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Professional Australasian championships: A-League

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Professional Australasian championships: A-League

Straining to line up a shot on goal, Wellington Phoenix's Daniel Sanchez (in yellow shirt) is dogged by two members of the Brisbane Roar during an A-League match in Wellington in February 2012. Spanish-born Sanchez played professionally in his homeland and Scotland before signing with the Phoenix as striker. The A-League is Australasia's top professional association football league, and New Zealand has had a team in the league since its formation in 2005. A-League teams face limits on the numbers of non-Australasian players, and on player salaries.

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Geoff Watson, Amateurism and professionalism – Rise of professionalism, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38011/professional-australasian-championships-a-league (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoff Watson, published 22 November 2012.