Azkals Phil and James Younghusband chosen as Chelsea FC ambassadors

Philippine Azkals' James and Phil Younghusband

The Philippine Azkals' Phil and James Younghusband have been named as new ambassadors of Chelsea FC, one of the world’s biggest football clubs with a history of excellence and achievement.

The two Azkals were chosen to spearhead the English club’s initial foray in the Philippines.

The club will be opening a soccer school in the country which will be called The Chelsea FC Soccer School.

Prior to the school's official launch, it will be holding a summer camp, in partnership with the Younghusband Football Academy, on April 17-May 15. The age groups will be divided as follows Under-8, U-10, U-12, and U-16 for boys and girls.

The popular Younghusband brothers were themselves alumni of Chelsea FC back in England. They were also part of the club's reserve team before moving to the country in 2008. - NoypiStuff

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Azkals' Phil Younghusband receives Golden Boot award in 2012 AFC Challenge Cup

Azkals' Phil Younghusband and his Golden Boot

The Philippine Azkals’ Phil Younghusband received the Golden Boot award in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup for his six goals from the tournament elimination up to the semifinal round.

The Golden Boot award is given to the individual player who scores the most goals in a league or a tournament.

The Azkals won against Palestine earlier today, placing third overall in the competition. It is the first time that the national football team of the Philippines finished third in the biennial tournament for developing football nations.

The team had earlier made history for entering the semi-final round of this year's AFC Challenge Cup.

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Azkals Angel Guirado, Lexton Moy break silence on sexual harassment issue

Azkals Angel Guirado and Lexton Moy

Angel Guirado and Lexton Moy of the Philippine Azkals turned to Twitter to air their side on the sexual harassment complaint filed against them by match commissioner Cristy Ramos.

In Spanish, the Guirado said he was wearing shorts and not briefs contrary to what Ramos wrote in her complaint.

"Thank you all. It's crazy what some people can do to be in the spotlight. Let me say first that I was wearing shorts, and even if I were in my underpants I was in a locker room, getting ready to play. She should have asked permission to enter, but if you enter uninvited then you must face the consequences. But hey, don't say it's "sexual harassment." Those are very loaded words, and the press should ask me first before publishing anything. I think [what has happened] is not fair and they've just been toying with a real person's life. I hope they rectify those comments. Cheers," Guirado said.

Moy, meanwhile, tweeted that he was saddened about the allegation and that he will address the sensitive situation, professionally and respectfully.

Azkals team captain James Younghusbad also had a meaningful tweet Monday which was 'retweeted' by Moy.

"Should know the facts first before you judge people!" the tweet reads.

Read about Cristy Ramos' sexual harassment complaint here: http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2012/03/cristy-ramos-files-sexual-harrassment.html

*English translation of Angel Guirado's tweet courtesy of Rappler.com

Philippine Azkals, Internacional de Madrid CF face off this January 7th

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 expects a tough game against Azkals

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, La Galaxy arrive in Manila (Video)

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.

David Beckham, LA Galaxy Arriving | Video courtesy of ANCAlerts

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 free tickets out for grabs

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 ticket prices revealed

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.

Philippine Azkals SEA Games 2011 Schedule

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 Younghusband, mother of Phil and James, passes away: report

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

Susan Younghusband with Phil and James | Courtesy of Azkals United

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.

James and Phil Younghusband with their mom, Susan | Photo courtesy of James Younghusband's Facebook fan page

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."

Azkals' Anton Del Rosario, Simon Greatwich, Rob Gier, Nate Burkey, Misagh Bahadoran for Health and Beyond (Video)

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.

Philippine Azkals' Health and Beyond Ad Campaign

Check out below the behind-the-scenes video of the Azkals' photo shoot for Health and Beyond:

Azkals' Health and Beyond Photo Shoot | Courtesy of "dinkikai", Health and Beyond