MANILA (31 Jan 2013) – The extension to his contract has yet to be formalized but Michael Weiss is already at work with the Philippine national team in preparation for the AFC Challenge Cup in March. With a friendly match against Myanmar in Yangon coming up (on 6 February) Weiss said that he hopes more…
MANILA (9 Jan 2013) – Despite leading the Philippines to a place in the semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup last year, the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have offered Michael Weiss only a six month extension to his current contract. With the Philippines due to take part in the AFC Challenge Cup in March this…
MANILA (2 Jan 2013) – Taking some lessons from the failures of the past, the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have already drawn up plans to give the national Under-23 side more exposure compared to two years ago. For the SEA Games in Indonesia in 2011, the Philippines squad only had several weeks of playing tour in…
MANILA (12 Dec 2012) – Cash incentives of up to PHP 3 million (USD 75,000) has been offered to the Philippines national team if they can lift the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time this year. The incentives have been offered by a group of private entrepreneurs led by wireless provider Smart Communications, Inc.…
MANILA (9 Dec 2012) – Philippines will have the disadvantage of playing away and on artificial turf in the second leg after sharing points with Singapore at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex here last night. Philippines battled courageously in front of over 10,000 fans but could not find their way through to pick up at…
MANILA (8 Dec 2012) – The thriller in Manila did not quite take place tonight as the Philippines were held to a scoreless draw by a resilient Singapore side in the first-leg, semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup tonight at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Playing in front of a sell-out crowd, the match was a…