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Suzuki Cup: Azkals reach semis, but 'the best is yet to come' says coach Weiss
Source: GMA News Online After the Philippines defeated Myanmar for the first time in their history, they will now meet Singapore in the semifinals, a team they have already beaten twice this year in friendly games. The Philippines finished second in the group, only dropping points to Thailand, who finished as group leaders, while Singapore topped Group B after victories against Laos and hosts Malaysia. ...
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The Azkals’ SE Asian tour: A bit of everything and more
Source: GMA News Online With a win, a draw, and a controversial loss eventually nullified by FIFA, the national team's matches against Cambodia, Singapore, and Laos had everything for the Azkals. Here we take a look at some of the highlights and lowlights of the Azkals’ three games. Defensive strengths Previously not the Azkals’ strength, the defense held up in the first two games as Philippines d...
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UFL: 2011/2012 Season in Review
Source: GMA News At the start of the season, before a single ball was kicked, we forecast where each team could finish based on their previous season and their signings. As always in football there were some surprises and some shocks. The forecast for Champion and relegated team held true, so fortunately there’s not too much humble pie to eat. There’s still a fairly big slice left though with so...
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UFL: The drama of the transfer window
Source: GMA News One of the most exciting times for football fans is when the transfer window opens. For those new to the game what happens in the league is for a period of time before the season starts teams can buy and sell players. The best teams look to pick out the best players from elsewhere, offer them great wages for joining their team and the better chance of winning trophies. Then p...
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Azkals fan 'passes down the boots' to Payatas FC standout
Source: GMA News Our regular football writer, Roy Moore, sent in a heartwarming story about charity and football. After winning a pair of signed Ian Araneta boots in a charity auction, one Kaholero wondered if someone else could need them more than he did. Sure enough, he found 13-year-old Stephen of Payatas FC. Some time ago there was an auction for victims of Typhoon Sendong. The Kaholeros organized it via F...
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What did we learn from the Azkals’ friendlies?
Source: GMA News Two draws and a win is a familiar story for the Azkals. The Philippines finished the group stage of the 2010 Suzuki Cup, the Challenge Cup Qualifying group last year and the 2011 Long Teng Cup with the same record of five points from two draws and a win. This time round the Philippines picked up a goalless draw in Malaysia before coming from behind twice against Indonesia for a 2-2 draw and th...
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