MANILA (21 Jan 2011) – The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) have reached an agreement with Asia Brewery to stage the First Manila Beer Cup in late 2011. The competition will see three Under-23 teams from ASEAN other than the hosts challenging for honours in a round robin competition format. Mariano Araneta, the president of the…
MANILA (19 Jan 2011) – Hans Michael Weiss arrived in Manila this week to take over as the new chief coach of the Philippines and at once declared that the team has to comfortably beat Mongolia before they can plan for the future. The Philippines will take on Mongolia in a two-game qualifying round for…
MANILA (12 Jan 2011) – Other than the extended assistance from the German FA (DFB), the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have also received further support from several Middle East countries and Japan. Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait have agreed to provide a combined USD100,000 annual assistance for the PFF. “The aid is a big boost to…
MANILA (9 Jan 2011) – Philippines are preparing for their first SEA Games football team since 2005 following the euphoric performance of the national team at the AFF Suzuki Cup last month. The Fili football team last took part at the SEA Games – which is for players under the age of 23-years-old – in…
MANILA (2 Jan 2011) – Former Philippines national coach Juan Cutillas has urged the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the country to be realistic in setting targets for the national team. He said that putting the aim for the Philippines national team to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup is an impossible dream without…
MANILA (23 Dec 2010) – FIFA have given their full recognition to the presidency of Mariano Araneta in the Philippine Football Federation (PFF). In a three-paged letter sent to the association this week, FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said that FIFA – backed by the opinion of FIFA vice president Geoff Thompson – validated the…