No matter  what the outcome of the semi final match beteen the Philippine Azkals and the youthful Turkmenistan side in the AFC Challenge Cup in Kathmandu, Nepal, with majestic Mt. Everest looking down imposingly on the field below,  our Philippine team has indeed scaled unprecedented heights in so short a time  and deserve praise for [...]

  Kathmandu: The Philippines titanic tussle with Tajikistan that saw the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup outsiders claim the scalp of another former champion has taken the Azkals to the next level said head coach Michael Weiss.The Philippines fell behind in stoppage-time of a first-half they completely dominated when defender Alexey Negmatov’s header crossed the line [...]

The Philippine Azkals face former champions India in a must-win game in the so-called “Group of Death” in the Asian Football Confederation “Challenge Cup” late Sunday in Kathmandu, Nepal.   Both teams lost their opening matches,  with the Azkals holding defending champions North Korea to a scoreless first half thanks to the brilliant goalkeeping of [...]

The Philippine Azkals were beaten 2-0 by the  Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea more commonly known as North Korea, but were certainly not disgraced in their first Group B match in what has come to be known as “The group of Death” in the Asian Football Confederation “Challenge Cup: at the Halchowk Rangsala in Kathmandu, [...]

Well aware that defending AFC Challenge Cup champions North Korea is the team to beat having World Cup experience, coach Michael Weiss’s tactic when the Philippine Azkals face them in their first match on Friday is “to make it very tight for them and very difficult to score.”   Weiss told the Manila Standard from [...]

The amazing growth of public interest in football sparked by the emergence of the Philippine Azkals and the increased coverage of football on television has been further enhanced by a four-year deal signed between the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN and the Philippine Football Federation for exclusive rights for most of the games of the popular [...]

Dragon Promotions & ABS-CBN Raise $50,000 for Charities in Philippines vs Korea Football Game Both Filipino and Korean players bond after a hard fought game that had no injuries or incidents. The real winners are going to be the recipients of the donations. $50k was raised to help families from the typhoon and landslide tragedies. (photos courtesy of [...]

A Study on Azkals vs Korea Icheon FC Showdown Icheon Citizen captain Joo Won Moon will be exchanging with Azkal’s Phil Younghusband -  Only one more day before the first ever Korean football team in over 5 decades lands on Filipino soil. Korea’s Icheon Citizen FC lands in Manila Thursday night and will get rested [...]

  Playing minus popular  stars Phil and James Younghusband of the Loyola-Meralco United Football League team as well as four other lesser lights  from the Kaya squad, the Azkals United won the respect of the visiting Korean third division champions  Icheon Citizen FC who won the Kia RIO Cup in a penalty shootout by a [...]

Football icon David Beckham has agreed on a new two-year deal to remain with Mjor League Soccer champions LA Galxy   There had been widespread speculation that the 36 year old former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder had been mulling over offers from Paris St Germain and a number of English clubs.   But [...]