The British Ambasaddor blogs about Philippine football

Philippine football got a massive boost today with a blog entry from Stephen Lillie, the British Ambassador to the Philippines. Mr. Lillie talked about the growing interest for the sport and how the British connection has helped it.

"In a blog last year, I described the Philippines as an almost football-free zone. But there are plenty of signs that the beautiful game is taking off again here. It was great news for local fans when the Philippines’ national team the Azkals beat Mongolia 2-0 in the first leg of the AFC Challenge Cup in Bacolod last week. The victory followed the Azkals’ success in reaching the semi-finals of the Suzuki Cup in December: another remarkable achievement for a team who until recently were ranked 195th globally. They are now up to 152nd, and climbing."

To read Mr. Lillie's blog, please click here

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