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…
MANILA (7 Dec 2012) – If Philippines team manager Dan Palami has his way, the historical records of the AFF Suzuki Cup will have to be updated beginning with tomorrow’s match against Singapore. While the Azkals have beaten the Lions in a previous friendly, the past records of this tournament certainly do not favour the…
MANILA (7 Dec 2012) – Singapore have enough experience in the team to get the better of the Philippines in tomorrow’s first leg semifinal encounter at the Rizal Memorial Stadium here. “We can deal with them … we have enough experience,” said Raddy Avramovic at the pre-match conference here today. The Lions coach said that…
MANILA (7 Dec 2012) – There will be a one-minute silence before tomorrow’s AFF Suzuki Cup first leg semifinal match as a mark of respect for the many Filipinos who lost their lives due to a typhoon that struck the southern portions of the country. Local papers have reported that at least 325 were killed…