ELR/HS, GMA News
Organizers of the December 3 football friendly match between the LA Galaxy and the Philippine national football team have revealed that the least costly tickets will be priced at P2,000 while the priciest seats will go for P15,500 each.
The LA Galaxy is currently the top-rated team in Major League Soccer, the US professional league, and will be playing for the league championship against the Houston Dynamo on November 20.
The Galaxy's star player, British midfielder David Beckham, is having what may be his best season in his five years of playing in America after a stellar career in England's Premier League.
The LA Galaxy may be the most illustrious overseas professional team to play in the Philippines in years, reflecting the strides football has made in capturing the fancy of the Filipino sporting public.
P14,000 for kids football clinic with Galaxy
The Galaxy-Azkals tickets will go on sale via Ticketworld Thursday afternoon. The other ticket prices are P5,000, P9,500, P10,500, and P12,500. The announcement was made via Twitter and the Azkaleros official fan page on Facebook.
Detailed information on seat locations and their matching ticket prices will be available on the Ticketworld website also on Thursday.
Tickets will also be sold for the 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. open practice of the LA Galaxy on December 2. Prices for this are more affordable at P3,000 for the grandstand seats and P1,500 for the bleachers.
Slots for the football clinic with the LA Galaxy in the afternoon of December 2 will be limited to the first 150 kids who can afford the P14,000 inclusive of the jersey, shorts and soccer bag.
Tickets for previous international friendly matches of the Azkals at the Rizal Stadium ranged from P200 for the side bleachers to P3,000 for the lower grandstand seats.
Seating capacity at the venue has been set at 13,000.
On the microblogging site Twitter, comments on the prices of the tickets ranged from acceptance to rejection.
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Tickets to next Azkals home game on sale starting July 16
By EARL VICTOR ROSERO - GMA News
Tickets for the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers match on July 28 will go on sale starting 10am of July 16, a Saturday, according to the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) local organizing committee for the home matches.
Rick Olivares, media officer of the committee, said ticket prices will be at P200, P300, P2,000 and P3000 -- the same rates for the home match last July 3. The tickets will be available via Ticketworld, which charges a transaction fee of P6.00 for every ticket sold.
Some people who accessed Ticketworld online, like Victor Jallorina, an early bird at the previous home match, said it was very difficult for them to get through. Those who chose to go to ticket outlets in some commercial establishments came upon queues several persons long even before the outlets opened at 10am.
Flashbacks
Jallorina watched the home game against Sri Lanka with his son, Vincent. They stepped into the arena at 11am, when the gates opened to let spectators in. Ahead of them were the hundreds of security personnel, ushers, medics, and hawkers of snacks and drinks.
"Masaya lalo na't first time ito mangyayari at masusundan pa," the elder Jallorina said that morning. He and his son often go to the stadium on Sundays for football practice sessions. His son is a Grade 5 student, plays football at his school, and often attends sports clinics.
Also among the early arrivals last July 3 were about 50 kids from Payatas in Quezon City. They play football courtesy of the sports program of the Mango Tree House, a shelter that cares for underprivileged children. They were seated at the white bleachers section with the booster squad that kept spectators animated with chants and drumbeats despite the heavy, soaking downpour. Their chaperones said it was the kids' first time to watch a real football game.
"After the game, the Azkals did a lap of honor and when they got to the Kaholeros section of the stadium, the kids were all jumping up and down screaming and when the Azkals waved in their general direction, if it was possible their screams got louder...hugs were all 'round," said Naomi Tomlinson, shepherd of the Payatas kids, via a post on her blog Monday.
Another group of underprivileged children had prominent roles. Streetchildren from Tuloy sa Don Bosco were the player escorts of the Philippines and Sri Lanka national teams. Bonnie Ladrido, chairman of the local organizing committee, said the kids are in the FIFA for Hope programme and learn how to play football from the Don Bosco religious brothers.
When dark clouds over the stadium let loose their loads of rain, the spectators at the bleachers did not budge. Some heeded the news reports advising them of afternoon rain showers. Mark Rodriguez of Kamuning, Quezon City heeded the raincoat advisory but he brought only one piece, which he let his girlfriend use. "Yeah! Masarap maligo sa ulan. Okay lang mabasa kasi enjoy naman sa magandang laro ng Azkals," Rodriguez said.
Behind the goals, the accredited press photographers brought out their rain gear. Only the ends of their telephoto lenses were peeking out of their raincoats. For about half an hour, they looked like special operations soldiers seeking targets in a wet tropical rainforest.
The game went on during the downpour. From the grandstand and bleachers, it looked like the players were even enjoying playing football in the rain. At one point, Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge dove and slid several feet to make sure the ball went away from the goal. Any mud that got on the players when they dove, the rain quickly washed away.
At half-time, GMA News Online overheard a lady at the covered grandstand said with cheer, "Isang libo, isang goal." The score then was 2 - 0. She got an upper grandstand seat that cost P2,006. By the time the match ended, the pro-rated cost to the lady of every goal made went down to P500 apiece.
When Ian Araneta was sent to the Azkals bench to change his underpants, curious looks and giggles came from the ladies. Unfortunately for them, opaque glass was blocking their view of Araneta.
Contrary to the advisories sent out before the match, the restrictions on cameras were not strictly enforced. There were easily at least few hundred spectators there armed with cameras. When the match ended, all the cameras where drawn out and the spectators clicked away to their heart's content, to capture for posterity the fleeting moments of football history they saw with their very own eyes. -- OMG, GMA News
Tickets for the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers match on July 28 will go on sale starting 10am of July 16, a Saturday, according to the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) local organizing committee for the home matches.
Rick Olivares, media officer of the committee, said ticket prices will be at P200, P300, P2,000 and P3000 -- the same rates for the home match last July 3. The tickets will be available via Ticketworld, which charges a transaction fee of P6.00 for every ticket sold.
Some people who accessed Ticketworld online, like Victor Jallorina, an early bird at the previous home match, said it was very difficult for them to get through. Those who chose to go to ticket outlets in some commercial establishments came upon queues several persons long even before the outlets opened at 10am.
Flashbacks
Jallorina watched the home game against Sri Lanka with his son, Vincent. They stepped into the arena at 11am, when the gates opened to let spectators in. Ahead of them were the hundreds of security personnel, ushers, medics, and hawkers of snacks and drinks.
"Masaya lalo na't first time ito mangyayari at masusundan pa," the elder Jallorina said that morning. He and his son often go to the stadium on Sundays for football practice sessions. His son is a Grade 5 student, plays football at his school, and often attends sports clinics.
Also among the early arrivals last July 3 were about 50 kids from Payatas in Quezon City. They play football courtesy of the sports program of the Mango Tree House, a shelter that cares for underprivileged children. They were seated at the white bleachers section with the booster squad that kept spectators animated with chants and drumbeats despite the heavy, soaking downpour. Their chaperones said it was the kids' first time to watch a real football game.
"After the game, the Azkals did a lap of honor and when they got to the Kaholeros section of the stadium, the kids were all jumping up and down screaming and when the Azkals waved in their general direction, if it was possible their screams got louder...hugs were all 'round," said Naomi Tomlinson, shepherd of the Payatas kids, via a post on her blog Monday.
Another group of underprivileged children had prominent roles. Streetchildren from Tuloy sa Don Bosco were the player escorts of the Philippines and Sri Lanka national teams. Bonnie Ladrido, chairman of the local organizing committee, said the kids are in the FIFA for Hope programme and learn how to play football from the Don Bosco religious brothers.
When dark clouds over the stadium let loose their loads of rain, the spectators at the bleachers did not budge. Some heeded the news reports advising them of afternoon rain showers. Mark Rodriguez of Kamuning, Quezon City heeded the raincoat advisory but he brought only one piece, which he let his girlfriend use. "Yeah! Masarap maligo sa ulan. Okay lang mabasa kasi enjoy naman sa magandang laro ng Azkals," Rodriguez said.
Behind the goals, the accredited press photographers brought out their rain gear. Only the ends of their telephoto lenses were peeking out of their raincoats. For about half an hour, they looked like special operations soldiers seeking targets in a wet tropical rainforest.
The game went on during the downpour. From the grandstand and bleachers, it looked like the players were even enjoying playing football in the rain. At one point, Azkals goalkeeper Neil Etheridge dove and slid several feet to make sure the ball went away from the goal. Any mud that got on the players when they dove, the rain quickly washed away.
At half-time, GMA News Online overheard a lady at the covered grandstand said with cheer, "Isang libo, isang goal." The score then was 2 - 0. She got an upper grandstand seat that cost P2,006. By the time the match ended, the pro-rated cost to the lady of every goal made went down to P500 apiece.
When Ian Araneta was sent to the Azkals bench to change his underpants, curious looks and giggles came from the ladies. Unfortunately for them, opaque glass was blocking their view of Araneta.
Contrary to the advisories sent out before the match, the restrictions on cameras were not strictly enforced. There were easily at least few hundred spectators there armed with cameras. When the match ended, all the cameras where drawn out and the spectators clicked away to their heart's content, to capture for posterity the fleeting moments of football history they saw with their very own eyes. -- OMG, GMA News
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Azkals-Sri Lanka July 3 match tickets sold out
By Earl Victor Rosero GMA NEWS
Some of the reserved bleachers tickets can still go to lucky football fans who want to be at the July 3 2011 World Cup Asian qualifiers match between the Philippine men's national football team or Azkals and Sri Lanka, according to the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) organizing committee Friday.
The fan management committee for the July 3 match said in Facebook posts, fans who are interested in joining the booster squad, nicknamed Kaholeros, may email their names and contact details to kaholeros@yahoo.com. About 200 Kaholeros will have reservations for seats at the white bleachers section.
Tickets for the match were quickly snapped up Friday. Bonnie Ladrido, chairman of the local organizing committee said, "We were caught off-guard. We didn't expect it to happen this fast."
Ladrido explained that the P200 tickets are "practically sold-out" because they had to set aside eight percent of the tickets, roughly 800, for Sri Lanka according to international football rules.
"If some of those Sri Lanka tickets will be freed, they will also be sold to the public," Ladrido said.
As of early Saturday afternoon, some of the pricier P2,000 and P3,000 grandstand tickets can still be had through Ticketworld.
Going, going, gone
The white bleachers tickets were gone within an hour after Ticketworld offered them via its website, at its ticket outlets in a bookstore chain and at other commercial areas. The white bleachers section is directly across the field from the covered grandstand.
Gobbled up next were the P200 tickets and then by mid-afternoon, the grandstand tickets that went for P2,000 and P3,000 were almost all gone.
Ladrido informed GMA News Online late afternoon Friday that "maybe only about 5 to 10 percent of the grandstand tickets are left."
Fans excited about PHL World Cup chances
Some fans, interviewed by GMA News Online while they queued for tickets, gave mixed reactions to the ticket pricing scheme.
Ernest Seña, a 21 year-old former national team junior golfer, said the tickets for the grandstand are "too expensive". He watched the Azkals game in Bacolod last February when all the tickets were priced at a flat rate of P300.
Seña said he had to see the Azkals play again because, "I have been a fan of football, not just the Azkals. This is the first chance since I was born that the Philippines has a chance to advance in the World Cup."
Marie Paat patiently waited in line while the Ticketworld outlet had to reboot its computer terminal as the ticket system coped with the flood of orders. She bought tickets as a birthday gift for her boyfriend, who she says is an Azkals fan.
"I'll be wearing blue because that is what the fans have been asked to wear during the match," Paat said.
Mia Montayre, who participated in a futsal summer camp recently organized by the Ateneo Football League, said the bleachers ticket prices "are fair because they are comparable to the prices for good seats for games of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP)."
Angelo Montibon also lined up for tickets. He plays FIFA on Playstation with some friends. "I'm eager to watch the game live."
PFF explains ticket pricing
In an earlier interview with GMA News Online, Ladrido said they reset to about 13,000 the number of tickets because they "want to avoid overcrowding at the stadium and also avoid over-selling tickets."
Ladrido also said the ticket prices reflect the fact that the PFF is basically shouldering the cost of renovating the stadium facilities "as its contribution to the efforts of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to support all sports in the country." He noted that other athletes and sports organizations also use the stadium.
The organizing committee head also said "Any proceeds left over from the July 3 match will be used to augment the budget for the grassroots, coaching, referee and other programs of the PFF. We also want some funds set aside for if and when lean times come."
Ladrido, who is also PFF treasurer, said the PFF "expects to receive about $300,000 to $500,000 this year from FIFA but $150,000 of that is earmarked for the grassroots program, coach development and training of referees."
The rest of the FIFA assistance will be for the acquisition of sports equipment and subsidies for the seven national teams to help them prepare for local and international competitions.
Stadium renovations
Preparatory work and clean-up of the Rizal stadium bleachers began Friday while the dismantling of the grandstand seats began early this week. "Work will also begin soon on the dressing room, media room and other facilities to make them meet specification of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Meanwhile, organizers said football fans will get to meet the "booster squad" at the Azkals' friendly game with an all-star selection of the LBC United Football League on June 5 at the University of Makati. That Sunday football match is a fundraiser organized by Azkals Team Manager Dan Palami and the UFL. Game tickets go for P100 each. - JVP, GMA News
Some of the reserved bleachers tickets can still go to lucky football fans who want to be at the July 3 2011 World Cup Asian qualifiers match between the Philippine men's national football team or Azkals and Sri Lanka, according to the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) organizing committee Friday.
The fan management committee for the July 3 match said in Facebook posts, fans who are interested in joining the booster squad, nicknamed Kaholeros, may email their names and contact details to kaholeros@yahoo.com. About 200 Kaholeros will have reservations for seats at the white bleachers section.
Tickets for the match were quickly snapped up Friday. Bonnie Ladrido, chairman of the local organizing committee said, "We were caught off-guard. We didn't expect it to happen this fast."
Ladrido explained that the P200 tickets are "practically sold-out" because they had to set aside eight percent of the tickets, roughly 800, for Sri Lanka according to international football rules.
"If some of those Sri Lanka tickets will be freed, they will also be sold to the public," Ladrido said.
As of early Saturday afternoon, some of the pricier P2,000 and P3,000 grandstand tickets can still be had through Ticketworld.
Going, going, gone
The white bleachers tickets were gone within an hour after Ticketworld offered them via its website, at its ticket outlets in a bookstore chain and at other commercial areas. The white bleachers section is directly across the field from the covered grandstand.
Gobbled up next were the P200 tickets and then by mid-afternoon, the grandstand tickets that went for P2,000 and P3,000 were almost all gone.
Ladrido informed GMA News Online late afternoon Friday that "maybe only about 5 to 10 percent of the grandstand tickets are left."
Fans excited about PHL World Cup chances
Some fans, interviewed by GMA News Online while they queued for tickets, gave mixed reactions to the ticket pricing scheme.
Ernest Seña, a 21 year-old former national team junior golfer, said the tickets for the grandstand are "too expensive". He watched the Azkals game in Bacolod last February when all the tickets were priced at a flat rate of P300.
Seña said he had to see the Azkals play again because, "I have been a fan of football, not just the Azkals. This is the first chance since I was born that the Philippines has a chance to advance in the World Cup."
Marie Paat patiently waited in line while the Ticketworld outlet had to reboot its computer terminal as the ticket system coped with the flood of orders. She bought tickets as a birthday gift for her boyfriend, who she says is an Azkals fan.
"I'll be wearing blue because that is what the fans have been asked to wear during the match," Paat said.
Mia Montayre, who participated in a futsal summer camp recently organized by the Ateneo Football League, said the bleachers ticket prices "are fair because they are comparable to the prices for good seats for games of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP)."
Angelo Montibon also lined up for tickets. He plays FIFA on Playstation with some friends. "I'm eager to watch the game live."
PFF explains ticket pricing
In an earlier interview with GMA News Online, Ladrido said they reset to about 13,000 the number of tickets because they "want to avoid overcrowding at the stadium and also avoid over-selling tickets."
Ladrido also said the ticket prices reflect the fact that the PFF is basically shouldering the cost of renovating the stadium facilities "as its contribution to the efforts of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to support all sports in the country." He noted that other athletes and sports organizations also use the stadium.
The organizing committee head also said "Any proceeds left over from the July 3 match will be used to augment the budget for the grassroots, coaching, referee and other programs of the PFF. We also want some funds set aside for if and when lean times come."
Ladrido, who is also PFF treasurer, said the PFF "expects to receive about $300,000 to $500,000 this year from FIFA but $150,000 of that is earmarked for the grassroots program, coach development and training of referees."
The rest of the FIFA assistance will be for the acquisition of sports equipment and subsidies for the seven national teams to help them prepare for local and international competitions.
Stadium renovations
Preparatory work and clean-up of the Rizal stadium bleachers began Friday while the dismantling of the grandstand seats began early this week. "Work will also begin soon on the dressing room, media room and other facilities to make them meet specification of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Meanwhile, organizers said football fans will get to meet the "booster squad" at the Azkals' friendly game with an all-star selection of the LBC United Football League on June 5 at the University of Makati. That Sunday football match is a fundraiser organized by Azkals Team Manager Dan Palami and the UFL. Game tickets go for P100 each. - JVP, GMA News
Friday, June 3, 2011
Tickets for Azkals' home game vs Sri Lanka to go on sale
JVP, GMA News
Tickets for the second leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers round one between the Philippines and Sri Lanka will be available on Friday, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) announced.
The PFF has teamed up with Ticketworld in the sale and distribution of the tickets. Ticket prices for the July 3 game are P3,000 (VIP Lower Box), P2,000 (VIP Upper Box), P300 (center bleachers) and P200 (side bleachers behind the goal).
PFF tournament chairman and volunteer treasurer Bonnie Ladrido is in charge of the ticket sales.
Sri Lanka (169th in the FIFA world rankings)will host the first leg of the home-and-away series on June 29. The Azkals' home game (July 3) will be played at 3:30 p.m. the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
The Azkals' booster group, called the Kaholeros, will be seated at the center bleachers.
The Azkals, currently at 156th in the FIFA rankings, are training at RMSC to familiarize themselves with the pitch. The winner of the Azkals-Sri Lanka home-and-away series will face Kuwait in the next round. – JVP, GMA News
Tickets for the second leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers round one between the Philippines and Sri Lanka will be available on Friday, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) announced.
The PFF has teamed up with Ticketworld in the sale and distribution of the tickets. Ticket prices for the July 3 game are P3,000 (VIP Lower Box), P2,000 (VIP Upper Box), P300 (center bleachers) and P200 (side bleachers behind the goal).
PFF tournament chairman and volunteer treasurer Bonnie Ladrido is in charge of the ticket sales.
Sri Lanka (169th in the FIFA world rankings)will host the first leg of the home-and-away series on June 29. The Azkals' home game (July 3) will be played at 3:30 p.m. the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
The Azkals' booster group, called the Kaholeros, will be seated at the center bleachers.
The Azkals, currently at 156th in the FIFA rankings, are training at RMSC to familiarize themselves with the pitch. The winner of the Azkals-Sri Lanka home-and-away series will face Kuwait in the next round. – JVP, GMA News
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