by Euden Valdez

BEHIND Phil and James Younghusband’s good looks, brilliant football skills and rising stardom and fandom, lies a desire bigger than what we see on the surface: To make football the sport for Filipinos. Read more »

by Dinna Chan Vasquez

James Younghusband says he and his younger brother Phil didn’t just come to the Philippines to play football, do print ads and television commercials and be the poster boys for how hot football players can be, something that Filipino women have missed out on all these years(okay, he didn’t say that last item). Read more »

by Bryan B. Garcia

Are the Younghusband brothers each other’s keeper?

MANILA, Philippines — Football is a global game that has captured the hearts of people the world over. Here in the Philippines, however, the sport’s popularity is just beginning to pick up because of the recent success of the current national football team, the Azkals. Read more »

by Jovan Cerda

Football seemed alien to most Filipinos until late last year, when the Philippine national football team reached the semifinals of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup after stunning the Vietnamese defending champions. Read more »

by Francis T. Wakefield

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-British James and Phil Younghusband, members of the popular Philippine Azkals, conducted a football clinic over the weekend in Taguig City and enjoyed their stint so much they promised to be back in the summer for more interaction with the city’s youth. Read more »