{"id":324216,"date":"2025-01-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/?p=324216"},"modified":"2025-01-13T13:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:47:02","slug":"fan-favourite-calls-time-on-his-phoenix-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonphoenix.com\/news\/fan-favourite-calls-time-on-his-phoenix-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan favourite calls time on his Phoenix career"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

David Ball has made the agonising decision to cut short his time at the Wellington Phoenix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Phoenix have mutually agreed to terminate the remaining six months of Ball\u2019s playing contract, ending his hugely successful five and a half years at the club.

The affable English forward arrived in Wellington in July 2019 and leaves a Nix legend. He is one of just 16 men to play 100 A-League games for the club and he helped the team reach the finals in four of his five full seasons.

Ball scored 15 goals and assisted a remarkable 26 others for the Phoenix in all competitions, while endearing himself to fans with his tireless work-rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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