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By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Phil Younghusband netted a penalty at the 90th minute to catapult the Azkals to a 2-1 victory against Tajikistan at the Rizal Memorial Stadium tonight. With the win, the Philippines secured the top spot in Qualifying Group F to book its ticket to the AFC Asian Cup, the first time the country will compete in Asia’s most prestigious football tournament. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be hosted by […]
BOCAUE, Philippines — The Philippines did all it could to keep defending champion Thailand at bay, but a late goal gave the War Elephants a clean sweep of its Group A assignments after the final day of the 2016 AFF Suzuki Cup group stage at the Philippine Sports Stadium. Indonesia, on the other hand, hung tough against the Singapore XI to pull off a rousing 2-1 come from behind win over at the Rizal […]
The Philippines national football team has its backs against the wall when it faces defending champion Thailand in the final day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A fixtures on Friday night at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan. On the other hand, Indonesia and Singapore will simultaneously kick off its final match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. At stake with a win for either team will be an outright ticket to […]
BOCAUE, Philippines — Visiting Indonesia gave host Philippines a huge scare, but the home side managed to salvage a 2-2 draw in the second day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A competition on Tuesday night at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue. For the second straight game, the Azkals failed to gain a result, putting its campaign to advance in jeopardy unless it gains a win over Thailand, or both Singapore and Indonesia produce […]
BOCAUE, Philippines — Six years ago, the Philippines men’s national football team was merely a blip in the radar of international football. With the Philippine Football Federation in turmoil under the late Jose Mari Martinez, the Azkals were mired in a tough situation during its 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup campaign. Prior to the tournament, the team was ranked at 166, way behind sub-region rivals Myanmar (137) and Malaysia (148). But in a surprise twist, the […]
CUBAO, Philippines — Two days removed from a frustrating opening match, the Philippines national team is mired in a must-win situation against Indonesia when the second day of the AFF Suzuki Cup Group A competition resumes on Tuesday at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue. Against a 10-man Singapore last Saturday, the Azkals failed to secure a result and garnered a nil-nil result. On the other hand, tournament favorites and defending champion Thailand relied on […]
The Philippines open up its bid to gain the elusive AFF Suzuki Cup title as it takes on four-time champion Singapore in the opening day of Group A at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Bocaue, Bulacan on Saturday night. Also in the bracket known as the “Group of Death” are Indonesia and defending titlists Thailand, which will face each other in the opener at 4:30 p.m. The Philippines-Singapore tiff follows at 8:00 p.m. All other […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – National team Philippine Azkals was able to step up in the world rankings, from its previous position of 135th, now it is in the 115th. The Azkals is preparing for the AFF Suzuki Cup which will be held in the Philippines and Myanmar this November and December. Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors defeated the Miami Heat in the second round of the 2016 NBA play-offs. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 18) – Baltazar: “My blood is not Pinoy, but my heart is Pinoy.” Foreigners or half-Filipinos playing for a sport team is not new in the Philippines or in other countries, for that matter. Other countries are also recruiting other players from a different ethnicity. In our country, where being able to speak good English is a source of pride, still, there are some who are raising issues against someone being a half-Filipino […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (October 13)- With the strong drive to of the Philippine Football team to turn the tables after their upsetting loss to Uzbekistan, the fierce Azkals gritted its teeth against team North Korea, holding them back into a goalless draw in front of their 50,000 strong home supporters in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers last Thursday (October 8). The brave Azkals fought team North Korea with they all might, surviving the surge of attacks […]
BOCAUE, Bulacan (Eagle News) – In the World Cup qualifier held at the Philippine Sports Stadium in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan, the Philippine Azkals won what was touted as historic victory against the much stronger Bahrain with a score of 2-1. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
The Philippine Azkals are ready to face Thailand War Elephants in Bangkok, with said team’s coach saying that the team is feeling pressure due to the home court advantage of the Thai team.
