Philippine Azkals vs Internacional de Madrid C.F.

The Philippine Azkals will go up against Spain's 3rd division football team Internacional de Madrid C.F. this 2012 for a "practice game" at the same time a fund-raiser for the benefit of Bagyong Sendong victims in Northern Mindanao. The proceeds from the charity match will be allocated for all projects aimed at providing health assistance and other forms of aid to the victims of the calamity.

The game will be held at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium in Manila on January 7th at 4:00 p.m.

Tickets for the Philippine Azkals vs Internacional de Madrid C.F match, the cheapest reportedly priced at P100, can be availed from Ticketworld outlets starting January 2nd.

The Philippine Azkals will be joined by a selection of players from the United Football League in the upcoming game.

Note: Sorry for the error committed earlier. Again, (especially to the 30 people who have viewed this page) it's Internacional de Madrid C.F. not Real Madrid C.F.

David Beckham during his arrival in Manila Thursday*

Football superstar David Beckham said during a press conference held at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati Thursday that he is anticipating a tough fight versus the Philippine national team this Saturday.

“I think yesterday (against Indonesia) was a very difficult game. We had a lot of travel, our legs haven’t come back. We expect our game to be exactly the same, a very difficult game,” said Beckham, who played 84 minutes in their exhibition match against Indonesia during the first leg of their Asia-Australia tour.

Azkals members, meanwhile, promised their fans they won’t play in awe against the American football club.

"I don't think there's pressure for us to play against the Galaxy and it's important for us to play our game," Phil Younghusband said. "Obviously the Galaxy are a team with a high standard of play and we’ll have a more defensive mindset and use our speed to our advantage."

“Papakitaan namin sila ng magandang laban sa Saturday,” said Azkals co-team captain Chieffy Caligdong.

As part of their Asia-Australia tour to promote their club, Beckham's team, the LA Galaxy, will be facing the Philippine Azkals in a friendly match to be held at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium on Saturday, December 3, 2011. The game will be aired live on Studio 23 and BALLS starting at 6:30 p.m., with kick-off at 7 p.m. A replay will be broadcast on ABS-CBN the following day, December 4, at 10:30 a.m.

*Photo courtesy of @ABSCBNchannel2

David Beckham and the rest of the LA Galaxy have arrived in Manila, Thursday afternoon. The team took a chartered flight from Indonesia and landed at around 2:50 p.m. at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2.

The Galaxy went to a press conference at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel after their arrival.

The American football club is in the country for the second stop in their Asia-Australia tour. They will be playing an exhibition match against the Philippine national football team, the Philippine Azkals on Saturday at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The team will also have a football camp for kids at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the venue to be followed by an open practice.

The momentous LA Galaxy vs Philippine Azkals friendly match will be aired live on Studio 23 and Balls starting at 6:30 pm, with kick-off at 7 p.m. A replay will be broadcast on ABS-CBN the following day, December 4, at 10:30 a.m.

Azkals vs LA Galaxy

If you don't have the budget for the pricey Azkals vs LA Galaxy tickets, here's a way to get them for free if you're a Smart subscriber.

Philippine Azkals' Phil and James Younghusband will be giving away a pair of P15,500-tickets to 5 lucky Smart users, tomorrow, November 26, 2011.

Just go to Twitter and include the hashtag #SmartDreamCup in your tweets to find out the location where the Younghusband brothers will be giving away the FREE tickets to Azkals vs LA Galaxy's friendly match this December 3rd.

The more people who will tweet with the #SmartDreamCup hashtag, the map posted on http://www.younghusbandpixelhunt.com/ will zoom faster, revealing the location. The map will be shown starting at 9am tomorrow.

Azkals vs LA Galaxy tickets get priced.

The ticket prices for the highly anticipated friendly match between the Phillippine national football team, the Philippine Azkals, and the Los Angeles (LA) Galaxy have been revealed earlier this evening.

According to reports, the tickets for the Azkals vs LA Galaxy game are priced as follows: P15,500, P12,500, P10,500, P9500, P5,000 and P2,000.

Tickets will be available for purchase through Ticketworld outlets starting noontime, tomorrow.

The said LA Galaxy vs Azkals exhibition match will be happening on December 3, 2011 at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium. It is part of LA Galaxy's tour in Southeast Asia to promote their club.

Studio 23 and Balls will be airing the game live starting at 6:30 pm, with kick-off at 7 p.m. Its replay will be broadcast on ABS-CBN the following day, December 4, at 10:30 a.m.

The Philippine Azkals, the national football team of the Philippines, are competing in the Under-23 category in Southeast Asian Games (SEA) 2011 being held in Jakarta, Indonesia - which marks the team's return to SEA Games after six years.

Philippine Azkals SEA Games 2011 Game Schedule

In quest for their first SEA Games medal, the Philippines Azkals are set to face football powerhouse Vietnam for their first game happening today, November 3, 2011, at 4:30 pm at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta.

The rest of Philippine Azkals SEA Games 2011 schedule in the preliminary rounds are as follows:

November 7, 2011 (Monday) at 4:30 p.m.

Philippine Azkals vs Timor Leste - Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta

November 11, 2011 (Friday) at 4:30 p.m.

Philippine Azkals vs Laos - Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta

November 13, 2011 (Sunday) at 4:30 p.m.

Philippine Azkals vs Myanmar - Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta

November 15, 2011 (Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m.

Philippine Azkals vs Brunei - Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta

All of Azkals games in SEA Games 2011 will be telecast live on Studio 23 and AKTV (IBC-13).

The Philippine Under-23 SEA Games 2011 football team is composed of Jason de Jong (MF), Matthew Hartmann (MF), Mark Hartmann (MF), Roland Muller (GK), Carlos de Murga (DF), Gerardo Valmayor (FW), Raymark Fernandez (DF), Jeffrey Christiaens (MF), Marwin Angeles (MF), Jake Morallo (MF), OJ Porteria (MF), Paolo Pascual (GK), Joshua Beloya (FW), OJ Clarino (FW), Neckson Leonora (DF), Patrick Hinrichsen (MF) , Mark Drinkuth (MF), Jacques Van Bossche (DF), David Basa (DF) and Topher Camcam (GK).

Susan Placer-Younghusband, the Filipina mother of James and Phil Younghusband of the Philippine Azkals, passed away Saturday night, GMA News reported.

Susan died of "massive heart-attack" at 10:30 p.m., Cathy Rivilla, manager of Phil and James, told GMA News.

The family of Susan is holding her wake at Funeraria Paz in Sucat, Paranaque.

Susan Younghusband was 49 years old. She is survived by her two celebrity footballer sons and daughter Keri who is now around the age of 9. Her husband, Philip, died of cancer 8 years ago.

She was a native of Malabon City.

In one of his interviews, Phil Younghusband had said his mother, who admitted that she knew nothing about football, was very supportive of him and his brother James in their career.

"My mom's very supportive. If she can't watch me live, she watches me on telly since my games in Chelsea are televised," Phil told the Philippine Daily Inquirer in 2007. "Even if I knew I had a bad game, she's always like, 'well played, well played,' to give me confidence."

The behind-the-scenes video of Neil Etheridge's much talked-about Folded and Hung underwear ad campaign pictorial has been uploaded on Youtube and is generating so much buzz.

With Mike Posner's hot "Rolling in the Deep" cover playing in the background, the video is making fans breathless seeing the Azkal's goalkeeper posing sexy in his shots.

Check out Neil Etheridge's Folded and Hung video below:

Philippine Azkals members Anton Del Rosario, Simon Greatwich, Rob Gier, Nate Burkey, and Misagh Bahadoran are the newest ambassadors of Health and Beyond, a chain of stores which offers food supplements.

The Philippine Azkals vs Kuwait Al-Azraq Game 2 replay and highlights videos will be posted here once made available online. (Game 1 videos are posted HERE.)

(Update: FULLTIME Score: 2-1, 5-1 on aggregate in favor of Kuwait... Kuwait advances to the group stages of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers...)

The Azkals vs Kuwait football match is currently being held right now (July 28, 2011) at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. It is the second leg of the World Cup qualifying game between the two teams. Whoever wins after their aggregate scores are determined, will advance to the third round of the World Cup Qualifiers. The Azkals previously lost to Kuwait, 0-3, in the first leg.

The game is being aired live on Studio 23 and Balls which started at 5:30 p.m. The kick-off will be at around 7:30 p.m. The replay schedules are as follows: July 29, 3 p.m. on Balls; July 30, 7 a.m. on ABS-CBN; July 31, 10 a.m. on Balls; and August 2, 2 p.m. on Studio 23.

The Philippine Azkals vs Kuwait Al-Azraq World Cup qualifying match continues on July 28, 2011. It will be the second leg and the home game for the Azkals. It will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines.

(Update: Leg 2 FULLTIME Score: 2-1, 5-1 on aggregate in favor of Kuwait... Kuwait advances to the group stages of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers...)

Azkals vs Kuwait Result and Game Highlights (Leg 1, Video Replay)

The first leg of the Philippine Azkals vs Kuwait Al-Azraq World Cup qualifying match, held on July 23, 2011 at the Mohammad Al Hamad Stadium in Kuwait, ended with the score 3-0 in favor of the Kuwaiti team.

The two teams will again face off on July 28 for the second leg of their match. It will be held at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines. Their aggregated scores (leg 1 + leg 2) will be the final result and will determine the winner and who will advance to the next round of the 2012 Brazil FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Azkals vs Kuwait World Cup Qualifiers Schedule

The first leg of the much awaited Phillipine Azkals vs Kuwait Al-Azraq football match is scheduled on July 23, 2011 and will be held in Kuwait. The game will be telecast live on ABS-CBN starting at 11:30 p.m. with a replay the next morning at 7 a.m. There will also be replay of the Azkals vs Kuwait Leg 1 game on Balls at 3:00 p.m., on Studio 23 at 10:00 p.m. On July 26, the replay will once again be aired on Balls at 4:30 p.m.


Meanwhile, the second leg will be the home game for the Azkals. It will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines on July 28, 2011. This time, the Azkals vs Kuwait Leg 2 match will be broadcast live on Studio 23 and Balls at 5:30 p.m. The replay schedules are as follows: July 29, 3 p.m. on ball; July 30, 7 a.m. on ABS-CBN; July 31, 10 a.m. on Balls, August 2, 2 p.m. on Studio 23.

(Update: Leg 2 FULLTIME Score: 2-1, 5-1 on aggregate in favor of Kuwait... Kuwait advances to the group stages of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers...)

AZKALS VS KUWAIT SCHEDULE
ROUND 2 OF WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
LEG 1 IN KUWAIT
July 23, Sat		11:30 PM LIVE ON ABS-CBN
July 24, Sun		7:00 AM REPLAY ON ABS-CBN
.		3:00 PM REPLAY ON BALLS (CABLE)
.		10:00 PM REPLAY ON STUDIO 23
July 26, Tue		4:30 PM REPLAY ON BALLS (CABLE)
LEG 2 IN MANILA
July 28, Thu		5:30 PM LIVE ON S23
.		5:30 PM LIVE ON BALLS HD (CABLE)
July 29, Fri		3:00 PM REPLAY ON BALLS (CABLE)
July 30, Sat		7:00 AM REPLAY ON ABS-CBN
July 31, Sun		10:00 AM REPLAY ON BALLS (CABLE)
August 2, Tue		2:00 PM REPLAY ON STUDIO 23

Amanda Coling (Wynnel Amanda Coling), the model linked to the Azkals rape controversy, did not really say anything about the rape issue in her media interviews last week. When asked about it, she said her lawyer, who was on a pre-scheduled vacation, prohibited her from saying anything until he comes back. She added that she only came out to tell the public that she felt harassed despite staying silent on the matter after it broke out - she recently lost a modeling job because of the issue.

Now, it appears that her lawyer Atty. Apollo Sangalang has arrived. And the lawyer has released Amanda's official statement via GMA News. Check it out below:

My client, who is known to most by her screen name, Amanda Coling, is trying to find in her heart forgiveness for what has been done to her more than a month ago, specifically on june 2, 2011. Since then, she has moved on with her life, making a decent living as a freelance commercial model and events host in order to support her family.

It was her intent to just suffer in silence but subsequent events have forced her to surface.

On or about June 6, a purported reporter from a major newspaper somehow learned of her mobile phone number and started requesting for an interview regarding the incident. He claimed that he got the lead from someone connected to the group involved. Fearing that this was a setup, she declined and avoided him. The reporter, however, kept on encouraging her to speak out and press charges. Confused, she consulted with a militant women's organization and then with a public attorney, but it only strengthened her resolve to remain silent. Be that as it may, she lived in constant fear that the June 2 incident would become the next big scandal in the Philippines.

Several days later, friends informed her that in a certain news program of a major tv network, Amanda Coling was named as the woman in an alleged gang rape video scandal with some members of a very popular sports team. Soon, media people started calling and texting her for confirmation and interviews. She did not confirm nor deny. And she again declined all requests for interview.

Some of the reporters suggested that she hire a publicist or a lawyer. But she does not know or trust the people being referred to her. This finally prompted her to seek my legal advice and representation on or about July 12, 2011.

When she first opened up the matter to me, she told me that I am the only lawyer she trusts. She was straightforward in saying that she could not afford my fees. So I offered to help her as a friend. She was obviously sleepless. She said she felt much harassed and also very scared, primarily due to apparent pressure from some friends and media people encouraging her to take immediate legal actions and call for a press conference.

I listened to her story. She sounded honest to me, but very confused. I believe her. I asked whom else did she confide with about the whole incident. She answered that the only persons she consulted were the one from the militant women's group in Quezon City and the public attorney from Makati City Hall. She also remembered calling for help TV celebrity friends of her on the day itself, June 2, and thereafter, sharing her ordeal with a close friend.

Since I was flying out of town for a prescheduled vacation, I advised her not to talk about her story with anyone else and to say "no comment" to anything related to the June 2 incident, until i return and study all the angles.

It is unfortunate that on July 13, Amanda was abruptly informed that she will no longer be allowed to participate in the production number for a major victory event of a well known men's magazine. She was also told that she would be removed from the roster of sexy model endorsers for a leading contraceptive brand. The reason being that the management found out that she was being linked to a scandal involving a very popular sports team, the azkals, and they are afraid of negative publicity.

The loss of her job, income, and career opportunity was too much for her to handle. It pushed her to seek redress thru the media which she initially avoided. She had no intention to stir up the issue but she could not understand why she had to become a victim all over again, when she was trying to hold her peace. She granted media interviews to protest the unfair treatment she got from the events organizer.

For the record, she has no axe to grind against the Azkals as a team. In fact, she openly supports Team Azkals and continues to wish them great success and glory in their upcoming games. She also has nothing against the men's magazine and the contraceptive brand. She actually wishes them more business successes. This was precisely the point she was trying to make in her media interviews and TV appearances. She was trying to send out positivity and peace to everyone. She was extending love as a way of countering the prejudice that she had experienced. Unfortunately, the message got drowned by sensationalism and cynicism.

I am sure that a lot of us will find it hard to understand the real person behind Amanda Coling because she is not the stereotype victim. Yes, she still experiences pain, agony, suffering and anger. But she doesn't despair, at least not for long. She shifts, bounces back, and moves forward quickly, sometimes too soon. Insofar as the June 2 and July 14 incidents are concerned, she has no vindictiveness or vengefulness in her heart. And because of this, she is and will be misunderstood. She told me that she's been getting a lot of threats and hate messages and feedbacks in the media and internet, but she forgives them.

She fervently hopes that the issue that involves her and certain individuals, would not be blown out of proportion, nor should it cause additional grief and unnecessary harassment to her and to the others affected. Although she is a model and attracted to the limelight, it is never her intention to seek publicity at the expense of others. Neither did she speak out to cause divisiveness, or to promote negativity. What really happened on June 2, 2011, she would rather forget than remember. The way she was treated on July 13 is already behind her. To set the record straight, she never specifically named, identified, or blamed anyone as liable or responsible, despite attempts by certain entities to put words into her mouth. It is highly unfair to subject anyone to trial by publicity. Everyone has a family or a loved one to protect, as well as dignity to uphold, whatever status one may have in society.

She believes that everyone makes mistakes and deserves second chances. She is therefore open to accepting apology from the concerned parties, provided that they are sincere and willing to mend their ways. Regardless, she knows that the universal Law of Karma will eventually serve poetic justice in favor of the deserving consistent with her Rosicrucian beliefs.

Given the foregoing premises and after discussing again with my client the possible ramifications of the issues, it is still her decision to defer whatever legal action is appropriate to take under the circumstances in order to give all parties, including herself, ample time and opportunity to reflect, meditate and pray for enlightenment and discernment. She prays that, if ever she decides to take legal actions, it would not be for the wrong reasons, and that it will not become a circus.

On behalf of Amanda Coling, I thank you for your patience, respect and understanding.

Atty. Apollo X.C.S Sangalang

Lawyer of Amanda Coling

July 19, 2011

Courtesy of GMA News

So it has reached the media. TV Patrol will be reporting about the alleged "Azkals Rape Scandal" tonight.

Azkals Rape Scandal???

The alleged Azkals Rape Scandal started as a blind item on a fashion blog. According to the blind item, three athletes got drunk one night and took home a random girl from a bar. While the three were having some "hot fun" with the girl, one of them said to have recorded a video of the act. The next morning, the girl found out about the video but the athletes denied it and threw the girl outside the house. A recent update of the article is saying that the girl already filed rape charges against the athletes. Although not named, people are saying that the clues point out to three members of the national football team, The Azkals.

Meanwhile, a blogger said, actress Michelle Madrigal's tweet recently has something to do with the Azkals Scandal?

"People should stop assuming..I'm friends with neil,simon n anton.wala naman kayong alam kaya sana wag kayo gumawa ng kwento.don't hate coz I'm cool w them!to all the fans I'm NOT dating neil etheridge.I don't normally care about what people say but your words are hurting me deeply.thank u n godbless!" @mitch_madrigal posted on Twitter July 4th.

Hmmmmmm...

Update: Model linked to Azkals rape controversy breaks her silence

The Azkals vs Kuwait opening match will be held on July 23, 2011 in Kuwait. While, the home game (Game 2) will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Philippines on July 28, 2011.

Ticket prices for the Azkals vs Kuwait Game 2 on July 28 have been revealed, today. They are as follows:

Lower Grandstand : PhP 3,000.00 (Reserved Seating)
Upper Grandstand: PhP 2,000.00 (Reserved Seating)
White Section (Bleacher): PhP 300.00 (Reserved Seating)
Blue & Green Sections (Bleacher): PhP 200.00 (Reserved Seating)

For every ticket sold, there will be a transaction fee of P6.00.

Where to buy Azkals vs Kuwait Game 2 tickets?

They will be available at Ticketworld outlets and will go on sale starting July 16, 2011 (Saturday) at 10 a.m.

For online ticket reservations, you can check the Ticketworld website.

Neil Etheridge, Anton del Rosario and Simon Greatwich, three of the most popular and handsome Azkals members, are set to date 3 lucky fans who will win Love Republik's raffle promo.

Love Republik is a dating site which will be launched today, July 5, 2011. Those who will do the following will get a chance to win a date with one of the three:

1. Register at LoveRepublik.com for free and fill-up your profile.
2. Search for the profiles of one, or all of the three Azkals members: Neil Etheridge, Anton del Rosario or Simon Greatwich.
3. Add him/them up in your contacts.

Each "Add Up" will give you a raffle entry and may be done from July 4-August 31, 2011. Those selected in the raffle will win a date with the Azkals members!

Angel Locsin and Phil Younghusband are the new endorsers of Century Tuna. A couple of billboard ads of the rumored lovers revealing their sexy bodies have been making a fuss lately. Check out the billboard photo below:

The billboard can be found in EDSA as well as at the Meralco Avenue near Metrowalk.

Meanwhile, Kapamilya actress Angel Locsin was spotted in the historic game of Phil Younghusband's football team, the Azkals, versus Sri Lanka on July 3rd. She was seen cheering and screaming for the Azkals which apparently inspired her rumored footballer boyfriend since he was able to score 2 points for the team! Yay! Here's a pic of Angel at the Azkals' game:


Also check out Angel and Phil's Century Tuna TV commercial and its behind-the-scenes video below:

I was intrigued by a search query on Noypistuff, "Azkals Sex Scandal Video." So I did a little research myself on what is it about.

It appears that there is a rumor alleging three members of the popular Philippine Football team, the Azkals, of possessing a sex video of their "four-some" with a lady. The Azkals members said to have took home the woman they met at a bar and did some hot fun with her. One of them allegedly recorded a video, secretly.

But they say, the issue came from Azkals' haters who want to bring the team down.

The one below was from an ABS-CBN report dated May 6, 2011. Although I have not received any complaint, but my apologies to those who were misguided. The report should have been updated or deleted from the ABS-CBN website, especially that it is the one that can be found on Google search results.

The Azkals vs Sri Lanka football match will be happening, today, June 29, 2011. ABS-CBN-owned sports channel Balls TV will reportedly air live the game at 5:30 p.m. A replay of the match will then follow on Studio 23 at 11:00 p.m.


The said football game between Philippine Azkals and Sri Lanka today is the first leg of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and will be happening in Sri Lanka. The second leg which is scheduled on July 3, 2011 which will take place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. This July 2 match will be broadcast live on Studio 23 at 2 p.m. and will be followed by a replay on Balls TV at 9 p.m.

For the Azkals to make it to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, the Philippine National Football team will have to go through several rounds of qualifiers. This match with the Sri Lankan team is just the beginning.