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Azkals wrap up Gulf swing

The Philippine Azkals wrap up their three-match friendly in the Gulf when they take on the Qantas Australia U-23 tonight in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Buoyed by their 3-1 victory over Qatari first division club Al Ahli in Doha on Monday, the Azkals try to pull off an upset against the Aussies at 11:30 p.m. Manila time (7:30 p.m. Dubai time). A much-better performance was seen from the Filipino booters... 

Azkals clobber Qatar club team

Match Thursday (Dubai, UAE) 11:30 p.m. – Philippines vs Australia U-23 The Philippine Azkals drew two goals from Phil Younghusband for a 3-1 victory over Qatar first division club Al Ahli in a friendly match held yesterday at the Al Ahli Stadium in Doha. Younghusband scored the ninth and 53rd minutes even as Denis Wolf registered his first goal since joining the team last month to bounce back... 

Azkals lose to Uzbek U-23

The Philippine Azkals played on the defensive end to suffer a 3-0 defeat to the more formidable Uzbekistan U-23 team in a friendly match yesterday at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. Ivan Nagaev scored two goals (42nd and 66th minutes) even as the rest of the Uzbeks squad that is bidding for an Olympic berth controlled most of the possession with their methodical passing to hand the Azkals a stinging... 

Azkals proceed to Dubai camp

Manila, Philippines – With almost a month left before the start of the AFC Challenge Cup in Katmandu, Nepal, the Philippine Azkals hope to make up for lost time as they gear up for next week’s training camp in Dubai. Azkals team manager Dan Palami and coach Michael Weiss both admitted that they have very little time to prepare for the tournament yet gave an optimistic approach about the... 

Football exhibition

Game Today (Rizal Memorial Stadium) 7 p.m. – Philippine Azkals vs Icheon Citizen FC Manila, Philippines – The short-handed Philippine Azkals return to the field tonight when they battle South Korea’s Icheon Citizen FC in a friendly match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Dubbed as the Kia Rio Cup, the Azkals the Icheon squad of the Challengers League, the top amateur club competition in Korea... 

Football today

Manila, Philippines – A combined team from the Philippine Azkals and the United Football League takes on CF Internacional Madrid today in a charity match dubbed as “Dili Kamo Nag Iisa” at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Called as “Azkals Alyansa,” the home side hopes to put an impression against the Spanish third division side when they clash at 4 p.m. in a game held for the benefit for... 

Azkals vs Spaniards for charity

The Philippine Azkals will be playing a special charity match against third division Spanish football club CF Internacional de Madrid (CFIM) on Saturday, 4 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium for the benefit of typhoon Sendong victims. Azkals players James Younghusband, Phil Younghusband, Ian Araneta, Angel Guirado and cocaptain Chieffy Caligdong, among others, will join forces with members... 

Azkals take on Korean XI

Manila, Philippines – The Philippine Azkals will hold Turkey another friendly match on Jan. 21 when they battle a club team from Inchoen, South Korea at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. Organized by Dragon Promotions, who has held pool events in the country, the match will benefit those who were affected by Typhoon Sendong that hit the cities of Cagayan de Oro and Iligan. It is however unknown if... 

Benefit football: Azkals vs UFL

By JONAS TERRADO Manila, Philippines – The Philippine Azkals and a selection from the fl edging United Football League will hold a match in early-January for the benefi t of the victims of Typhoon Sendong. Officials said that the plan is to hold the match on Jan. 7 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum with the gate receipts to go to the victims of the massive fl ood that hit the cities of Cagayan... 

Etheridge starts for Fulham XI

Manila, Philippines – Philippine Azkals’ goalkeeper Neil Etheridge saw the end of his long wait to play for Fulham FC yesterday when he started for the English club’s 2-2 draw with Odense FC in the UEFA Europa League group stage match at the Craven Cottage in London. With Fulham’s top keeper Mark Schwarzer of Australia out 46 weeks because of an injured neck, Fulham decided to tap the...