Phoenix arrive to emotional Wellington welcome after nine months in Australia

May 17, 2021

The team are back home with their final hopes on the line.

The Wellington Phoenix have made their long-awaited homecoming into the capital this afternoon.

It was an emotional arrival for players and family after the team based themselves for the past nine months in Australia for two A-League campaigns due to travel restrictions created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, with the trans-Tasman bubble’s creation, the Phoenix are back home preparing for their first home game in over a year and their finals hopes on the line.

Defender Steven Taylor told 1 NEWS Saturday’s match against rival Western United in Wellington has all the makings of something special.

“You could see it on the lads’ faces when they came through [the arrival gate today],” Taylor said.

“The welcome we got, that’s one thing the lads have missed all season – that Phoenix fever!”

The Phoenix sit just three points outside the top six, making Saturday’s game a must-win.

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