Throwback: The birth of the Blue-Haired Fanatic and photog loses towel to fan-girls

This post originally came out on Feb. 12, 2011, a few days after the Philippines beat Mongolia in Panaad. Read…

Chance encounter leads to massive break for Cebu football

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Feb. 14 edition.) This week marks two years since sports events…

DepEd taps Cebu to host Palarong Pambansa football bubble tournament

Football in the school sports system is finally making a comeback and it will start in Cebu. The Central Visayas…

PFF got P80M windfall a month after Hanoi; Will Malditas’ World Cup entry merit more financial windfall?

The unexpected Azkals semis entry—we didn’t even nominate a semis venue in the Suzuki Cup—had everyone on a high and…

Banking on the Malditas’ success

The success of the Malditas in the AFC Asian Women’s Cup has put the spotlight on women’s football in the…

Hoy! Pinoy sila!

The success of the Malditas–Filipinas for the other group–has again raised that old ugly argument, that they are not pure…

The crazy night when the Malditas had Pinoy fans celebrating like crazy

For Philippine football fans, Jan. 30, 2022 was one crazy night. For Philippine football fans who are also fans of…

Philippines’ date with history

Beat Thailand for the first time. Check.

Make the knockout stage for the first time. Check.

Good things come in threes, they say. I hope that holds true on Sunday.

Malditas vs. Matildas

This is it. This was one of those shoot-for-the-stars and get-the-moon scenarios way, way back. The members of the Philippine…

Despite tempered expectations, early Azkals’ exit still hurts

Though I did temper my expectation for this edition, it really is still disappointing to exit the group stage of…