07 DECEMBER 2017: MANILA - Azkals grabs second place in the recently concluded CTFA Invitational Tournament held in Taipei from December 1 to 5. In spite of an undermanned team, and three-day preparation - the quickly assembled Azkals composed of a few veterans, players from the U22 SEA Games squad and University stand out squeezed a second-place finish ahead of Timor Leste and Laos.

PHILIPPINES Football League (PFL) pace-setting teams FC Meralco Manila and Kaya FC-Makati get tangled once again this season in a scheduled league fixture tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the University of Makati Football Stadium.

The 4 p.m. game marks the third time that the two teams are meeting in the inaugural season of the newly created national football league which has the Sparks getting the better of Kaya so far, 2-0.

OUT of action in the Philippines Football League (PFL) for three weeks, league-leading FC Meralco Manila Sparks resume their campaign tomorrow in Cebu City when they collide with host side Global Cebu FC.

THE Philippine national men’s football team, undefeated to date in group play in the final round of the qualifiers for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, looks to stay unblemished when it plays Yemen today at the Pana-ad Park and Football Stadium in Bacolod City.

Boasting of a 2-0 record and six points in Group F, the Philippine Azkals enter their home turf looking to create further distance from the rest of the chasing pack in their group and position themselves better to advance to the main draw of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup that will take place in the United Arab Emirates.