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…
MANILA (3 April 2011) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have announced that there will be no free tickets for the Philippines- Sri Lanka in the first round qualifying match of the FIFA World Cup 2014. The PFF had allocated some 10,000 free tickets for the AFC Challenge Cup pre-qualifiers at the Panaad Stadium last…
MANILA (28 March 2011) – The Philippines are looking to play six tune-up matches in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying round which will kick off in June. Shortly after qualifying for the main draw of the AFC Challenge Cup last week, Philippines national coach Hans Michael Weiss said he will need the…
MANILA (21 March 2011) – A total of 38 teams have confirmed their participation Philippines Football Federation (PFF) Suzuki National Under-23 Football Championship. PFF president Mariano Araneta Jr. said that the tournament was made possible after the federation entered into an agreement with Suzuki Philippines to hold the event during a signing ceremony held this…