After nearly a month of waiting, hundreds of employees at Big Lots’ distribution center in Montgomery officially learned they will lose their jobs in the company’s sale to a private equity firm.

An emotional David Ball admits he did not think his time at Wellington Phoenix would end prematurely after falling out of favour in the A-League Men match-day squad.

Wellington will be without fan favourite David Ball after the long-time Phoenix servant brought an early end to his time at the A-League Men club.

Ball famously played through the pain of a ligament tear on his big toe for weeks as the Phoenix chased silverware in 2022. "It's tough to digest," Ball said. "It's been probably the six best ...