Barring upsets, Malditas now hold Thailand’s and Australia’s fates in AFF championships

In a game that had the Malditas checking all the boxes, the hosts handed Singapore a 7-0 beating after a…

Geo-locking and fan support for the PHL women’s team

It was a great win by the Malditas–Filipinas for some of you–against Australia in their first game in the AFF…

Thailand, Australia stand in Malditas’ way in AFF Women’s Championships

(This is my Fair Play column for SunStar Cebu’s May 30 edition) After a strong online following in their matches…

A fight over a nickname PHL football doesn’t need

Once again, fans are up in arms after the Philippine Football Federation “officially” dropped the Malditas monicker in favor of…

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…