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OJ Porteria: Coach Risto knew how to get the best out of the team

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OJ Porteria said that he'll always be grateful for the opportunities given to him by Coach Risto After four glorious season with the busmen, head coach Risto Vidakovic has announced on his twitter account on Wednesday that he will not be part of the rebranded United City Football Club. " I just want to inform the Filipino football fans and especially the supporters of Ceres - Negros that I'm not going to be a part of the United City FC! Thank you Ceres for all these years of beautiful memories," Vidakovic said. Vidakovic has been appointed as the head coach of Ceres-Negros FC in 2016 ahead of the the 2016 United Football League (UFL) season. In his debut season, Ceres finished second in the league behind Global FC and qualified for the 2017 AFC Cup Group stage. Vidakovic would later steer to busmen to three consecutive Philippines Football League (PFL) titles, a Copa Paulino Alcantara trophy  and an ASEAN Zonal title in 2017.  Ceres - Negros FC has achieved new height...

KICK OFF PH Q&A: Patricia Tomanon

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  Patricia Tomanon has been with the Philippines women's national football team since 2016. KICK OFF PH caught up with Kaya FC and Philippines international Patrica Tomanon. Patricia has been making a huge impact in women's football in the Philippines on and off the pitch. At the international level, the former FIU Panther has come to prominence and made an immediate impact with the women's national football team. KICK OFF PH:   When you were younger were you a multi-sport athlete? Patricia Tomanon: I tried multiple sports before playing football. I gave golf and tennis a try and I just didn't enjoy it like I did football.   KICK OFF PH:   At what age did you start playing football? Patricia Tomanon:   My stepdad was the one who introduced me to sports at a young age, he was very active and he could tell I was athletic so he made me try a few sports. My parents put me in a football camp for a summer when I was 11 and from then on, they couldn't ...