Phoenix

First-year A-League coach Mark Rudan has wasted no time getting stuck into the much-loathed video assistant referee.

The Wellington Phoenix have been beaten 2-0 at Melbourne City in their A-League game.

One loss won't be enough to dent Wellington's new-found confidence, with recruit Steven Taylor happy to poke the bear ahead of their clash with Melbourne City on Friday.

A-league football: The Wellington Phoenix meet Melbourne City FC in Melbourne. Follow LIVE commentary of the match here.

Mark Rudan says the coming week will tell him plenty about his Phoenix players after their early-season A-League bubble was burst by Western Sydney.

A-league football: The Wellington Phoenix have been beaten 3-0 by the Western Sydney Wanderers at Wellington's Westpac Stadium. Look back on LIVE commentary of the match here.

Western Sydney Wanderers have defied horrendous Wellington weather to outclass the Phoenix 3-0 and register their first win of the A-League season.

The Phoenix coach Mark Rudan is confident in what he's building in Wellington and insists it isn't about proving anyone wrong as they continue to surprise this season.

A-league football: The Wellington Phoenix play the Brisbane Roar at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium. Follow LIVE commentary of the match here.

Opinions were split over the perplexing VAR system but it mattered little to the Wellington Phoenix, who have opened the Mark Rudan era with a 2-1 A-League win over the Newcastle Jets.

A-league football: The Wellington Phoenix have got their A-League season off to a winning start, beating the Newcastle Jets 2-1 in Wellington. Recap how the match unfolded with our commentary here.

Mark Rudan's fighting talk hasn't wavered for five months since taking charge of the Wellington Phoenix.

Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Glen Moss is tipping his side will face a vastly improved Wellington Phoenix in the opening A-League round on Sunday.

Mark Rudan's tenure as Wellington Phoenix coach is off to a disastrous start after a 1-0 defeat to a 10-man Bentleigh Greens in the FFA Cup.

Wellington Phoenix and All White midfielder, Alex Rufer, has signed a new one-year contract with the A-League club.

Wellington Phoenix have signed Michal Kopczyński on a season long loan from current Polish Champions, Legia Warsaw.

Wellington Phoenix coach Mark Rudan has continued to build from the back with confirmation of Polish goalkeeper Filip Kurto as his second player signing.

Australian Mark Rudan has been appointed head coach of the Wellington Phoenix on a two-year deal.

It appears the Wellington Phoenix football club won't be relocating to Sydney anytime soon.

Wellington Phoenix stalwart Michael McGlinchey is ending his four-season stint with the struggling A-League football club.