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  •   Home > News > Sports > Soccer

    One of the Wellington Phoenix's most valued players is returning to the club

    One of the Wellington Phoenix's most valued players is returning to the club


    Former skipper Steven Taylor will rejoin the team for the rest of this A-League football season.

    Taylor has entered quarantine in Australia with a view to joining the playing group on March 19.

    He's spent the last few months with Odisha FC in India but has negotiated an early release to rejoin the side he played 49 times for over the last two years.

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