The kickoff date of the Philippines Football League has been moved next month due to strict government restrictions caused by a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. The league’s fifth season was supposed to open this Saturday but the Philippine Football Federation decided to set a tentative...
Photo from PFL The Philippines Football League is hoping to gain the nod of the Inter-Agency Task Force for its planned Aug. 21 opening of its 2021 season. PFL officials and representatives of the six participating clubs met virtually last July 13 where several plans were discussed. During the...
Jab Escutin, COO of BrenPro (left), and Eric M. Gottschalk, CEO of UCFC, formalize their partnership during the launch of the UCFC Esports division. Photo release Four-time Philippines Football League (PFL) champion United City Football Club is seeking to make its mark in the growing esports...
The BTS Meal and BTS (Instagram / McDonald’s Korea / McDonald’s Philippines) The BTS Meal, a collaboration between K-pop superstars BTS and McDonald’s, has sold more than one million sets in nearly a month in South Korea. McDonald’s Korea told Korean media that the BTS Meal has racked up...
Philippines Football League champion United City FC is set to hold its future home matches in New Clark City after the two sides agreed on an LGU partnership. The club made the announcement Monday, June 14 after UCFC president and co-founder Eric Gottschalk received an endorsement letter from the...
Photo from UAAP The local football community is mourning the loss of Far Eastern University’s Kieth Absalon, who was killed Sunday, June 6 while riding a bicycle with his relatives in Masbate City. The Philippine Football Federation, FEU’s athletics department and his non-professional club...
Three players from Kaya-Iloilo take part in passing drill during the resumption of PFL training sessions at the National Training Centre in Carmona, Cavite last year. (PFL photo) The city of Lipa in Batangas is being eyed a possible training site for clubs in the Philippines Football League....
In this file photo taken on December 8, 2013, Phillip Adams of the Oakland Raiders looks into the crowd during the first half against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Maddie Meyer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) A former American professional...
The Philippines Football League pushed back the opening of the 2021 season to July 17 after cancelling the Copa Paulino Alcantara for the second straight year. Philippine Football Federation president Nonong Araneta said the PFL took into consideration the current COVID-19 situation and the...
United City beefed up its roster for the Philippines Football League and AFC Champions League with the addition of 13 new players. Among the signings made by last season’s PFL champions are brothers Omid and Amin Nazari, ex-national team veteran Mark Hartmann, former U-22 team member Justin Baas,...
Photo from PFL The House of Representatives approved on the third and final reading a bill seeking the naturalization of Philippines Football League star Bienvenido Marañon. Members of the lower chamber gave the nod on the motion with a 206-0 voting during Tuesday’s plenary session, thus paving...
Photo from PFL Philippines Football League champion United City is set to take on clubs from Japan and China, among others, for its maiden foray in the AFC Champions League. United City was drawn in Group I of the prestigious continental competition’s East region along with Japanese champion...
