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  •   Home > News > Sports >  Subscribe to NZCity's Soccer articles  Soccer
    Late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League
     5 January 2026
    Late drama of the highest quality in football's Premier League
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    Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar
    4 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano reckons self-inflicted hardship drove his side to a 3-nil A-League win away at the Brisbane Roar... more
    The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute
    4 Jan: The 10-man Wellington Phoenix men have stunned Brisbane 3-0 in the A-League, despite winger Carlo Armiento being given a red card in the 38th minute... more
    The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men
    4 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix men have helped Auckland FC stay top of the A-League ladder...upsetting the third placed Brisbane Roar 3-nil across the ditch...despite playing more than an hour with just 10 men... more
    The Wellington Phoenix women have made history...scoring their first-ever A-League football point in Queensland
    4 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix women have made history...scoring their first-ever A-League football point in Queensland... more
    Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wants his team to play smart in tonight's A-League contest against the Roar in Moreton Bay
    3 Jan: Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano wants his team to play smart in tonight's A-League contest against the Roar in Moreton Bay... more
    Don't expect too many changes to the Wellington Phoenix starting line-up, despite being thumped 5-1 in their most recent outing
    3 Jan: Don't expect too many changes to the Wellington Phoenix starting line-up, despite being thumped 5-1 in their most recent outing... more
    Melbourne Victory have picked up their fourth consecutive win in the A-League, with a come-from-behind 3-2 triumph over the Perth Glory
    3 Jan: Melbourne Victory have picked up their fourth consecutive win in the A-League, with a come-from-behind 3-2 triumph over the Perth Glory... more
    The Wellington Phoenix are striving to keep calm as their tough season approaches make-or-break time
    2 Jan: The Wellington Phoenix are striving to keep calm as their tough season approaches make-or-break time... more
    Embattled Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano is expecting his players to fire up this weekend
    2 Jan: Embattled Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano is expecting his players to fire up this weekend... more

     Most Popular Recent Soccer News
     06 Dec: Malaysian football in chaos after FIFA suspends national players from Argentina, Spain and Brazil +++++++++
     14 Dec: Auckland City have won the men's National Football League title with a dramatic 7-6 penalty shootout win over hosts Wellington Olympic in the final +++++++++
     29 Dec: Coach Bev Priestman has revealed another Wellington Phoenix women's player announcement is imminent ++++++++
     21 Dec: The Wellington Phoenix have picked up their third win of the A-League season after beating the Central Coast Mariners 3-1 at home ++++++++
     15 Dec: They conceded three goals at home, but Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano has more goals and a creative midfielder on his Christmas wishlist following a second successive A-League defeat ++++++++
     06 Dec: All Whites defender Michael Boxall feels a step closer to the Football World Cup after today's glitzy draw ceremony in Washington DC ++++++++
     30 Dec: Despite slumping to their biggest loss of the A-League season, the Wellington Phoenix men's coach insists they can still turn around their fortunes ++++++++

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