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
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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
PFF adopts Anti-Doping Policy for all competitions
In line with FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to continuously strive to keep football free from doping, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has crafted the PFF Anti-Doping Policy which will be applied to all individuals and competitions, particularly registered footballers in the country and participants in the domestic leagues beginning this year.Read More
2nd QFA-AFF Digital Learning Seminar wraps up
The Qatar Football Association (QFA) and the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), in partnership with the Josoor Institute, concluded their 2nd QFA-AFF Digital Learning Seminar which was held from 23-25 February 2021. The aim of the webinar was to raise awareness of – and to combat – fraud, match fixing, and illegal betting activities that distortRead More
Grassroots Online Webinars for 2021 kicks off on 27 February
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Grassroots Department will resume its PFF Grassroots Online Webinar Series beginning this Saturday, 27 February 2021. This is the continuation of the PFF’s grassroots online webinar series which was launched last year to serve as an avenue for PFF to reach to the various Regional Football Associations (RFAs) and conductRead More
PFF Basic Futsal Referees Course conducted in CMORFA
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF), together with the Camiguin-Misamis Oriental Regional Football Association (CMORFA), successfully completed the PFF Basic Futsal Referees Course, which was conducted online last 20-21 February 2021. The course was the first referee development course conducted in the Camiguin-Misamis Oriental region following the admission of CMORFA as a PFF Member Association duringRead More
Filipino referees accepted to the FIFA 2021 Refereeing List
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Referees Committee accepted the Philippine Football Federation’s (PFF) nomination of 12 referees to the FIFA 2021 Refereeing International List. FIFA annually publishes the global list of match officials who are eligible to officiate in international matches. The list is valid for one calendar year. Referee Meliton Pelayo ofRead More
United City, Kaya to learn their fate in expanded AFC Club Competitions
Philippines Football League clubs United City FC and Kaya FC-Iloilo mark their return to the Asian football scene in the AFC Champions League 2021 and the AFC Cup 2021 draw ceremonies scheduled on Wednesday, 27 January 2021. United City FC enter the competition as the first Filipino professional club to compete in the expanded AFCRead More