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
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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
PH Women’s National Team achieves highest FIFA Ranking at No. 65
The Philippines Women’s National Team gained its highest ever position at No. 65 in the latest FIFA Rankings released last 18 December 2020. The FIFA Women’s World Ranking is the world governing body’s quarterly ranking system for women’s national teams. The country’s previous best was at 67th last year on the back of two fourthRead More
AFF Shifts Suzuki Cup to December 2021
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced Monday night that the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be held from 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022. The tournament, which was originally scheduled to be played this year, was initially rescheduled for April-May 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. However citing the health and safety of everyoneRead More
JFA-PFF Grassroots Development Programme Webinar Series a resounding success
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF), through the support of Japan Football Association (JFA) formally concluded the JFA-PFF Grassroots Development Programme Webinar Series last Sunday, 6 December 2020. With amateur football activities still not permitted under the varying degrees of community quarantine restrictions around the country, the grassroots webinar served as an avenue for PFF toRead More