MANILA (7 Feb 2012) – Football in the Philippines goes into the grassroots this week with the launching of the Calamba Football Festival – a year round development programme sanctioned by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and FIFA. The Calamba Football Cup was announced by Calamba City Mayor Joaquin Chipeco Jr, which involves boys’ Under-9,…
MANILA (31 Jan 2012) – The Philippines national team have confirmed three friendly matches in their tour of the Middle East next month which will also include a match against the Australian Olympic team. The Azkals will play their first friendly against Uzbekistan on 11 February 2012 at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Oud Metha,…
MANILA (25 Jan 2012) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have signed veteran Zoran Dordevic from Serbia as the new coach to lead both the Under-21 squad for the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy 2012 and also the Under-23 team for the next SEA Games in 2013 to be hosted by Myanmar. Dan Palami, the team manager…
MANILA (17 Jan 2012) – Philippines national chief coach Michael Weiss indicated this week that he will be focussing more on the local, young talents this year to provide a continuous competitive edge of the national team in the long run. He said that with the difficulty in assembling foreign-based players alongside the local talents…
MANILA (13 Jan 2012) – The Philippines national team will play three friendlies in the United Arab Emirates next month as part of their preparation for the AFC Challenge Cup which kicks off on March 8 in Nepal. They will take on Serbian SuperLiga champions Partizan Belgrade in Abu Dhabi on 6 February, with further…
MANILA (12 Jan 2012) – The recent charity match between the Philippines selection team and Spanish third division side CF Internacional de Madrid (CFIM), has raised more than PHP550,000 (USD12,000) for victims of storm Sendong which hit the country recently. The charity match was organized for the benefit of the victims of tropical storm Sendong,…