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Edition
The Auckland FC Sentinel
24 Jun 2041
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Squad24 Jun 2041
A knee injury of the worst kind for Stefan Rogers
28 days on the estimate, and a long, private, unglamorous year of a rehabilitation nobody watches. Auckland FC lose a footballer; he loses considerably more than a season.
Market24 Jun 2041
Auckland FC turn down Sydney FC for Luka Vicelich
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad24 Jun 2041
When it matters, Finn McKenlay plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
In brief
- Squad Steven Mendes keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Patrick Phillips back in training