Philippine Football

[Khalid80]

Since ur developing ur NT for bball, there should be a Smart Gilas team for your football/soccer NT as well
(U should also bring a Serbian head coach just like Toroman for ur football team )

[paolylo]

Since ur developing ur NT for bball, there should be a Smart Gilas team for your football/soccer NT as well
(U should also bring a Serbian head coach just like Toroman for ur football team )

The PLDT Group is just like any other business. they're willing to fund basketball (Smart Gilas) and amateur boxing (ABAP) because we have chance to succeed in those sports. they wouldn't even invest in football because there's hardly a following in the country.

[sinobball]

basketball (Smart Gilas) and amateur boxing (ABAP) because we have chance to succeed in those sports

Actually you may be able to succeed more in football (relatively) because you won't face the height problem....

[paolylo]

Actually you may be able to succeed more in football (relatively) because you won't face the height problem....

it's not just the height.

football is one of those sports that has to be started at a very young age. give me a name of an international who first kicked a football when he was 15. nobody.

in the same manner, we don't have a footballing culture. in fact, most Filipinos think football is boring. it's no surprise that at our country's highest level of football, players have a horrendous touch on the ball compared to our ASEAN neighbors, they obviously lack match fitness whenever playing a much better footballing country, and we live and die on our foreign-based players for results.

to be fair, Filipino orphans beat Brazil 6-2 at the Street Children World Cup in South Africa early this year. that means skill-wise, Filipinos can compete with the best of the world. our kids just need venues and chances to hone their skills so they won't stop playing after they're 21.

[than11]

If only the best Fil-Fors play for the Azkals, winning SEA football competitions should have been relatively easy..the De Guzman brothers, Dennis Cagara, Jerry Lucena, in-form Younghusbands, then add rock-solid Ali, super-sub Emilio, the FEU guy whose name escaped me for the moment, and Neil and Rimando as GK's..wheew..formidable..

[satria_muda]

Good luck if somedays somehow Pinoy's attention and support changed into football, just dont be like us Indonesian..
football is the golden boy of Indonesians goverment's sport even more than badminton which's already given olympic golds to our country, infact nowadays local/province goverments in Indonesia on race build Football stadiums, for example in;

Samarinda city



Pekanbaru city



Bontang city



Tenggarong city



Surabaya city



'and many more...
But with all those TOONs of MONEYS pouring into this sport, we still have ZERO achievment in this sport, even in South East Asia.

Sorry for the off topic post guys,
but what I mean is, you shouldnt caught up with this all World Cup euforia,

at least Basketball give you reign in South East Asia

[reamily]

Good luck if somedays somehow Pinoy's attention and support changed into football, just dont be like us Indonesian..
football is the golden boy of Indonesians goverment's sport even more than badminton which's already given olympic golds to our country, infact nowadays local/province goverments in Indonesia on race build Football stadiums, for example in;

Samarinda city



Pekanbaru city



Bontang city



Tenggarong city



Surabaya city



'and many more...
But with all those TOONs of MONEYS pouring into this sport, we still have ZERO achievment in this sport, even in South East Asia.

Sorry for the off topic post guys,
but what I mean is, you shouldnt caught up with this all World Cup euforia,

at least Basketball give you reign in South East Asia

hehehe absolutely right the lesson is play hat you love and where you are good at

[eitra]

BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO CITY is the capital footbal of the PHILIPPINES...

1. ELMER BEDIA-STRIKER PAF..from 1980 to 1990-MR. FOOTBAL of the Philippines- currently in AUSTRALIA as a Club coach and use to play a club team in AUSTRALIA...
2.EMILIO CALIGDONG-MIDFIELDER present-PHILIPPINE TEAM
3.BEBOY ARANETA- 1975-1990-STRIKER-use to play a club team in GERMANY
-cousin of CYRIL DOFITAS secretary general OF PFL
- brother of Pablito Araneta former secretary general PFL
4. IRA CAUSING-defender-PHILIPPINE TEAM 1980-1993-use to play in minor league in California..and He is my UNCLE...
a lot of players to mention...

[kerouac82]

They just pursued the modeling thing because of the rubbish events in the PFF.. But these boys can play I tell you.. They played with the UST Football team around last month and all I can say is wow.. They are really good.. Quality of skill is way ahead of the best in the Phils..

Filipinos have to improve a lot in their play.. Like, learning how to receive the ball first time and not letting it bounce or something first.. And also the basic back pass.. I noticed from the previous NTs that when they look to push forward, they don't turn back and pass the ball for more options.. Even if the defense is there, they will still push the ball..

We have good players.. A lot of them especially in the provinces..

It seems that Filipino footballers have this tendency of wanting to keep the ball in their own half of the field, as if anyone who passes the ball past the midfield line would commit a backcourt violation

We have a lot to learn from football. The patience in making passes, getting the ball in mid-air and not waiting for it to bounce first, developing the defense in such a way that we can defend one-on-one, not many-on-one, etc. The offense leaves much to be desired too.

[medji]

we still have a long way to go only if theres a billionare/millionare out there willing to suport the team.
plenty of pinoys out there who are superb in playing this game.

havent really research on the governing body of football in the Phils, hope
its not like what BAP did to basketball or much worse...

[eindhow]

Good luck if somedays somehow Pinoy's attention and support changed into football, just dont be like us Indonesian..
football is the golden boy of Indonesians goverment's sport even more than badminton which's already given olympic golds to our country, infact nowadays local/province goverments in Indonesia on race build Football stadiums, for example in;

'and many more...
But with all those TOONs of MONEYS pouring into this sport, we still have ZERO achievment in this sport, even in South East Asia.

Sorry for the off topic post guys,
but what I mean is, you shouldnt caught up with this all World Cup euforia,

at least Basketball give you reign in South East Asia

Woah! I thought football was well loved in your country! Well, I think it is.. Its just that you're not into it.. Am I right or not??

But the good thing is you have classy stadiums.. In ours we don't even have flat grounds.. The ball bounces as it rolls!

[eindhow]

we still have a long way to go only if theres a billionare/millionare out there willing to suport the team.
plenty of pinoys out there who are superb in playing this game.

havent really research on the governing body of football in the Phils, hope
its not like what BAP did to basketball or much worse...

Damn if I was a damn rich guy I would help every sport possible! And of course help in charity.. Etc.. HAHA

[eindhow]

Our wing players are damn good! Emilio Caligdong and Jason de Jong.. Both can play I tell you!

Hope we could get that David Alaba guy..

IMO the Phils are goodvin every position.. It's a matter of getting it together.. I can see us challenging SEA soon.. Hope Bulpin is football's Toroman..

[kaiziken_pinas]

The football capital of the Philippines, Barotac Nuevo, doesn't even have a decent Footbal Stadium, much less a field.

heck, if you guys want to argue me about the statement above, don't. I'm from there.

I watched how the players of Bhutan struggled on the soggy pitch. safe to say pinoys play better when wet. ^_^

[ayoboi]

BAROTAC NUEVO, ILOILO CITY is the capital footbal of the PHILIPPINES...

1. ELMER BEDIA-STRIKER PAF..from 1980 to 1990-MR. FOOTBAL of the Philippines- currently in AUSTRALIA as a Club coach and use to play a club team in AUSTRALIA...
2.EMILIO CALIGDONG-MIDFIELDER present-PHILIPPINE TEAM
3.BEBOY ARANETA- 1975-1990-STRIKER-use to play a club team in GERMANY
-cousin of CYRIL DOFITAS secretary general OF PFL
- brother of Pablito Araneta former secretary general PFL
4. IRA CAUSING-defender-PHILIPPINE TEAM 1980-1993-use to play in minor league in California..and He is my UNCLE...
a lot of players to mention...

PAULINO ALCÁNTARA
PHILIPPINES / SPAIN
1896 - 1964

PERSONAL DETAILS
Full Name: Paulino Alcántara Riestra
Date of Birth: Wednesday, 7 October 1896
Place of Birth: Iloilo, Philippines
Date of Death: Thursday, 13 February 1964
Position: Forward
One of the most talented players ever to come from Asia, Paulino Alcántara was also one of the finest players in world football in the pre-Second World War era. Born in the Philippines, of mixed Filipino and Spanish parentage, he moved to Spain as a teenager and signed for Barcelona. He would go on to become one of their greatest ever players.
Alcántara made his first team debut for Barcelona in 1912, at the age of just 15, and scored a hat-trick. In a four year spell at the club, his goals helped Barcelona to two Catalan Championships and one Spanish Cup, before he returned to the Philippines in 1916 and ended up playing for two years for Filipino club Bohemians.
In 1918, Alcántara returned to Barcelona and despite initially being asked to play in defence, eventually returned to his normal forward position and became one of the most prolific strikers the game has ever seen. In his second spell at Barcelona, the club won eight more Catalan League titles in just nine seasons as well as four more Spanish Cups. Alcántara went on to become their all-time record goalscorer with a remarkable total of 356 goals in just 357 games.
Committed to studying medicine as a career, Alcántara turned down the chance to play in the 1920 Olympic Games for Spain, and his international career was very short lived. He played briefly for the national teams of both the Philippines and Spain, for whom he won five caps and scored six goals.
In 1927, Alcántara retired from football to concentrate on medicine. He did return to the game briefly in 1951 when he coached the Spanish national team for three matches, in which the team was unbeaten. Paulino Alcántara died in Barcelona in 1964, at the age of 67.
CLUB CAREER

FC Barcelona (ESP)
Years: 1912-16, 1918-27
Appearances: 357 Goals: 356
Team Honours:
Catalonia State Championship (10): 1912-13, 1915-16, 1918-19, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27
Spanish Cup (5): 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926
Individual Honours:
All time club record goalscorer: 356 goals
Bohemians (PHI)
Years: 1916-18
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Philippines
Years: 1917
Spain
Years: 1945-53
Appearances: 5 Goals: 6
Debut: 07/10/1921 v Belgium (H) W 2-0
Last Cap: 16/12/1923 v Portugal (H), W 3-0
COACHING CAREER
SPAIN
Years: 1951
Games: 3 Won: 1 Drawn: 2 Lost: 0