Category: Football

Cedelf, Mikhail successfully bridged gap between PFF and media

Other side of the coin: Negative impact of heritage players in youth system

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Feb. 9 edition) Everyone was fully supportive when early last year,…

The Makati Football Club conundrum

Late last year, when I got a press release that the Makati Football Club (MFC) was going to establish a…

PFF shouldn’t adopt Filipinas model for girls youth teams

About a decade ago, when our Girls U14 squad won the first medal in football for the country for almost…

Freddy Gonzales returns; Rodney Orale gets spot in technical committee

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Jan. 15, 2024 edition) During the pre-social media era and at…

Dan Palami and the Azkals

In Philippine football, a national team manager is unlike the national team manager of other countries. Although the role has…

The challenge for new PFF president John Gutierrez

PFF Extraordinary Congress and Elections 2023 at Bellvue Manila Hotel on 11.25.23 by Jihan Ivy P. Caparros / Shutterd.

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Nov. 30 edition) Almost two decades ago, when only a handful…

Ateneo faces DBTC in opening day of Cesafi football season 23

The 2023 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. football season kicks off on Oct. 14, 2023 with high school rivals Don…

CVFA and Anton del Rosario

Right now, the Central Visayas Football Association is pissed at Anton del Rosario’s statement after what the local association has…

The longest hour in PHL football history

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s July 28 edition) Officially, it takes an hour after the first…