Azkals Update: Team Azkals in Tacloban, Going Ormoc

As always I am always late when it comes to Azkals update. They were in Tacloban yesterday, their Azkals bus was seen roaming the town. According to a friend they gave out fliers or something to sports facilities and sports groups in town to promote Football to youngster who have potentials to be great football players. Or it could be Dan Palami's promise of handing out relief support and operation for the victims of calamities in Tacloban City.

James Younghusband was here, but no one has seen his brother Phil Younghusband. Hmmm.. Hateful. I could have bothered James for a lil interview. Just too bad.

At the moment as sources says, the team is on their way to Ormoc to promote football. I hope they'll be able to find good talents for football.

Team Azkals Update

As the team is getting ready for the AFC Challege Cup they will be taken over by a new more experienced German head coach Hans Michael Weiss in place of Coach Simon McMenemy. In a couple of months of being Azkals team coach, coach McMenemy was able to make a lot of good changes in the national team, he was of great help in the recent excellent performance of the team during the AFF Suzuki Cup tourney.


Also exciting news of Fil-Foreign players wanting to join the team came from Dan Palami himself. But this aspiring Fil-Foreign soccer players who wants to join the team needs to prove themselves first and go for tryouts just the rest of the fil-bred players.


I'm so excited with the progress and popularity our National Team is harboring hope it continues not only in 2011 but for more years!


Go Team Azkals!

Azkals Members Still Single

Only going to feature 2 of my favorite Football members in Team Azkals. 




                          Neil Etheridge and Phil Younghusband. 

Philip James Younghusband bits of information:
He is born on the 4th of August 1987.
Brother of James Younghusband
Single
Born in Ashford England
British-Filipino
Football Player


The other night in TV Patrol, Korina interviewed this Fil-Foreign Philippine Football team member regarding all the single boys in Azkals. According to Phil, "my" goalkeeper Neil Etheridge is still single. James Younghusband is also single. For those who don't know Phil was once a participant in Celebrity Duets in Kapuso GMA7.


He likes to eat skinless chicken as he prefer white meat, instead of rice he consumes wheat bread in place. He plays tennis and badminton as well, and opt to stay at home with friends rather than go out and hang-out in bars.


His celebrity crush is Angel Locsin and KC Concepcion.


More info about Phil? CLICK HERE

Neil Leonard Dula Etheridge
Born on the 7th day of February 1990
Born in Enfield Town, London
British-Filipino Football Player
Goalkeeper




It was reported that Neil cried in the locker room due to Indonesia scoring in the first game blaming himself. Clearly, everyone can see it was not his fault.


It didn't matter even if we lost the game. Team Azkals performed the best they could and it is more than enough for the Filipino people. They have made the Philippine people proud for performing a fair and amazing game and defense against Indonesia's Football Team and we appreciate it all.


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEIL? CLICK HERE

Simon McMenemy--Made It To Indonesia's Headlines

Not for reasons related to football but for photos of him and an Indonesian actress Rahma Azhari taken at a party. Photos posted in Rahma Azhari's twitter account which we're taken the night PH Football team lost to Indonesia. The photo was also featured in a Kapamilya news but referred to the photo without any hint of malice.

Similar shots we're taken on the party with couple more people but the press choose to focus on Rahma and Simon.


The photos made a stir in the news section in Indonesia it circulated fast, all sorts of drama and speculation were made and made headlines with catchy head titles "Philippines Coach, Players Party in Twitter Pics" and another goes "Photos show Indonesian Actress Partying with Philippines Coach". 

The next day December 21, after the photos made it to the headline news. Rahma apologized to Coach Simon McMenemy for how things had turned out. Simon however made it clear in his shoutout status that he has only one girl in his life as he is engaged to be married this 2011 and had aired his disappointment to the Indonesian press.