MANILA (15 Feb 2016) – Injury-ravaged Loyola Meralco Sparks scored their first win of the United Football League 2016 season when they beat Pasargad 7-1 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The team under former Philippines national coach Simon McMenemy was a lot more determined following their season opening defeat to Ceres-La Salle the previous week.…
MANILA (23 Jan 2016) – The Philippines United Football League 2016 will kick-off on 6 February, with only 12 teams taking part. Unlike last year where the tournament was played with a league format with two divisions taking part, this time round, the meet will use a Cup competition instead as the starting point, with…
MANILA (1 Jan 2016) – Mariano Araneta, the president of the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) considered 2015 a good year for the sport generally despite the Azkals’ string of losses in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the last quarter. Parading a slew of high-quality recruits and returnees, the Azkals actually got off to a 2-0…
MANILA (15 Nov 2015) – Former Philippines national captain Mariano Araneta received a fresh mandate to lead Philippine football for the next four years – winning a second term unopposed during the 12th Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Congress at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. The athlete-turned-businessman, who is also a member of the Executive Committee…
MANILA (9 Nov 2015) – Philippines will be without captain Philip Younghusband for their FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Yemen on 12 November due to suspension for accumulated yellow cards. “If a starter is missing, it’s always a little bit of an issue,” said Philippines head coach Thomas Dooley. “But on the other hand…
MANILA (15 Oct 2015) – The AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 picked up another milestone when they were awarded with the Silver award in the “Best Live Experience at a Sports Event” category of the inaugural Sports Industry Awards & Conference (SPIA Asia), held in Manila recently. On a glittering gala night at Manila’s New World…