Azkals get new coach just 11 days ahead of Asean tiff

  The Philippine Azkals have tapped the services of Spanish coach Josep Ferre to call the shots ahead of their upcoming campaign in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup. Ferre's appointment was announced by the Azkals through social media on Thursday, less than two weeks before Southeast Asia's biggest football competition opens on Dec. 20. "[Ferre] is suitable to our mostly young and dynamic squad," team manager Dan Palami said in the announcement made by the team. The 39-year-old Ferre was once a coach and director of FC Barcelona's academy before heading to Asia, where he handled Hong Kong side Kitchee, Thailand's Buriram United, Ratchaburi ...

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