03 April 2011

No free tickets in Azkals home match vs Sri Lanka

MANILA, Philippines - Bad news for Azkals fans: there will be no free tickets in the Philippine football team's home match against Sri Lanka for the FIFA World Cup 2014 first round qualifiers.

The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) made the announcement on the ASEAN Football Federation's official website on Sunday, saying that it will have to raise funds to cover for the expenses of hosting the event on July 3.

"What is certain is that there won't be any free seating for the public," said PFF president Mariano Araneta, adding, "We don't know if we can get any subsidy from FIFA for the hosting and we have to rent for the said field and shoulder other expenses."

The PFF is considering 2 venues for the home game -- the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila and the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod. It has until April 15 to decide.

Araneta, Azkals team manager Dan Palami and coach Hans Michael Weiss made an ocular inspection of the 77-year-old Rizal Stadium last week. Except for some minor ground repairs, the 3 didn't see any major problems with the venue.

"We might just play there at around 4 p.m., so the lights would not have to be installed," Araneta said.

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10 comments:

  1. Anonymous3 April 2011 at 09:34

    No free tickets? Nothing new there! lol! It's only right that tickets aren't free. They should've had this policy for previous tournaments like the 2005 SEA Games and the 2007 ASEAN C'ship qualifiers in Bacolod in 2006.

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  2. itstartedwithaclick25 April 2011 at 17:52

    are there any announcements regarding where, when and how much the tickets are? thnks!

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  3. jonny25 April 2011 at 17:55

    nothing official yet.

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  4. jonny25 April 2011 at 18:05

    PFF want to host it at Rizal...

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  5. jonny25 April 2011 at 21:00

    Latest today is that PFF will start selling tickets one month in advance.

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  6. Anonymous11 May 2011 at 16:10

    When are they going to sell tickets? I've been looking for one.

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  7. Anonymous12 May 2011 at 06:24

    "NO FREE TICKETS". It's fine! Our problem is where to buy the tickets. Pls inform us as early as possible. Thanks!

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  8. jonny12 May 2011 at 07:35

    Tickets will be sold probably from early June.. Patience...

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  9. Anonymous29 May 2011 at 00:24

    The ticket is expensive. I'm not sure if I'm going to watch. Sana 1thou lang kaso 3 thou. Good luck naman. :( Sorry Phil and James.

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  10. jonny29 May 2011 at 11:19

    Many tickets for 200 pesos and 300 pesos . Buy online on Ticketworld on 3. June

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