01 10 / 2012
AZKALS CELEBRATE FIRST CROWN IN 99 YEARS
Photo by Mark Cristino for ABS-CBNnews.com
The Philippine Azkals celebrate after winning the Philippine Football Peace Cup by defeating Chinese-Taipei, 3-1 at the Rizal Memorial football field on Saturday. The Philippines won its first international crown after 99 years, winning against Guam, Macau and Chinese-Taipei in the tournament.
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26 9 / 2012
PHILIPPINE AZKALS DEFEAT GUAM, 1-0
Photo by Mark Cristino for ABS-CBNnews.com
Patrick Reichelt of the Azkals soars high over Scott Leon Guerrero of Guam to score a header and the Philippines’ lone goal in the Azkals’ first match in the ongoing Peace Cup at the Rizal Memorial football field in Manila. The Azkals escaped with the win despite the absence of their two star players, Phil and James Younghusband.
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13 3 / 2012
Phil Younghusband scores, dances for Angel, sister
MANILA, Philippines - Football striker Phil Younghusband said his 2 goals in the Philippine Azkals’s match against India in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup are for his special someone, Angel Locsin, and his younger sister Kerry. READ MORE
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09 3 / 2012
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01 3 / 2012
Neil Etheridge soars high for the ball
Photo by Rem Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com
Image found HERE (The ABS-CBNnews.com Multimedia section)
Philippine Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge soars high for the ball in one of his many saves against the Malaysian Tigers during their friendly at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday. The Azkals, drawing 1-1, displayed a solid performance against the Southeast Asian champions.
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27 4 / 2011
Phil Younghusband back after injury
After spending more than a month nursing an injured right hamstring, Filipino-British footballer Phil Younghusband is now back on the pitch in hopes of rejoining the Philippine Azkals in upcoming tournaments.
On Tuesday morning, Phil joined his brother James Younghusband and several Azkals team members for a practice in San Beda College in Manila.
The practice was part of their preparations for a club tournament in Luzon.
Phil said he’s still taking it slow to make sure that he continues his recovery.
“Dapat dahan-dahan para walang risk ‘yung injury ko. Magaling na ‘yung injury ko, pero ‘yung recovery ko, dahan-dahan,” Younghusband said.
Younghusband is thrilled to rejoin the Azkals, as the team faces Sri Lanka in the 1st round of the World Cup qualifiers on June 29.
Read more HERE.
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29 3 / 2011
Azkals aiming higher, dreaming bigger
“To go the next level… requires more efforts, more passion in the work ethic, like it has been so far,” Weiss said in a luncheon held for the Azkals Monday at the ELJ Communications Center at the ABS-CBN Compound in Quezon City. Fresh from their victory in the AFC Challenge Cup group stage, the Azkals will now advance to the tournament which will take place on March 2012. The team will also be playing in a qualifiers home-and-away match in their World Cup 2014 campaign, with their qualifying matches to be held this June. For their future stints, Weiss said it would be best for the team to modify their game play. “We have to make adjustments, we have to train more, train harder, train more intensively,” he said.
They came, they saw, they conquered. But as the Philippine Azkals prepare to conquer more matches, Coach Hans Michael Weiss said it would definitely take more than just tough training.
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29 3 / 2011
Azkals don't cause earthquakes: Etheridge
These coincidences led many to say in jest that earthquakes seem to hit when the Azkals are around. And now that they are back in the country, jokes are now circulating that the Philippines might be hit next. Filipino-British goal keeper Neil Etheridge simply shrugged off the teasing as he pointed out that earthquakes are something that cannot be predicted. “You can’t predict anything. It’s an act of nature. It’s an act of God. You carry on with your days as normal as possible,” he said. “I take things as they go. I got a flight back to London tomorrow evening. If anything was to occur, then it occurs.”
When the Philippine Azkals were in Japan for training, a major earthquake and huge tsunami struck that country. Another earthquake rocked Myanmar as it was hosting the Challenge Cup group where Azkals were one of the challengers.
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27 3 / 2011
Victorious Azkals arrive in Manila
The Philippine Azkals arrived in Manila early Sunday morning, fresh from their celebrated stint in the Challenge Cup group stage in Myanmar.
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26 3 / 2011
How the Philippine Azkals ambushed the Bengal Tigers
By Jojo Malig, abs-cbnNEWS.com
The Philippine Azkals advanced to the AFC Challenge Cup quarterfinals by crushing the Bangladesh Bengal Tigers, 3-0, in their Group A match on Friday in Myanmar.
Ian Araneta opened the scoring for the Filipinos while Angel Aldeguer Guirado scored his first international goals with a well-earned brace to seal the Azkals’ victory.
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