Angel Guirado, left, celebrates with Mike Ott after scoring the opening goal in the Philippine Azkals' 3-0 win over Guam in the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers in Sharjah, UAE. (Photo from Philippine Azkals) Game Tuesday (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) 10 p.m. — Philippines vs Maldives The...
pff-chn-phi-2021-2 The Philippine Azkals look to tighten their grip on third spot in Group A when they take on tailender Guam Friday night, June 11 in the second round of the World Cup/Asian Qualifiers in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Out to rebound from a 2-0 defeat to China last Tuesday, the...
Jefferson Tabinas (right) defends against a Chinese player during their World Cup/Asian Cup Qualification match Jefferson Tabinas said there’s still some room for improvement even after a stellar performance during his Philippine Azkals debut against China in the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers...
Philippine Azkals' midfielder Stephan Schrock (right) maneuvers between China's Wu Xi (center) and Al Kesen during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification football match at the Sharjah Football Stadium in the Sharjah in the UAE on June 7, 2021. (AFP) Coach Scott Cooper said the Philippine...
China's Wu Lei (L) and Philipines' Bernd Schipmann (R) fight for the ball during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification football match between between China and Philippines at the Sharjah Football Stadium in the Sharjah in the UAE on June 7, 2021. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) The Philippine...
The Philippine Azkals (Photo from PFF) Stephan Schrock said the change of venue from Suzhou, China to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates has no big impact on the Philippine Azkals’ final preparations for the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers. The Azkals are now in Sharjah ahead of the resumption of their...
Bienvenido Marañon could soon become a Filipino citizen after the Spanish-born footballer’s naturalization bill was transmitted to Malacanang for President Duterte’s signature. A check on the House of Representatives website showed that the bill was sent to the Palace Wednesday, June 2, two...
The Philippine Azkals will play their Group A matches in the joint qualifiers of the World Cup and Asian Cup in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates instead of Suzhou, China. The Asian Football Confederation confirmed the change of venue Tuesday, June 1 after Maldives and Syria were prevented entry in...
Dan Palami Philippine Azkals team manager Dan Palami remains confident that the national squad will be able to withstand all challenges going into the resumption of World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers this week. Palami believes the Azkals can display the usual fight they have shown in the past even...
Photo from Fulham FC website Neil Etheridge and eight others have been ruled out of next week’s resumption of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers for various reasons. The Azkals said through their social media accounts that Etheridge, coming off a stint with English Football Championship side...
The Philippine Azkals The Philippine Azkals won’t be playing India in a friendly match prior to the resumption of their campaign in the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers next week. Plans were for the Azkals and India to play in a closed-door friendly as part of both sides’ training camp in Doha,...
The Philippine Azkals have started their Doha training camp Monday, May 24, in preparation for the resumption of the World Cup/Asian Cup Qualifiers in early-June. Team captain Stephan Schrock leads a group of 12 players who are now in the Qatari capital for the weeklong camp which coach Scott...