PHNOM PENH (7 March 2016) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have been given until Saturday, 11 March 2016, to present their contract with the stadium board to the AFF Council who will have their meeting a day later in Da Nang, Vietnam. This was the decision of the AFF Competitions Committee which met today in…
MANILA (24 Feb 2016) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) had to withdraw as one the hosts for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 due to contractual problems. The AFF would like to clarify that despite the PFF’s best efforts, the PFF were unable to deliver the contract with the stadium which was to host the prestigious…
MANILA (15 Feb 2016) – Injury-ravaged Loyola Meralco Sparks scored their first win of the United Football League 2016 season when they beat Pasargad 7-1 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The team under former Philippines national coach Simon McMenemy was a lot more determined following their season opening defeat to Ceres-La Salle the previous week.…
MANILA (23 Jan 2016) – The Philippines United Football League 2016 will kick-off on 6 February, with only 12 teams taking part. Unlike last year where the tournament was played with a league format with two divisions taking part, this time round, the meet will use a Cup competition instead as the starting point, with…
MANILA (1 Jan 2016) – Mariano Araneta, the president of the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) considered 2015 a good year for the sport generally despite the Azkals’ string of losses in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the last quarter. Parading a slew of high-quality recruits and returnees, the Azkals actually got off to a 2-0…
MANILA (15 Nov 2015) – Former Philippines national captain Mariano Araneta received a fresh mandate to lead Philippine football for the next four years – winning a second term unopposed during the 12th Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Congress at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. The athlete-turned-businessman, who is also a member of the Executive Committee…