MANILA (6 May 2011) – The quarter-finals of the PFF-Suzuki Men’s U23 National Championship gets underway this week with Negros Occidental FA leading the chase for a place in the semi-finals. The Negros Occidental FA will battle three other regional finalists – No. 2 team from the National Capital Region, Mindanao regional finalist Zamboanga del…
MANILA (2 May 2011) – The recent Nagold Blitz Football Tournament in Germany has unearthed several new talents with Filipino lineage which the national Under-23 squad hopes to take advantage of for the SEA Games at the end of the year. In the four-team tournament, the Philippines team emerged second behind hosts Nagold but ahead…
MANILA (24 April 2011) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) are set to spend PHP15 million (USD347,000) to prepare the national side for the first two rounds of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. And this also includes the two-week training in Duren, Germany in June. “It’s a different level, that’s the reason why it…
MANILA (20 April 2011) – Through the assistance of the FIFA Goal project, an artificial pitch will be built by the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. PFF president Mariano Araneta Jr said that with the funding secured, the initial talks between the federation and the Philippine Sports Commission –…
MANILA (16 April 2011) – The Philippines national team will take their training to Germany in preparation for their first qualifying match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Sri Lanka. Philippines will play Sri Lanka on 29 June 2011 in Colombo before the return tie at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila five…
MANILA (7 April 2011) – Philippines national striker Phil Younghusband is on the way to making full recovery from a torn right hamstring he suffered last month in an AFC Challenge Cup against Mongolia. “He has begun strengthening workouts on his hamstring, aqua therapy and core training,” said Sepp Malinay, the Philippines team physiotherapist. “Phil…