Westridge Sports Park prepares for World Cup year.

PRINCE RUSSEL CUP. Westridge Sports Park in Brgy. Carmen gets ready to host various tournaments this year like the Prince Russel Cup. Here the Higala FC Girls team get their championship medals and trophy. (Contributed photo)  Westridge Sports Park in Bgry, Carmen, the prime football venue here in Cagayan de Oro

Bigger Prince Russel Cup in 2018

SUCCESS. After the successful staging of the recent 4th Prince Russel Cup Football Festival organizer and Montecarlo FC prime mover Julliene Gerona (left) vows to stage a bigger tournament next year. (Photo by Jack Biantan)    MONTECARLO FC prime mover the tournament organizer Juliene Gerona promised that there will a bigger

THE PFL END OF SEASON REVIEW – THE TOP 4

We continue now with the top 4. Unlike the bottom half of the table, these clubs need only minor tweaking and retooling to stay competitive. FC MERALCO MANILA (8/10) HIGH POINT – The Regular Season -Nobody expected this Meralco side to be so competitive specially after losing their two most recognizable players to

Oro booters win elementary, secondary NMRAA golds

  'SUPER SAM' SALINGAY BREAKS OFF FROM A VALENCIA CITY DEFENDER. (photo by Jack Biantan) CAGAYAN de Oro Athletic Association (COAA) secondary and elementary football teams whipped separate rivals to win the gold medals in the Northern Mindanao Athletic Association (NMRAA) football competitions at the Rosevale School field Uptown. The Oro boys of

THE PFL END OF SEASON REVIEW – THE BOTTOM 4

As the inaugural PFL season closes, we now look back at the key points that determined the fate of the eight contenders. We start with the bottom 4, and point out what went right, what went wrong, and what could be done to improve their fortunes next season. This is

Poor management in NMRAA football

I have lost most of my hair in promoting the beautiful game and yet I have not seen any improvement in how the Department of Education is handling the tournaments from the District, Division and now the Regional meet. The Regional meet is the last step before the Palarong Pambansa which

CdO booters crush foes with help of horrible pitch

RUGGED PITCH. CdO secondary team midfielder Carl Facturanan (right) prepares to attack a defender of El Salvador City in their NMRAA secondary division match at the Pelaez Sports Complex while above photo shows CdO's striker Vinson 'The Silent Assassin' Manubag trying to evade not only his defender but also the

Young Gensan girl impressive freestyle footballer

JESSA ALQUINO is probably the best Filipina freestyle footballer.   EIGHTEEN-year-old Jessa Alquino is just an ordinary student at the Fatima National High School in General Santos City. But the Grade 10 student has an extraordinary talent. She is so far the only Filipina freestyle footballer that I have ever seen. In fact, she

CMOFA congress on Nov. 30

CMOFA PRESIDENT PERCY GUARIN Cagayan de Oro City -- CAGAYAN Misamis Oriental Football Association (CMOFA), the ruling body of football in this part of the country, is set to hold its first ordinary congress for all clubs and stakeholders on Nov. 30. CMOFA president Percy Guarin yesterday announced that the congress will

4TH Prince Russel Cup reset to earlier dates Dec. 9-10

THE 4th Prince Russel Cup 7-A-Side Football Festival has been reset to an earlier date on Dec. 9-10 to give way to the Northern Mindanao Regional Athletic Association (NMRAA) meet. The two-day competition has been set on Dec. 16-17 but tournament organizer Juliene Gerona of the Montecarlo FC decided to move