The country’s three AFC Youth Social Responsibility ambassadors conducted their first-ever webinar for youth players entitled “#OnlyTogether will we play again” last 5 April 2021. The online webinar was held inline with the celebration of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. A total of 15 participants from the various Philippine Youth NationalRead More
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PFF launches PFF eTrophy competition
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will launch its first ever online eFootball competition, the PFF eTrophy, this coming 15-16 April 2021. The competition will be an invitational event in its inaugural staging for 2021 with the PFF looking to expand next year to accommodate more players. For this year’s event, standouts from the Philippines VirtualRead More
PFF Instructors’ Course reinforces pool of local coaching instructors
In preparation for the start of the PFF Coaching Certificate Courses for this year, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) conducted the PFF Instructors’ Course from 18-30 March 2021 via an online webinar. As one of the few AFC Member Associations to be conferred with the AFC Coaching Convention – ‘A’ Level Membership, PFF aims toRead More
Six PFF Coaching Courses scheduled for the first half of 2021
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) announces the schedule of the six (6) PFF Coaching Certificate Courses for the first half of the year. The coaching courses offered are: four (4) PFF ‘C’ Coaching Certificate courses, one (1) PFF ‘B’ Diploma, and one (1) PFF ‘A’ Diploma. The courses are under the auspices of the AFCRead More
Philippines Football League Season 2021 sets July 17 kickoff date
The Philippines Football League brought to you by Qatar Airways is scheduled to kickoff on 17 July 2021. The PFL’s 2021 season was supposed to begin with the Copa Paulino Alcantara from April to May 2021 under a bubble format, but rising COVID-19 cases in the country, particularly in the National Capital Region and surroundingRead More
Grassroots Webinar Series 2021 provides valuable insights for coaches and teachers
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) concluded its Grassroots Webinar Series for coaches and teachers last Saturday, 20 March 2021. Over the past four weekends, participants were given a better understanding of the various PFF development programmes such as Women’s Football, Youth Football, and Futsal. In addition, participants were also briefed on the PFF Child SafeguardingRead More
Paulino Alcantara to be enshrined in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame
The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced on Friday, 12 March 2021 the enshrinement of Philippine footballing legend Paulino Alcantara to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame for his outstanding contributions to the sport, locally and internationally. Alcantara joins nine other Philippine sporting icons in the fourth batch of enshrinees to the Hall of Fame. TheRead More
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Qualifiers Group A to be played in China PR on June 2021
Following close consultation with all the participating Member Associations, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Friday, 12 March 2021, that the remaining fixtures in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 will be played in a centralised venue. China PR was confirmed as hostRead More
PFF Advisory to its Member Associations on National Government Guidelines on Amateur Football
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has reiterated its directive to all of its Member Associations nationwide to comply with the guidelines or restrictions provided for by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) “Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines”, amended on 11 February 2021. Since football is a contact sport, PFF remindsRead More
AFC Anti-Doping webinar offers insights on worldwide anti-doping framework
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), together with the FIFA Anti-Doping Unit, conducted a two-day webinar to strengthen the anti-doping knowledge of AFC Member Association medical practitioners held last 23-24 February 2021. The webinar gave an overview of the current trend in anti-doping as well as the best practices and tactics medical practitioners should follow inRead More