New Azkals Player Appears In Justin Bieber’s Video

Demitrius Omphroy is not only one of the promising newcomers in the Philippine National Football Team (Azkals), but also a music video star who has appeared in Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend."

The 23-year-old half-Filipino athlete is seen four times in the music video, more prominently at around the 1:40 mark, where he’s shown standing beside a blonde girl. He’s also the same guy seen inside a car with his love interest a little past the video’s third minute.

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Younghusbands Launch 3rd Chelsea FC School In Asia

Popular British-Filipino Azkal striker siblings Phil and James Younghusband have partnered with their former club, the English Premiere League football club Chelsea, in creating the Chelsea FC Soccer School in the Philippines.

The Philippine school is the third in the region after Hong Kong in 2009 and Malaysia, 2010.

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PH Azkals advance!

The PH Azkals defeated Taikistan 2-1 to advance to the semifinals of the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup at the Halchowk Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Azkals found themselves trailing in the first half, 0-1, after a controversial goal by a Tajikistan player.

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Sexual harassment complaint filed vs. Azkals members

The recent friendly football match between the Philippine team, the Azkals, and Malaysia’s champion football team on Feb. 29 was supposed to bring camaraderie between the two nations and instill a sense of healthy competition and pride in Filipinos. But a startling issue mars the event as Match Commissioner Cristina Ramos files a sexual harassment complaint against two members of the Azkals.

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Azkals May Miss Top Players

The feeling of joy and fulfilment of the national football team, popularly known as the Azkals, following their strong and inspiring stand against Southeast Asian Games champion Malaysia Wednesday night is being tempered by the uncertainty of having a diluted lineup in the coming AFC Challenge Cup.

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Phil 'very, very sure' of Angel

Less than a year after they met and started dating, popular Azkals striker Phil Younghusband is already certain that actress Angel Locsin is the right woman for him.

 “Yes. Yes, I'm very, very sure... I think she's the one... Yes!” Phil was quoted as saying in an interview with PEP posted on Jan. 11.

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Phil Younghusband believes game with L.A. Galaxy will put Azkals on the map

More than being keyed up to play against his idol, David Beckham, the Philippine Azkals' Phil Younghusband believes the upcoming game will boost his team's exposure.

"It's good exposure for the Azkals, not only locally but internationally and it'll be a good experience for the team," explained the Fil-Brit striker on PEP’s Nov. 28 report.

He added, "I think last year we would never have been able to get this type of game in the Philippines.”

Phil unabashedly admits that he is a hardcore fan of the L.A. Galaxy superstar.

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Azkals to face LA Galaxy in December

Top striker David Beckham and his team LA Galaxy will be facing off with the Philippine Azkals in an exhibition match this December.

This was finally confirmed, after weeks of speculation, during a press conference held Oct. 27. The game is scheduled on Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

According to a report on azkals.com, Beckham and his team will arrive in Manila on Dec. 1 and will be holding a sports clinic for the kids of Bantay Bata the following day, also at the Stadium.

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Sports Unlimited: Beach games with the Azkals

Sports Unlimited and The Azkals continued their fun competition in Misibis Bay Resort in Cagraray Island, Bacacay, Albay.

Earlier, Sports Unlimited-Misibis Bay Team won the go-kart relay, making Dyan and Marc’s group ahead by one point in the competition. They decided to carry on their duel at the beach.

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Phil Younghusband leads 2011 Celebrity Centerfolds for Cosmo Men issue this month

Expect to find page after page of hunky hotness with this year's batch of bachelors in Cosmopolitan Philippines' Magazine supplement, Cosmo Men. The supplement puts together 69 hand-picked bachelors flaunting their well-chiseled bodies, toned abs and heart-melting smiles led by ten celebrity centerfolds with Azkals' Phil Younghusband on the cover. 

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World Cup Qualifiers: Philippine Azkals salvage draw versus Sri Lanka

A resilient Philippine side fought back to salvage a 1-1 stalemate against Sri Lanka Wednesday in the first leg of their opening round World Cup qualifying match at the Sugathadasa Stadium.

Substitute Nate Burkey, making his debut for the Philippines, headed home James Younghusband’s saved header in the 50th minute to give the Azkals a precious away goal heading to the second leg in Manila on Sunday.

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Azkals switch to Pacquiao mode

Fil-Iranian winger Misagh Bahadoran, one of the national football team’s new recruits, admitted that training in the past couple of weeks had been a hellish experience, but he’s not complaining.

At one point, the 24-year-old dentistry graduate from Centro Escolar University vomited after an exhausting running drill presided by German coach Hans Michael Weiss.

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Who is Phil Younghusband?

Philip James Placer "Phil" Younghusband , known as Phil Younghusband, one of the Azkals' most talked about players, topped the list of Google Philippines' newsmakers last week since the team Azkals won over  Mongolia Blue Wolves in the Panaad Stadium.

Phil Younghusband was born on 4 August 1987, an English–Filipino footballer who plays as a forward. He spent two years unattached between 2008 and 2010 after being released by Chelsea but he continues to be involved with the Philippines national team.

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