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Rebuilt Phoenix Rising FC fights its way to an unexpected championship game

Phoenix Rising Football Club will play for the championship of the United Soccer League on Sunday. The club came from behind last weekend to beat Sacramento Republic to advance to the finals, where it will meet Charleston Battery in South Carolina.

To preview the match and look back at about how Phoenix Rising got here, The Show spoke with Owain Evans, a reporter with PHNX Sports.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story and audio have been updated to correct Evans’ name.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.