By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine national women’s football team got into a rocky start in its 2023 Pinatar Cup campaign after absorbing a 1-0 loss to the higher-ranked Wales at the Pinatar Arena in Spain on Wednesday, Feb. 15 (Thursday, Manila time). The Filipinas couldn’t convert an...
The Philippine women’s national football team By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine women’s national team will no longer be playing as underdogs when they face a tough battle to move past the first round of the Olympic Qualifiers. The Filipinas are kicking off their hectic campaign this...
CEBU CITY – Get into sports, not into drugs. COL. Antonietto Cañete (seated, second from right), chief of the Community Affairs and Development Division of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, welcomes the football team of Benthel Asia School of Technology in his office where the team...
Football coach Alen Stajcic By NIKOLE JAVIER Philippine national women's football team head coach Alen Stajcic is dealing with a unique problem as promising talents battle for roster spots in the lead-up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The national mentor and now appointed head tactician...
FROM LEFT: Goalkeeper Inna Palacios, team manager Jeff Cheng, head coach Alen Stajcic, co-captain Hali Long and assistant coach Nahuel Arrar By NIKOLE JAVIER Philippine women’s national football team head tactician Alen Stajcic and his assistant Nahuel Arrarte will be extending their...
By NIKOLE JAVIER The groundwork and timetable are both set for the Philippine women’s national football team as it tackles a busy year ahead. Riding the momentum of their historic rise, the Filipinas will kick off the year with European action in the 2023 Pinatar Cup in Spain as they...
The Philippine women's national football team By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine women’s national football team is looking to make it past the first round of the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualifiers. The 53rd-ranked in the world team was drawn into Group E with Hong Kong (No. 77), Tajikistan (No....
The Philippine Azkals during their game against Indonesia in the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022. (Ali Vicoy/MB) By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippine Azkals will undergo a crucial and long-term development following their underwhelming AFF stint and Stephan Schrock's retirement from international...
Watch parties stayed until the wee hours to witness what is probably the biggest sports spectacle – the FIFA World Cup. The final contest turned out to be a classic duel between two of the best players, Lionel Messi of Argentina and Kylian Mbappe of France. The contest lasted for 120 minutes, as...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has completed the construction of the new and modern Tamasak Arena Gymnasium in Barotac Nuevo in Iloilo. Built at the entrance of Barotac Nuevo’s football field, the gym has a total floor area of about 10,000 square meters and can accommodate a...
By NIKOLE JAVIER The Philippines is set to be part of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Trophy Tour in 2023 to drum up support for the nationals in the upcoming Women’s World Cup in New Zealand. In addition to the draw last weekend, FIFA has also notified the...
Expectations and excitement build up as the Philippine women's national football team braces to know its future opponents in the World Cup when the official draw kicks off at the Aotea Center in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday, Oct 22. The Philippine women's national football team, simply the...
