Azkals Day

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Dec. 6 edition) For most fans, Dec 5 is Azkals Day…

PFF names Fegidero, Marcaida to Azkals coaching staff

Former national team standout and one time national team mentor Norman Fegidero of Bacolod returns to the squad, this time…

Lafferty, Obiena and Patafa

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Nov. 29 edition) As if the EJ Obiena vs. Patafa issue…

Is someone playing Patafa against Obiena?

(This post has been updated to correct the spelling of Obiena. My apologies) Is someone trying to create a rift…

PHL tennis and Philta

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Nov. 23 edition) One conversation that often crops up in the…

Phil’s Philippines

(Throwback post. This is a column I wrote on Nov. 19, 2019, just a day after Phil Younghusband announced his…

Cebu shoots for third place in second meeting with Stallions

Will third time finally be the charm for Dynamic Herb Cebu Football Club? After a couple of breaks went against…

To give fans a merry Christmas, Azkals have to endure a lonely one

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s Nov. 15 edition) It’s just a few weeks before the Suzuki…

Cooper stitching together Azkal pool for Suzuki Cup

Scott Cooper, the coach who some thinks should be sacked for the dismal U23 campaign, is serving as the glue…

Cebu catches coach Nierras’ eye, sees team as ’22 contenders

Though he came out a close 1-0 winner over the Dynamic Herb Cebu Football Club, Stallions Laguna coach Ernie Nierras…