Look, this was only ever likely to go one way. The Wellington Phoenix weren’t gonna rock up on the A-League Women’s scene with a squad half-full of teenagers and only a handful of players who’ve played professionally before and immediately start whupping teams. Things take time.
Flying Kiwis Transfer Season is almost back upon us. The new year brings many things to many people and the January Transfer Window is one of those things. A cheeky month in the middle of the European season where clubs can splash some cash or scoop up a few sneaky loans…
Tottenham sitting in the Champions League places at Christmas with Ria Percival having played every single WSL minute for them? You may have predicted one of those things but doubt many predicted the other yet here we are.
No sooner did the South Central Series begin than it was over. It was here then it was gone and it won’t come again... hopefully not anyway. The SCS only existed in the first place because the top third of the country got stuck behind the covid border
Southern United, aye? Who’d have thunk it. To be fair... anyone who’s been following their increasing relevance over the last few years had to think they were in with a chance.
The hard work had already been done. Last game of the season, Viking away to Tromso, there was nothing left to gain other than a victory lap to complete their year’s efforts. And that’s exactly what this game ended up being: a victory lap
It came down to this. Miramar Rangers versus Wellington Olympic in the South Central Series grand final, probably the two teams most would have picked for this ultimate game when the SCS began but that didn’t make this match-up any less exciting
Decision Day in the women’s South Central Series. Three out of four team with a chance of lifting the trophy by the end of it. Southern could either win or draw against Canterbury in one game while if Canterbury won then they’d take the title so long as Capital didn’t…
Nothing stood out more as the Wellington Phoenix held Western Sydney Wanderers to a 0-0 draw in their inaugural A-League Women’s match than just how up for the contest the Nix were
League Cup champions. Fresh from helping to inspire a Football Ferns drought-breaking win with a couple of assists, Liv Chance was back in Scotland not even a week later to play the entirety of a triumphant cup final against Glasgow City.
This was a game which shimmered in gold when the fixture list was released for this South Central Series. By the time it finally came around there was nothing much to play for with neither team able to make the final... but that didn’t matter
Once again for the folks at the back, there’s no final in the Women’s SCS... meaning that these last two weeks are going to be especially wild. This game might as well have been a semi-final: Canterbury Pride vs Capital.
A rather momentous week in kiwi women’s football will be capped off on Friday night with the debut match for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women. Been waiting far too long to get this thing over the line now finally it’s happening
It had been a while. 15 games without a win for the national women’s football team of Aotearoa, a streak stretching all the way back to 1 June 2019 and which encompassed two major tournaments.
Primetime Sarpreet is the business. This game took place on a Saturday morning NZT, it was Jahn Regensburg against Dynamo Dresden, and it was a great opportunity to bounce back after two defeats on the trot.
Last week we got a top of the table clash in the Team Welly Derby, this week we got a bottom of the table clash between two winless teams. The best chance that either the WeeNix or Selywn would get to put three points on the board being when they played each other.
In beating Capital last week, Southern took control of the SCS with three wins outta three. If they could repeat the dose in the home return fixture a week later then they’d be one win away from lifting the silverware.
The first half of this game, the Football Ferns were fantastic. As good of a sustained half of footy as you’ve seen from them in ages – maybe a little lacking in clear-cut chances to show for it but this was only the third game under new coach Jitka Klimková after all.
In the days leading up to the new A-League Men’s season, Alex Rufer was named the new Wellington Phoenix captain. Just the fifth full-time captain in club history, the second NZ international to earn that honour, and the first homegrown player.
Nature must be healing because after bagging a double for the All Whites in midweek, Chris Wood was back out for Burnley and nodding away his third goal of the Premier League season. 27th minute of the match, home to Crystal Palace, and a free kick was sent long into the penalty area…