From The Visayan Daily Star
Neil Etheridge will not be around to renew his acquaintance with the Negrenses when the Azkals arrive tomorrow, but the Philippine Men’s Football Team will introduce to the public Filipino-German Roland Mueller, a second choice keeper in Germany’s football club MSV Duisburg.
With Mueller is Fil-Spanish defender Carlie Olai-Var De Murga, who will also suit for the Azkals as they play against PFF Suzuki Cup Under 23 national champions Ceres – Negros Team at the Panaad pitch on September 13 at 5:30 p.m.
The Azkals are also scheduled to play against the Korean-reinforced Central Philippine University squad from Iloilo City on Friday, and against a team from Manila on September 11.
The friendly games will help the national team prepare for the Long Four-Nation Long Teng Cup set in Taiwan on September 30 to October 4.
The 23-year-old Mueller is touted to be the perfect stand in keeper for Etheridge, while De Murga, 22, will bring in the skills that earned him a spot in the Racing Club Portuense that is competing in the Spanish 3rd division.
But while the Azkals are expected to be coming out strong in the friendly matches, the local teams will be giving them a good fight, Negros Occidental Gov. Alfredo Marañon said.
To allow Negrenses the chance to see the Azkals play at the Panaad once again, the governor instructed the Provincial Sports Office to waive all charges for the spectators during the games.
Choice seats, however, will be reserved for officials and sponsors, Marañon said.
Meanwhile, Homeless World Cup Philippine Team skipper Negrense Janrick Soriano will be joining the Ceres - Negros Team when they play against the Azkals on September 13.
Aside from Soriano, Ceres-Negros Team head coach Norman Fegidero said the team will have Lemuel Unabia and Jake Morallo in the lineup.
As for the September 8- 15 Azkals camp, PFF U23 Team Coordinator Jojie Ronda said the tryout will be exclusive those who wish to join the men’s team and the national U23 team squad.
The PFF has issued invitations to Ceres-Negros Team’s Joshua Beloya, Aldrin Dolino and Jovin Bedic to join the tryouts, Ronda said.
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France youth squad GK Alphonse Areola shows Azkals interest
By Cedelf P. Tupas - Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA—A highly-rated 18-year-old goalkeeper currently playing for France’s youth squad has expressed interest in joining the Philippine football team.
Alphonse Areola, who plays club football for Paris Saint-Germain in the French first division, has been personally invited by Azkals manager Dan Palami to join the Azkals for future competitions.
Palami, who was in Paris to watch several matches of the Philippine Homeless World Cup team, said Areola is still focused on his duties with France but did not discount the possibility of joining the Azkals in the future.
The 6-foot-3 Areola, whose parents are both Filipino, is the first-choice keeper for the French Under-19 squad. He has been tipped as a future top-choice keeper for France’s senior side.
“We have really formidable goalkeepers in the team,” said Palami. Neil Etheridge is currently the No. 1 keeper in the squad, while Filipino-German player Roland Mueller, the second choice goalkeeper of German second division side Duisberg, has also agreed to join the Azkals.
Azkals coach Michael Weiss said Filipino-German striker Kevin Ingreso will beef up the squad next year after getting clearance from his club, Hamburg.
Weiss also revealed that the German Football Association (DFB) is sending a technical adviser in Krautzen Ekhardt in October to make an assessment on the current state of the sport in the country, especially at the youth level.
At the same time, the DFB, is also inviting local coaches Yanti Barsales and Edzel Bracamonte to undergo a three-week extensive coaching course in Germany as part of the assistance package that came with the hiring of Weiss.
Another German coach, Michael Kruger, who was part of the backroom staff of the Tunisia team that reached the World Cup in 2006, will be arriving this month to join the coaching staff for the Azkals Under-23 squad for the SEA Games.
Azkals sponsor Cortal SQR recently gave the team P500,000 for its campaign in the Long Teng Cup in Taiwan next month as well as the SEA Games in December. Cortal also gave the Philippine Homeless World Cup team financial aid of P200,000.
MANILA—A highly-rated 18-year-old goalkeeper currently playing for France’s youth squad has expressed interest in joining the Philippine football team.
Alphonse Areola, who plays club football for Paris Saint-Germain in the French first division, has been personally invited by Azkals manager Dan Palami to join the Azkals for future competitions.
Palami, who was in Paris to watch several matches of the Philippine Homeless World Cup team, said Areola is still focused on his duties with France but did not discount the possibility of joining the Azkals in the future.
The 6-foot-3 Areola, whose parents are both Filipino, is the first-choice keeper for the French Under-19 squad. He has been tipped as a future top-choice keeper for France’s senior side.
“We have really formidable goalkeepers in the team,” said Palami. Neil Etheridge is currently the No. 1 keeper in the squad, while Filipino-German player Roland Mueller, the second choice goalkeeper of German second division side Duisberg, has also agreed to join the Azkals.
Azkals coach Michael Weiss said Filipino-German striker Kevin Ingreso will beef up the squad next year after getting clearance from his club, Hamburg.
Weiss also revealed that the German Football Association (DFB) is sending a technical adviser in Krautzen Ekhardt in October to make an assessment on the current state of the sport in the country, especially at the youth level.
At the same time, the DFB, is also inviting local coaches Yanti Barsales and Edzel Bracamonte to undergo a three-week extensive coaching course in Germany as part of the assistance package that came with the hiring of Weiss.
Another German coach, Michael Kruger, who was part of the backroom staff of the Tunisia team that reached the World Cup in 2006, will be arriving this month to join the coaching staff for the Azkals Under-23 squad for the SEA Games.
Azkals sponsor Cortal SQR recently gave the team P500,000 for its campaign in the Long Teng Cup in Taiwan next month as well as the SEA Games in December. Cortal also gave the Philippine Homeless World Cup team financial aid of P200,000.
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