18 August 2011

Younghusbands join Loyola FC- Meralco

By Cedelf P. Tupas
Philippine Daily Inquirer


MANILA—Unattached the past few years, brothers Phil and James Younghusband will finally get to play regular club football, this time in the Philippines.

The two popular members of the national team, who spent time with English Premier League club Chelsea when they were teenagers, are set to sign three-year deals with Loyola FC-Meralco in the United Football League, which starts with a UFL Cup competition in October.

“The Younghusbands see joining the UFL as a win-win situation,” a reliable source close to the Fil-British brothers said.

“Joining Loyola will allow them to play club football and also give them an opportunity to help uplift the level of football in the league.”

Phil is the national team’s current top scorer with 15 goals since debuting for the Azkals in 2006, while James has tallied four so far.

The brothers’ entry comes as another boost for the UFL, which has struck a five-year, P150-million television deal with TV5 to have its matches aired live.

The brothers are the latest members of the Azkals joining the Manila-based premier league.

Striker Angel Guirado has also linked up with Global FC, joining teammate Misagh Bahadoran, while Nate Burkey and Jason Sabio have signed with Kaya FC, where skipper Aly Borromeo and Anton del Rosario are regulars.

Defending league champion Air Force has Chieffy Caligdong and Ian Araneta in its fold, while Army boasts of Ed Sacapano, Roel Gener and Nestorio Margarse.

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18 comments:

  1. Anonymous18 August 2011 at 15:14

    hartman bros. + yhusband bros = what a combination. Loyola meralco Sparks na ako.

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  2. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 00:22

    wag niyo na sabihin ang meralco guys baka matulad sa pba na ang ufl maging commercialized. Loyola Sparks na lang.

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  3. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 00:33

    ...ok yan...wag lang first 11 si Darren Hartman kundi, wala rin mangyari sa team na yan...pang-rugby ang laro...red card palagi abutin nyan...

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  4. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 01:05

    So it's clear na kung sino pa yung dalawa na Azkal players na sasali sa UFL and its the Younghusband Bros.

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  5. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 01:46

    More good players to come para tumaas ang level ng competition and tumaas ang interest ng fans.

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  6. al_luz81219 August 2011 at 03:27

    there'll be a lot of strong teams at the ufl...the days when the AFP teams dominate the local football scene is finally over!!!

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  7. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 03:32

    Money talks! Manny talks!

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  8. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 03:49

    maybe this is the starting point of caliber football players to suit up in UFL teams. pag sikat ang mga players, then mas marami manonood,sana may SM FC na rin,back up by Henry Sy,para malalaki ang sahod ng mga players,,o laht ng big company mag sponsor ng mga teams,malay natin si shrocky at areola dito na mag lalaro,LOL

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  9. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 09:48

    The team is called Loyola Agila FC. Nag sponsor lang ang Meralco, naging Loyola FC Meralco... lang kwenta. Nagiging PBA am pota.

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  10. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 10:17

    manood nalang kayo wala naman kayo magawa reklamo ng reklamo...alangan naman walang kapalit kung mag sponsor ka!!

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  11. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 10:58

    Right. Bakit ano ba masama kung i attached ang corporate name sa team? Puro ka reklamo! Ano ba nagawa mo sa football at ganyan ka idealistic.LOL

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  12. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 11:27

    ngek! mga engot pala kayo eh. yun nalang lagi ang reply nyo..... "eh kaw, may ginagawa ba kayo?"

    tangina, walang originality at walang isip. halata rin na mga bago kayo sa futbol!

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  13. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 11:43

    Right. Bakit ano ba masama kung i attached ang corporate name sa team?

    matulad yan sa pba na hindi na nagpapadala ng mga best players para sa national team. magiging smart and san miguel league yan.
    takot na ang players na ma injury kaya di na lalaro sa national team at sa corporate team na lang lalaro.

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  14. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 14:19

    Founded in 1913, Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven,Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department.
    After Gerard and Anton Philips, Anton Frederik Philips (March 14, 1874, Zaltbommel, Gelderland – October 7, 1951, Eindhoven) co-founded Royal Philips Electronics N.V. in 1912 with his brother Gerard Philips in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. He served as CEO of the company from 1922 to 1939. gave the foundation order, the club started out as a works team for employees of electronics conglomerate Philips on 31 August 1913. PSV's home stadium, the Philips Stadion, then known as Philips Sportpark, was built at the same time as the inauguration of the club, although its current capacity was achieved by renovations and improvements over the years.

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  15. Anonymous19 August 2011 at 15:22

    Ikaw ang engot at walang isip. Matagal ka nga sa football kung utak talangka naman, di bale na lang. Sa tingin mo sinong bang corporate sponsor ang gagasto ng malaki kung walang kapalit. ogag.

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  16. Anonymous20 August 2011 at 03:35

    whats wrong with "LOYOLA FC MERALCO. these are Club/teams containing the name of a company. These clubs were either founded as works teams by a company for its employees, bought by a company or incorporate a corporate sponsor's name Red Bull Salzburg; Red Bull Brasil ;C La Equidad ; Ghazl El-Mehalla, Arab Contractors, Enppi,Petrojet, Asyut Petroleum, Suez Cement,Al Aluminium, Al Koroum, Al Etisalat,Gasco, Al-Rebat We Al-Anwar, Abu Qair Lel Asmeda.E Vauxhall Motors, Rolls Royce Leisure FC,Billingham Synthonia (An ICI fertiliser brand), Sunderland Nissan, Cammell Laird FF Jaro, Finnairin Palloilijat
    Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Wacker Burghausen, Carl Zeiss Jena, Skoda Xanthi, Air India, Amity United FC, Chirag United SC, Dempo SC, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited SC, Indian Bank Recreational Club,JCT FC, Kingfisher East Bengal FC,Hindustan Football Club, Mahindra United,Oil India Ltd. FC, ONGC FC, Viva Kerala FC, Semen Padang, Cisco Roma, Honda Motor, Honda Locks, Mitsubishi Mizushima, Sony Sendai, Yokogawa Musashino, Inti Gas Deportes, Total Clean Chacalo, Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Busan I'Park, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, Cruz AzulPhilips Sport Vereniging (PSV) , KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski, Stomil Olsztyn, Termalica - Bruk-Bet Nieciecza, Lada Togliatti, FC Torpedo-RG, FC Torpedo-ZIL, FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan, FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny, FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz, FC Kavkaztransgaz-2005 Ryzdvyany, FC MITOS Novocherkassk, FC Bashinformsvyaz-Dynamo Ufa, FC Nosta Novotroitsk, FC SOYUZ-Gazprom Izhevsk,FC Serp i Molot Moscow, Tatung FC Türk Telekomspor
    New York Red Bulls, Airbus UK Broughton F.C.Technogroup Welshpool Town

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  17. Anonymous20 August 2011 at 10:01

    Anonymous Fan Club <-- dian kayo sumali

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  18. Anonymous21 August 2011 at 03:52

    Ikaw ang President Mr. Engot.

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