking midfielder, who was coming off contract at the end of the season, has re-signed with the … Read More
Bill Foley, the backer of Auckland’s new A-League expansion club, has provided a clue that his side wants to play home games at Go Media Stadium Mt Smart. Interviewed by 1News, Foley said among the many things still to be … Read More
Texan billionaire Bill Foley has written an open letter to clubs in the northern region, sharing his vision and plans for Auckland’s A-League expansion club. Having been accepted as the owner of the new club, Foley says he hopes players … Read More
New Zealand’s second A-League club has been confirmed with Texan billionaire Bill Foley named as the successful bidder to launch a new Auckland club. Using the working title AKLFootball24, a newly-created website says the Auckland-based expansion club will announce its … Read More
Thousands of young footballers outside of the Wellington region can now claim a free Wellington Phoenix membership. The club’s groundbreaking junior membership initiative, Macca’s Junior Nix, is now available across the Central Football federation which covers Manawatū, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki, … Read More
Four games and two national titles at stake — New Zealand’s ‘Festival of Football’ weekend is all set for Auckland’s Go Media Stadium Mt Smart on November 25-26. The in-form women’s and men’s Wellington Phoenix play an A-League double header … Read More