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
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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
AFF Resets Suzuki Cup from April-May 2021
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced that the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be held from 11 April to 08 May 2021, following the postponement of the tournament this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was taken with a firm intention to stage the competition in its full format – played on aRead More
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Qualifiers Rescheduled for 2021
FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have decided that the upcoming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 / AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 fixtures, scheduled for the International Match Windows of October and November 2020, will be rescheduled to 2021. The fixtures were originally scheduled for the March and JuneRead More
AFF Postpones AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 to 2021
The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) announced today that the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed until 2021 in light of the rapidly deteriorating COVID-19 situation, regionally and globally. According to a statement released by AFF, the health and safety of the players, coaches, partners, fans and the public are of the highest priority, andRead More
FIFA-ASEAN Launch Awareness Campaign to Promote Healthy and Active Lifestyle
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and FIFA launched the #BeActive videos featuring Philippine Men’s National Team goalkeeper Neil Etheridge and Philippine Women’s National Team goalkeeper Inna Palacios as part of a joint campaign encouraging ASEAN citizens to lead a healthy and active lifestyle amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are diverse, but if weRead More
Araneta Highlights Women’s Football Development
With the success of women’s football worldwide already creating a ripple effect in the country, PFF president Mariano Araneta Jr. emphasized that it is high time that Women’s football in the country take it to the next level. The Philippine Women’s National Teams scaled greater heights in the past 10 years. The team qualified forRead More
Philippine Men’s National Team’s Campaign to Continue with FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and AFF Suzuki Cup 2020
Barring any changes to the international match calendar, both the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the Philippine Men’s National Team remain committed in their quest for glory in the upcoming tournaments. The Azkals have three remaining matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022/AFC Asian Cup China 2023 Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2 which wereRead More
PFF Update on Return to Footballing Activities
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has laid out its guidelines on the potential return of football activities, whether professional or amateur football competitions, in anticipation of the easing of the community quarantine guidelines imposed nationwide. As per Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) guidelines, team sports are currently not allowed under the varying levels of the EnhancedRead More
James Younghusband Announces His Retirement from Football
Philippine Men’s National Team and Ceres-Negros FC midfielder James Younghusband announced his retirement from football today, at age 33. “Time to say goodbye. Thank you for the amazing memories. I have loved playing this game. Thank you to my family, bosses, managers, coaches, team mates, opponents and all my supporters who have been part ofRead More