Pinoyfootball.com: Angel Guirado goes Global

This is an article I wrote for Pinoyfootball.com http://pinoyfootball.com/index.php/81-features/87-angel-guirado-goes-global NEW ZEALAND — When a professional footballer signs for a club in Asia or in the US, especially if he once plied his trade in Europe, his move is often seen as a fall from grace. Usually it is a last resort since no other club is […]

Javier Jacutin Mariona: Born for Great Things

This is an article I wrote for PinoyFootball.com http://pinoyfootball.com/Features/2011Mar07Mon142231 By LOUIE ENCABO PinoyFootball.com Exclusive NEW ZEALAND –Some people are born into this world are bound for greatness. You can tell who they are sometimes when something shows up in the manner of their birth or in their accomplishments as young men and women. Clark Kent […]

The Pinoy Side of Fred Holtom

This is an article I wrote for Pinoyfootball.com http://pinoyfootball.com/Features/2011Apr09Sat042953 NEW ZEALAND –England has given us some of our vital national team players; the Younghusband brothers, the Greatwich trio, Rob Gier, Chad Gould and of course the indispensable Neil Etheridge among others. Being a country where football is the main religion and having such a great […]

From Wolf to Azkal

This is an article I wrote for Pinoyfootball.com NEW ZEALAND — “I want to play for the Azkals, but mom was already a German citizen when I was born”, said Denis Santos Wolf when asked if he would be interested to apply for a Philippine passport and play for the Philippine national football team. Denis […]

Ralph Koch: Waiting to Shine

This is an article I wrote for Pinoyfootball.com The Azkals’ goalkeeping positions are firmly held by four talented individuals. Fulham’s Neil Etheridge, veteran and probably United Football League’s (UFL) best keeper Eduard Sacapano, promising sixteen-year old Christopher Camcam and Cebuano teenager Paolo Pascual now crowd that position. This was the pecking order of the team’s […]

Waving our own Flag

As the most recent edition of the FIFA World Cup came to an end a few days ago, emotions varied among the few Filipinos who followed each game closely. They were either ecstatic if they were fans of La Furia Roja (Spain), as the team had lifted their first ever World Cup trophy. Then the […]