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...
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...
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...
Filipino football fans around the globe could barely contain their excitement with the FIFA Women’s World Cup just around the corner. For the first time ever, the country’s flag and colors are set to make an appearance on the grandest stage of the world’s biggest sport, represented by Summit...
EDITORS DESK There are plenty of reasons why the Philippine national women’s football team’s maiden campaign in the biggest stage, the FIFA Women’s World Cup co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand next month, is a must-watch for Filipino followers. But as history beckons in the face of an...
The Philippine national women’s football team is set to individually receive at least $30,000 from FIFA for its participation in the 2023 Women’s World Cup this July. The Filipinas, who are about to make their maiden appearance in the global football showpiece, will be earning individual...
The Philippine national women’s football team is seeking financial support as it begins its buildup for the nearing FIFA Women's World Cup set next month. *PFF President Nonong Araneta, Filipinas members Hali Long and Inna Palacios, and PFF General Secretary Atty. Ed Gastanes attend New Zealand...
The Philippine women’s football team is heading for a training camp in Australia or New Zealand as part of its preparation for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in July. Taking the lessons from their early exit in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia, the Filipinas are looking to stage some...
UNITED NATIONS, United States -- The UN Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday calling on the Taliban to "swiftly reverse" all restrictive measures against women, condemning in particular its ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations. The resolution, unanimously adopted by all 15...
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...
Chezka Centeno, left, and Rubilen Amit vie for the Women's World 9-Ball title on Jan. 19 to 22 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. (From Rubilen Amit's Facebook page) Philippines’ top female cue artists Rubilen Amit and Chezka Centeno left for Atlantic City, New Jersey on Tuesday, Jan. 10, to compete...
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