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Ifill claims racial abuse in defeat
Football Federation Australia is investigating a report Wellington Phoenix star Paul Ifill was racially abused during an A-League match in Adelaide last night.
Phoenix's problems run deep
Though the Phoenix have collected seven points from four matches, the points only paper over the cracks that have emerged.
Soccer: Sydney FC coach jumps ship
A day after his A-League team squandered a 2-0 lead to lose 3-2 to bitter rivals Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC coach Ian Crook has quit the club.
Michael Brown: Cheats still prospering in football
The biggest thing to come out of the Ben Sigmund/Jeronimo Neumann controversy is that cheats continue to prosper in football, writes Michael Brown.
Herbert stunned by Sigmund decision
Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert was stunned on learning that the red card shown to central defender Ben Sigmund by referee Jarred Gillett had not been overturned.
Soccer: Phoenix B in A grade performance
The ragtag mob masquerading as Wellington Phoenix B went close to pulling off the impossible with a battling draw with Melbourne Heart.