For the first time in the A-League, two New Zealand tribes will go to war. On Saturday afternoon the Wellington Phoenix and Auckland FC will meet in a first-ever Kiwi derby, pitting the Phoenix - in their 18th season - against the competition newcomers. Phoenix chief executive David Dome spoke to Alexa Cook.
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