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Transfers & ContractsTeenage trio sign first professional contracts with women’s A-League clubWomen's A-League club Wellington Phoenix have signed three New Zealand age-group internationals to their first professional contracts.Goalkeeper Brooke Neary (18) and midfielder Mikaela Bangalan (18) have signed three-year scholarship deals with the club, while defender Alyssha Eglinton (19) has agreed a two-year contract. The trio represented New Zealand at the recent FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, and they all featured in the women’s reserves’ run to the semi-finals of this year’s Kate
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Transfers & Contracts

Triple scholarship signing for the NixThe Wellington Phoenix have handed three players their maiden professional contracts. Goalkeeper Brooke Neary and midfielder Mikaela Bangalan have signed three-year scholarship deals with the club, while defender Alyssha Eglinton has penned a two-year contract. All three represented New Zealand...
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Opinion & Features

Phoenix turn to army training as Priestman targets another A-League finalWellington Phoenix head coach Bev Priestman has revealed how an overnight stay on a marae and a visit to a NZ Army training camp have helped prepare her players for the new women's A-League season.The Phoenix squad travelled to Waiouru, where they experienced military life and undertook exercises designed to develop leadership, communication and resilience.Priestman said the camp also helped new recruits understand New Zealand culture and encouraged players to learn more about each other.
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