MANILA (31 July 2017) – Philippines are shifting their focus to the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur next month after failing to make the cut to the AFC Under-23 Championship in China next year. The Philippines bowed out of their qualifiers in Phnom Penh after suffering three losses – 8-0 to Japan, 2-0 to China…
MANILA (26 July 2017) – Misagh Bahadoran finally opened his scoring account in the Philippines Football League, netting a brace as Global Cebu dumped Stallion Laguna, 3-0, last Sunday night at Cebu City Sports Center. The Global skipper rediscovered his scoring touch after an injury-plagued last two months, finding the target twice in the second…
MANILA (21 July 2017) – The Philippines has pulled out of hosting the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the government said, Friday to focus on rebuilding a city ravaged by a two-month battle between security forces and Islamic militants. The country’s sports officials formally abandoned their plans to host the games after a series of meetings with…
MANILA (27 June 2017) – Japanese midfielder Takashi Odawara struck twice as JPV Marikina edged Global Cebu, 2-1, to seize top spot in the Philippines Football League at Rizal Memorial Stadium. Odawara scored in each half as JPV came away with a fifth straight victory to leapfrog past Meralco Manila on top with 18 points.…
MANILA (18 June 2017) – FC Meralco Manila leaned on goals from Joaco Canas and Phil Younghusband to topple Kaya Makati, 2-0, for its fifth straight win even as JPV Marikina pulled off the biggest upset of the Philippinez Football League season so far last Saturday in Manila. Cañas opened the scoring with a glancing…
MAKATI (5 June 2017) – Ten-man Kaya Makati needed a first half strike from Marwin Angeles to subdue a gritty Stallion Laguna side, 1-0, last Sunday, while JPV Marikina recorded a second straight victory in the Philippines Football League. Angeles, a former national team player, was quickest to react to a loose ball inside the…