Azkals | National Football Team of the Philippines
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Meet the Team Azkals, nickname of the national football team of the Philippines. In this hub, I’m gonna line up the members of the most talked about sports team in the country today, the Team Azkals. Which is your favorite player? By the way, nice football jersey huh. In the mean time, enjoy my hub as this team has no official website yet.
Football has never been that popular like basketball and boxing in the Philippines but after some consecutive games, it seems that football is scoring some loudly goals in the country. The Philippine Azkals has wowed the Filipinos and its ASEAN neighbors after grabbing the victory over the confident defending champion Vietnam team in the 2010 ASEAN football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup. The astonishing 2-0 game was indeed a spectacular tournament knowing that the Philippine football team has never defeated Vietnam for more than 20 years.
After that big bang magic, the Team Azkals players became instant celebrities in the country especially the Younghusband brothers. Football is kicking some ass in the sports scene. Obviously why some guys throw away their fave basketball jersey for a while and shift to football. Going back home, the Azkals were welcomed just like some big World Cup football stars.
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Azkals…What’s with the name?
Why are they called Team Azkals? The name was from the Filipino term ‘askal’ meaning street dog. It symbolizes aggressiveness, resilience, unbridled loyalty. “The askal, survives, even triumphs, amid meager resources, against all odds. It transcends bloodlines.” The name was suggested by fans from a big football forum. The term is quite being used now after the hip trending topics. Although, the team is also referred from the nicknames such as PH / PHL Booters, PH / PHL XI and Tri–Stars.
Azkals players for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification playoff second leg vs Mongolia
Player
| Jersey No.
| Position
|
|---|---|---|
Christopher Camcam
| 20
| Goalkeeper
|
Eduard Sacapaño
| 22
| Goalkeeper
|
Jerry Barbaso
| 3
| Defender
|
Anton del Rosario
| 4
| Defender
|
Alexander Borromeo
| 11
| Defender
|
Rey Palmes
| 15
| Defender
|
Joebel Bermejo
| 25
| Defender
|
Jason Sabio
| 26
| Defender
|
Ray Jonsson
| 27
| Defender
|
Roel Gener
| 6
| Midfielder
|
James Younghusband
| 7
| Midfielder
|
Simon Greatwich
| 8
| Midfielder
|
Emelio Caligdong
| 13
| Midfielder
|
Mark Ferrer
| 14
| Midfielder
|
Yanti Barsales
| 9
| Forward
|
Phil Younghusband
| 10
| Forward
|
Peter Jaugan
| 21
| Forward
|
Ian Araneta
| 23
| Forward
|
Franklin Serrano
| 41
| Forward
|
Other Azkals Players Call ups
Player
| Jersey No.
| Position
|
|---|---|---|
Neil Etheridge
| Goalkeeper
| |
David Basa
| Defender
| |
Rob Gier
| Defender
| |
Gino Pavone
| Defender
| |
Kristopher Relucio
| Defender
| |
Mark Drinkuth
| Midfielder
| |
Christopher Greatwich
| Midfielder
| |
Jason de Jong
| Midfielder
| |
Nestorio Margarse
| Midfielder
|
Azkals’ German head coach Michael Weiss is so brilliant for bringing back football alive in the Philippine team. The coach is assisted by Edwin Cabalida, Edzel Bracamonte and Rolando Piñero.
Go Team Azkals!!! Mabuhay Philippines!
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Go! Team Azkals someday I will be like you because My ambition is to be a Team Azkals player.
but hnd nyu bigyan ng time sa paglaro c mark anthony ferrer,.mas ok pa yan kaysa ky de jong at sabio,..pls give nyu naman sya ng time to play,..thanks
sino c yannick???????
GO!GO!GO!GO! AZKALS TEAM WE LOVE AZKALS.
AZKALS!AZKALS!AZKALS!AZKALS!
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azkals!!!! go!go!
I follow soccer too, Fehl, like TattoGuy, so I vote this up. But I honestly never heard of these teams over this side of the pond. But well done for beating the unbeaten Vietnam. :)
I could feel the football mood here ! Well-written, twenty-five.
Well as a big soccer fan I gotta give this hub a big thumbs up, nice one Twentyfive ; )
Hi twentyfive, Good and interesting information on the football team Azkals !
Awesome and vote up !!!
Nicely done, this is a very well put together story with great photos. Go Azkals! Kick Ass! Peace!! Tom
I got a real"kick" out of this hub,lol,interesting that basketball is bigger than football.;)
Great hub and i must read for all football fans,thanks for sharing.
Very interesting hub. I'm glad you have a team to cheer for. Sports are good for lifting a country's spirits and bringing about solidarity. Go Azkals!!!
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reyden jhiro P. santos 2 months ago
Go! Team Azkals someday I will be like you because My ambition is to be a Team Azkals player.