Posts Tagged ‘soccer’

MANILA, Philippines — As an incorrigible forecaster, I am predicting that the international football federation, FIFA, will declare in its gala today two diminutive footballers as the world's players of the year: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona and Homare Sawa of the Nadeshiko, Japan's ladies soccer team that won the Women's World Cup in Germany last July.

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Height does not make might

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The Philippine Azkals ended year 2011 at No. 159 in the world. Based on FIFA’s latest rankings, the Philippines did not improve or worsen from its ranking last November. Read the rest of this entry »

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TV AIRING SCHEDULE: PHL vs. Vietnam LIVE at 4:30pm [5:00pm kick-off] on Nov. 3, Thurs. on Studio 23 & AKTV13.

Philippine national football team head coach Michael Weiss will not put too much pressure on his young team, but is also hopeful that the PH XI will have a good showing in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) in Indonesia. Read the rest of this entry »