FOOTBALL
Football refers to a number of sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified, the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears, including association football, as well as American football,Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby league, rugby union, and other related games. These variations of football are known as football codes.ETYMOLOGY:
There are conflicting explanations of the origin of the word "football". It is widely assumed that the word "football" (or "football") references the action of the foot kicking a ball. There is an alternative explanation, which is that football originally referred to a variety of games in medieval Europe, which were played on foot. There is no conclusive evidence for either explanation.
PHILLIPINE MEN'S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM
The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.
 | |||
| Association | Philippine Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Dooley | ||
| Asst coach | Edzel Bracamonte Edwin Cabalida | ||
| Captain | Alexander Borromeo | ||
| Vice-captain | Rob Gier | ||
| Home stadium | Rizal Memorial Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | PHI | ||
| FIFA ranking | 127 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 127 (December 2013, January 2014) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 195 (September 2006) | ||
| Elo ranking | 155 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 26 (February 1913 – May 1915) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 216 (December 2004) | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Philippines 2–1 China  (Manila, Philippines; February 4, 1913) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Japan 2–15 Philippines (Tokyo, Japan; May 10, 1917) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Japan 15–0 Philippines  (Tokyo, Japan; September 27, 1967) | |||
Under the official FIFA Trigramme the team's name is abbreviated as PHI; this acronym is used by FIFA, the AFC and the AFF to identify the team in official competitions. The team is also identified under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country code for the Philippines as PHL. However the team was more commonly known as the RP, the acronym for the country's official name, Republika ng Pilipinas,which the local press used when they referred to the team as the "RP Booters" or the "RP XI". This was until late October 2010 when the Department of Foreign Affairs decided to change the official abbreviation of the country from "RP" to "PH" or "PHL", to be in line with ISO standards.The local press have since referred to the team as either "PH/PHL Booters"or "PH/PHL XI".
The national team is popularly referred to as the "Azkals". The name was coined when an online Philippine football community proposed the nickname Calle Azul(Spanish for Streets of Blue, referring to the color of their kit) which was modified to Azul Calle, shortened to AzCal, and finally became Azkal – a word that is similar to Filipino term Askal meaning street dog.“Azkals” became a trending topic on Twitter during the semi-finals of the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup.
They are also known as the "Tri–Stars" which is derived from the three stars on the Philippine flag, although this nickname is not frequently used.
.jpg)
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of Birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | GK | Eduard Sacapaño | February 14, 1980 |  Global | ||
| 45 | GK | Patrick Deyto | February 15, 1990 | Green Archers United | ||
| 47 | GK | Roland Müller | March 2, 1988 |  Servette FC | ||
| 2 | DF | Rob Gier | January 6, 1981 |  Ascot United | ||
| 5 | DF | Juan Luis Guirado | August 27, 1979 |  Burgos | ||
| 27 | DF | Ray Jónsson | February 3, 1979 |  Keflavík | ||
| 35 | DF | Jerry Barbaso | April 18, 1988 | Global | ||
| DF | Amani Aguinaldo | April 24, 1995 | Global | |||
| 4 | MF | OJ Porteria | May 9, 1994 | Kaya | ||
| 7 | MF | James Younghusband | September 4, 1986 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | ||
| 13 | MF | Emelio Caligdong | September 28, 1982 | Green Archers United | ||
| 17 | MF | Stephan Schröck | August 21, 1986 |  Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| 18 | MF | Chris Greatwich | September 30, 1983 | Kaya | ||
| 19 | MF | Jerry Lucena | August 11, 1980 |  Esbjerg | ||
| 21 | MF | Jason de Jong | February 28, 1990 | Global | ||
| 24 | MF | Marwin Angeles | January 9, 1991 | Global | ||
| 26 | MF | Mark Hartmann | January 20, 1992 | Global | ||
| 28 | MF | Jeffrey Christiaens | May 17, 1991 | Global | ||
| 29 | MF | Patrick Reichelt | June 15, 1988 |  Singhtarua | ||
| 10 | FW | Phil Younghusband | August 4, 1987 | Loyola Meralco Sparks | ||
| 12 | FW | Ángel Guirado | December 9, 1984 | Global | ||
.
No comments:
Post a Comment