29 March 2013

PFF launches appeal to move Challenge Cup date to Fifa match days


By Karlo Sacamos

THE entry of the Philippine men’s football team to the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup next year would only go for naught if the Azkals won’t be having their top players back.
In its bid to ensure that the same set of Filipino booters will be available for the Challenge Cup set in Maldives from March 3 to 16, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has relayed the request that the dates of the tournament be moved to Fifa match days.
Led by Phil Younghusband, Stephan Schrock, and Javier Patiño, the Azkals advanced to the main tournament by topping the Group E qualifiers that came to a close on Tuesday.
But the Azkals face not having overseas-based standouts Dennis Cagara, Jerry Lucena, Juani and Angel Guirado, Paul Mulders, Rob Gier, Schrock, and Patiño in the Challenge Cup as the dates of the tournament set for emerging Asian nations currently do not fall on Fifa match days.
Professional clubs worldwide are only required to release their players for national team duty on Fifa match days.
PFF president Mariano ‘Nonong’ Araneta has already talked with AFC executive committee members regarding the appeal, explaining  the Maldives competition is a direct qualification tournament to the Fifa-sanctioned 2015 Asian Cup, where the region’s benchmark squads Japan, South Korea, and Australia are competing.

“I think we have made our point. It makes sense,” Araneta said. “We should not discriminate the Maldives qualification as against the other qualifications for the Asian Cup.”
“Hopefully we’ll elevate this to Fifa to consider the qualification as Fifa match days.”
Araneta is hoping the AFC can already consider the appeal in May when the governing body holds its next ex-co meeting.
“The PFF will play a big role in this particular objective,” said Araneta “It will take a lot of effort, creativity, and financial resources to ensure that all these things will happen.”
If the request won’t be granted, Araneta said they would have to think of other ways to cope with.
“We just have to make adjustments on the availability of the players, but we will move heaven and earth for them to have that rule.”

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15 comments:

  1. I think these are the things our president should focus not whose players are gonna get subbed lol

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    1. Agree. Mariano Araneta is probably still adjusting to his role as the Supremo of PFF. He's has bigger shoes to fill and should not waste his time in criticizing player substitutions during matches!

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  2. yeah they have already prepare on this coz if their wish not granted we are nothing coz we are relying on euro base asshole like pff president bkit kaya ang mga pinoy walang tyaga magdevelop ng home grown mapa basketball,football at baseball sa mga fil-foreigner natin inaasa ang lahat nakakadismaya talaga tsk tsk....

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    1. MAS NAKA DISMAYA PAG BUMALIK ANG DOUBLE DIGET SCORELINE 10-0, DATI NA UMAASA TAYO SA ATING HOME GROWN PLAYERS...MAS NAKAKAHIYA ...BAGO PALANG MAG UMPISA ANG LARO ANG INIISIP NG KALABAN KUNG ILANG GOALS ANG MAIISCORE NILA KONTRA PILIPINAS...

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  3. Barotac! Barotac! Barotac!

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    1. Barotac? hahahaha... let's break it down shall we? Barot and utak, Barot and utak, Barot and utak!!!! hahahhaha. Kagaya mo at mga kapatid mo'ng Barot and utak. hahaha.

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    2. Barotoac self proclaim football captal ng pinas "daw" ee samantalang KUNG FU or TAEKWONDO naman sa pitch ang laro sobrang dumi nila maglaro lols, kitang kita naman sa mga team na to Stallion air force army fc HAHAHAHA

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    3. Tama, sobrang marumi maglaro itong mga taga Barotac? Mga coach nila ay wlang ibang gusto kundi manalo sa lahat ng paraan kaya tinuturuan lahat ng players nila na saktan ang lahat ng katapat at hindi lng yan , halos lahat ng kanilang players are over age lalo na pag Festival type ang kanilang sasalihan. Mga birth certificate nila ay puro late registered para lng ma convince nila ang organizers na tama sa edad ang kanilang mga bata. Pero taliwas pala ito sa mga galaw at laki ng buto ng kanilang mga players.. Mahiya naman kayo BAROTAC people!!!

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    4. Bro, dont mind these manila boys, luzon boys watever. We all know most of the people there are bandwagon fans. U guys should go back to computer stations cause we all know u got no chance playing against Baratoc and Visayans

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  4. Homegrown o fil foreign waka ako pki basta mnalo tayo

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    1. lahat din naman cguro yan sila pinalaki sa kanikanilang mga tahanan (homegrown) diba??? Ngek! hahahaha.

      Sa homeless soccer yata ang walang homegrown doon. :D

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  5. Talaga nga naman mga trouble makers itong mga Ilonggo. Kaya ang daming naiinis sa kanila. Si Caligdong sinabi na naman sa isang interview na siya na lang daw ang natitirang pure Pinoy sa team. Dapat sa pure Pinoy na ito patalsikin na.

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  6. dami nyu alam mga pinoy haters kau bullshit kaung lahat ke barotac manila boy o mindanao man yan atleast pinoy pride kesa sa pingmamalaki nyung asukal este azkals e mukhang asshole na trying hard magpaka pinoy lintik tlaga mga utak ng mga fans nyan tamaan sana ng kidlat para maging kalahi si drogba lol......

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    1. Anong Mindanao? Wag mong e samam ang Mindanao sa "pinoy pride" ninyo. Ang "pinoy pride" na sinasabi mo ay nasa Manila lang yan. Kung makabayan nga talaga ang Pilipinas bakit hindi pantay ang distribution ng wealth? Wala namang development na dinadala sa Mindanao kung di ginagamit nyo lang ang Mindanao para mag supply ng mga kinakain ninyo at para sa tourism ninyo. Ang Pilipinas walang paki sa Mindanao. Kaya wag mong sabihin kasali ang Mindanao sa yang sinasabi mong "pinoy pride" kung hindi kayo pantay sa Mindanao...

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    2. Hindi lang man ang Mindanao, kasali din ang visayas sa maling distribtuion of wealth. Buti nalang nga dito sa Cebu, natoto maging self sufficient ang economiya. We hate tagalogs here.

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