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Men's National Football Team: Azkals
Women's National Football Team: Malditas
Our football teams really have nasty names. Lol.
Our football teams really have nasty names. Lol.
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From philstar.com.
From philstar.com.
PFF readying Panaad for Challenge Cup
By Joaquin Henson (The Philippine Star) Updated January 04, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (29)
National team manager Dan Palami said no decision has been made as to whom the Azkals coach will be.
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. said yesterday the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City will be the site for the country’s match against Mongolia on Feb. 9 to open a home-and-away qualifying series for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup.
The second game is scheduled on Feb. 16 in Mongolia but Araneta said he will negotiate to hold the rematch also at the Panaad Stadium on Feb. 12. The Philippines’ recent Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup semifinal series against Indonesia was originally a home-and-away tie but became an away-and-away battle for the Azkals since no Philippine venue met the strict AFF standards. If the Philippines hosts both games in the Challenge Cup, it will be an away-and-away series for Mongolia.
Araneta is set to represent the country as PFF president in the AFC Congress in Qatar on Thursday. He will be accompanied by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Monico Puentevella and PFF secretary-general Chito Manuel.
“I plan to speak with the president of the Mongolia Football Federation (R. Amarjargal) during the AFC Congress in Qatar,” said Araneta. “I hope to convince Mongolia to play both games in Bacolod. At the moment, we are blocking off hotel rooms in Bacolod to anticipate the staging of the first match. Holding the second match in Mongolia may be difficult because of winter conditions.”
Araneta said it is the coach’s call to determine which players will make up the Azkals squad in the Mongolia series.
British coach Simon McMenemy, who steered the Azkals to the Suzuki Cup semifinals, is back in England. His contract with the PFF has expired.
Palami left for Frankfurt yesterday to confer with officials of the German Football Association on a grant program. He will be back on Friday to meet with the Azkals and disclose the outcome of his trip. The Azkals open training camp either this Saturday or Monday. The coach, whoever he is, will be in the camp by Jan. 15.
“We’re talking with the German Football Association to assist us on technical matters and in grassroots development,” said Palami. “It’s a grant and the program will be supervised by a German official. I’ve asked for a short list of five candidates whom we might consider as our national coach. They must all have UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) licenses. Unfortunately, Simon doesn’t have a UEFA license and we’ve told him about it. In the Challenge Cup, national coaches from Europe are required to own UEFA licenses. The salary of the national coach will be covered by the German grant so that’s a big help for us.”
Palami said whatever is management’s decision on the Azkals coach, he hopes the fans will support it.
“We hope we’ve earned the trust of the public by what we’re doing and what we’ve done so far for Philippine football,” said Palami. “We will choose the best coach available for our team, someone with international experience, someone who can develop our attacking options. Simon, of course, is a candidate. But we’re keeping our options open for the good of our team.”
Palami said the core of the Azkals team that played in the Suzuki Cup will be retained but reinforcements will be welcome.
“We turned down about 12 Fil-foreigners who tried out for the team,” continued Palami. “We decided to give slots to local players who’ve worked hard to make it and were in better condition. When we open training camp, we’ll welcome anyone to try out. We hope guys like Chad (Gould) will come. Fil-foreigners or Filipinos playing in first division Europe leagues will be seeded because of their background.”
Palami said while in Germany, he will try to contact more Fil-foreign players. At the moment, the national pool lists two Fil-Germans, Mark Drinkuth and Manny Ott. Drinkuth, 19, is with Agon Dusseldorf while Ott, 18, plays with Ingolstadt. Another Fil-German prospect is Stephan Schrock, 24, of Geuther Furth. Two Fil-Danish players in Palami’s radar are Jerry Lucena and Dennis Cagara.
From philstar.com.
PFF readying Panaad for Challenge Cup
By Joaquin Henson (The Philippine Star) Updated January 04, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (29)
National team manager Dan Palami said no decision has been made as to whom the Azkals coach will be.
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Football Federation (PFF) president Mariano Araneta Jr. said yesterday the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City will be the site for the country’s match against Mongolia on Feb. 9 to open a home-and-away qualifying series for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup.
The second game is scheduled on Feb. 16 in Mongolia but Araneta said he will negotiate to hold the rematch also at the Panaad Stadium on Feb. 12. The Philippines’ recent Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup semifinal series against Indonesia was originally a home-and-away tie but became an away-and-away battle for the Azkals since no Philippine venue met the strict AFF standards. If the Philippines hosts both games in the Challenge Cup, it will be an away-and-away series for Mongolia.
Araneta is set to represent the country as PFF president in the AFC Congress in Qatar on Thursday. He will be accompanied by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Monico Puentevella and PFF secretary-general Chito Manuel.
“I plan to speak with the president of the Mongolia Football Federation (R. Amarjargal) during the AFC Congress in Qatar,” said Araneta. “I hope to convince Mongolia to play both games in Bacolod. At the moment, we are blocking off hotel rooms in Bacolod to anticipate the staging of the first match. Holding the second match in Mongolia may be difficult because of winter conditions.”
Araneta said it is the coach’s call to determine which players will make up the Azkals squad in the Mongolia series.
British coach Simon McMenemy, who steered the Azkals to the Suzuki Cup semifinals, is back in England. His contract with the PFF has expired.
Palami left for Frankfurt yesterday to confer with officials of the German Football Association on a grant program. He will be back on Friday to meet with the Azkals and disclose the outcome of his trip. The Azkals open training camp either this Saturday or Monday. The coach, whoever he is, will be in the camp by Jan. 15.
“We’re talking with the German Football Association to assist us on technical matters and in grassroots development,” said Palami. “It’s a grant and the program will be supervised by a German official. I’ve asked for a short list of five candidates whom we might consider as our national coach. They must all have UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) licenses. Unfortunately, Simon doesn’t have a UEFA license and we’ve told him about it. In the Challenge Cup, national coaches from Europe are required to own UEFA licenses. The salary of the national coach will be covered by the German grant so that’s a big help for us.”
Palami said whatever is management’s decision on the Azkals coach, he hopes the fans will support it.
“We hope we’ve earned the trust of the public by what we’re doing and what we’ve done so far for Philippine football,” said Palami. “We will choose the best coach available for our team, someone with international experience, someone who can develop our attacking options. Simon, of course, is a candidate. But we’re keeping our options open for the good of our team.”
Palami said the core of the Azkals team that played in the Suzuki Cup will be retained but reinforcements will be welcome.
“We turned down about 12 Fil-foreigners who tried out for the team,” continued Palami. “We decided to give slots to local players who’ve worked hard to make it and were in better condition. When we open training camp, we’ll welcome anyone to try out. We hope guys like Chad (Gould) will come. Fil-foreigners or Filipinos playing in first division Europe leagues will be seeded because of their background.”
Palami said while in Germany, he will try to contact more Fil-foreign players. At the moment, the national pool lists two Fil-Germans, Mark Drinkuth and Manny Ott. Drinkuth, 19, is with Agon Dusseldorf while Ott, 18, plays with Ingolstadt. Another Fil-German prospect is Stephan Schrock, 24, of Geuther Furth. Two Fil-Danish players in Palami’s radar are Jerry Lucena and Dennis Cagara.
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BUSINESSMIRROR also learned that James and Phil Younghusband have been offered $6,000 each to play for an Indonesian club.
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Azkals’ success opens windows of opportunity
by rick olivares
The performance of the Philippine Men’s National Team in the 2010 Suzuki Cup threw a monkey wrench in the best-laid plans of Southeast Asia’s traditional powerhouses and sparked an interest not just in the team that has been unseen and unheard of in recent memory. What follows are the thoughts of several of members of the team and how recent developments are changing their lives.
http://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2011/01/azkals-success-opens-windows-of.html
by rick olivares
The performance of the Philippine Men’s National Team in the 2010 Suzuki Cup threw a monkey wrench in the best-laid plans of Southeast Asia’s traditional powerhouses and sparked an interest not just in the team that has been unseen and unheard of in recent memory. What follows are the thoughts of several of members of the team and how recent developments are changing their lives.
http://bleachersbrew.blogspot.com/2011/01/azkals-success-opens-windows-of.html
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Younghusband brothers are among players who were offered contracts to play in Indonesia. Others are Jason De Jong, skipper Ally Borromeo and Neil Etheridge. It's better they will play in Indonesia where there is a competitive league to hone their skills than staying in the Philippines. The quality of domestic league matches in the Philippines lagged behind its ASEAN neighbors. Besides it gives an opportunity for the Younghusband brothers to focus on football rather than in modelling acts. . .
To sign Neil Etheridge is a long shoot as he got an existing contract with EPL club Fulham. . .
To sign Neil Etheridge is a long shoot as he got an existing contract with EPL club Fulham. . .
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Globetrotting German football coaches
Globetrotting German football coaches
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14751844,00.html
Michael Weiss, the German coach in the article is the strongest contender to handle Philippine Azkals in their future matches in FIFA -accredited tournaments. . .
Simon McMenemy lacks some FIFA license to manage a national team, hence negotiation to renew his contract was forestalled. . .
Globetrotting German football coaches
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14751844,00.html
Michael Weiss, the German coach in the article is the strongest contender to handle Philippine Azkals in their future matches in FIFA -accredited tournaments. . .
Simon McMenemy lacks some FIFA license to manage a national team, hence negotiation to renew his contract was forestalled. . .
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donmar2
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Agree to that.. it keep the Younghusbands away from the overrated Philippine show business and it keeps them focus to football...
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2014 World Cup Qualifier
2014 World Cup Qualifier
Format : http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournamen...p-2010/30068-2014-fwc-asian-qualifiers-format
I would be happy if Philippine Azkals will reach 2nd round in a 5-round qualifying format. . .Much happier if they survived till 3rd round, the group stage round where they will play a home and away format against three teams, a total of six matches. . . Playing in that stage group (round 3) is what I wish for the Philippine Azkals. . . I does not matter if they would be losing, what matters most is the experience of playing for 6 matches against top- level, quality opposition. . . .
2014 World Cup Qualifier
Format : http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournamen...p-2010/30068-2014-fwc-asian-qualifiers-format
I would be happy if Philippine Azkals will reach 2nd round in a 5-round qualifying format. . .Much happier if they survived till 3rd round, the group stage round where they will play a home and away format against three teams, a total of six matches. . . Playing in that stage group (round 3) is what I wish for the Philippine Azkals. . . I does not matter if they would be losing, what matters most is the experience of playing for 6 matches against top- level, quality opposition. . . .
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FilWelsh2
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Just received a message from Paul Weiler stating that Dan Stephen Palami is currently negotiating with 7 European- based players. . . I would consider it a success of getting 3 - 4 of them. . .
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ctongco2
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3-4 would be great, getting all 7 would be better
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FilWelsh2
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Paul Weiler is the Secretary -General of Cebu Football Clubs International Association Inc. . . . Profile : http://cebufa.org/profile.php
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eindhow2
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TOOOMMMMOOO!!!
anything just for them to play quality football.. They should let the development of the young ones to the people who should be doing it..
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kaiziken_pinas2
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you'll LOL
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b3lowzro2
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the malditas!!!
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donmar2
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Same... more international games in their regular schedule will not only help our ranking and international standing but it will also develop our team and for the fans to look forward.. we need to develop sporting mentality just like in Australia where people always support every single national teams they have regardless if the sport is popular or not as long as it carry Flag and Country they will support it...
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donmar2
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the malditas!!!
Their moniker is quite close to Australia's women's football team - The Matildas!
Anyway, there's an old thread talking about this dirty female soccer player from the US and I tried to search for the thread (I can't find it) but as usual Mr. Google was there to help...
Her name is Elizabeth Lambert.. she's one of the nastiest footballer around... the Malditas should naturalize her
This is her (15) in action..
When she's not angry
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sergio232
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I hope De jong and younghusband bros would accept the offer and play there. It's better for them at least they can get a high level exposure than staying here.For sure Indonesian girls will go GaGa cheering for the younghusbands and De Jong.
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I hope De jong and younghusband bros would accept the offer and play there. It's better for them at least they can get a high level exposure than staying here.For sure Indonesian girls will go GaGa cheering for the younghusbands and De Jong.
some offers are too good to be true. unless the contract allows for the younghusbands to play for phl whenever they are recalled for nt duty, i wouldnt say yet that this is good news. then again, the younghusbands can just play there for a while then bite the hands that feed them should their teams refuse to release them for nt duties.
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donmar2
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Yup.. "if" they are going to play in Indonesia.. their agent or manager must ensure that a "national team clause" is part of their contracts..