For the love of the beautiful game and spending on her own, former national player Miriam Merlin endured a taxing 23-hour plane journey just to show her support for the Filipinas making their debut in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. *Merlin with her former Las Salle-Lipa player Kathleen de Torres.*...
After all the drama -- the long journey that was patchy and painful but momentous in every dash of recollection -- the fervor surely outweighs the pressure when history unfolds before the eyes of the Filipinas, the lady players of the Philippine National Women's Football Team, on Friday, July 21,...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- FIFA president Gianni Infantino urged fans to "seize the moment" on Wednesday, July 19, and snap up Women's World Cup tickets, with the opening match yet to sell out on the eve of the tournament. *FIFA president Gianni Infantino. (AFP)* There have long been concerns about sales in...
History is about to unfold as the Philippine Women's National Football Team make their much-awaited debut at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and Cignal TV is all set to deliver the action via its newest sports app Pilipinas Live which launched last June. *Philippine Women's Football team.* As...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- Staging the Women's World Cup will "wake up" New Zealand's passion for football, the co-hosts' coach Jitka Klimkova said on Wednesday's eve of the tournament. Football remains well behind rugby, cricket and other sports in popularity in New Zealand, which is jointly hosting the...
MANILA (AFP) -- In a country obsessed with beauty pageants, basketball and boxing, the Philippines women's team hope to ignite interest in football when they make the nation's World Cup debut this week. *This photo taken on March 14, shows Philippine women's football team member Hali Long during a...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) -- Brazil said on Tuesday, July 18, it will change civil servants' work schedules so they can watch the national team play in the women's World Cup -- a concession until now reserved for the men's top-flight football tournament. The employees can start their work days later so...
LONDON (AFP) -- England players expressed "disappointment" on Tuesday, July 18, that talks with the Football Association (FA) over bonus payments and commercial structures would not be resolved before the start of the women's World Cup. In a statement from the team posted on social media by captain...
AUCKLAND (AFP) -- The first 32-team Women's World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday, July 20, with the United States favorites to win an unprecedented third consecutive title in a landmark month for women's football. It has been a rapid expansion for a tournament that started in...
The Philippine women’s national football team got a glimpse of what’s ahead in their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup debut after falling to world No. 3 Sweden, 5-1, in their closed-door friendly match on Monday, July 17 in New Zealand. There is no detailed account from the Philippine Football...
It’s now less than a week before the Philippine women’s national football team makes its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and co-captain Hali Long is excited to “prove and show what the Filipinas are made of.” *The Filipinas during their ongoing training camp in New Zealand for...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States women's national team, which launches its bid for a third consecutive Women's World Cup crown next week, will play host to South Africa once it returns home. The US Soccer Federation announced on Friday, July 14, that the American women will play their first...
