Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational kicks off April 27

MANILA, Philippines, April 25, 2018 -- The road to a dream training in Munich begins at the 2018 Allianz National Youth Futsal Invitational (ANYFI), which fires off later this month.

Staged by Allianz PNB Life Insurance, Inc. in partnership with the Henry V. Moran Foundation and in coordination with the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the ANYFI provides the venue for Filipino youngsters to showcase their skills and vie for slots at the Allianz Junior Football Camp (AJFC) for training with Bundesliga champ FC Bayern Munich.

 

Featuring the 12U, 14U and 16U age brackets for both boys and girls, the ANYFI kicks off with the local eliminations from April 27 to May 13 in nine areas progressing into the regionals from May 19 to 27 and finally the national finals from June 2-3 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

 

A total of eight deserving kids from this tournament will be chosen to join counterparts from other Asian countries in the AJFC in Thailand in July. From here, three will be selected to go to Munich in September for the ultimate experience of training at Bayern’s home city and seeing their idols live at the Allianz Stadium.

 

“We’re very pleased to be part of this worthwhile national initiative. Through the ANYFI, we’re giving kids the chance to get the best training possible with Bayern Munich and help them pursue their dreams of becoming professionals and national team mainstays someday,” said Allianz chief operating officer Alex Grenz.

 

The 2018 ANYFI follows up the successful initial staging last year. After a well-attended and competitive elimination and finals, five standouts were selected to represent the Philippines in the AJFC in Bali, joining counterparts in seven other countries in sessions with Bayern greats Giovane Elber and Klaus Augenthaler. Two of them, JM Mitra and Aeron Tenollar were later picked for the AJFC World Camp in Munich.

 

The locals eliminations are set in Iloilo (April 27-28), Dipolog (April 28-29), Baguio (April 30-May 1), Metro Manila (May 5-6), Naga (May 4-5), Bacolod (May 16-17), Cebu (April 27-29),  Davao (May 5-6), and Cagayan de Oro (May 5-6 and May 12-13).

 

The top two (2) teams from the 14U and 16U advance to the Luzon Regionals (May 19-20 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna), Visayas Regionals (May 25-26 in Bacolod), and Mindanao Regionals (May 26-27 in Davao).

 

The champions in each regional meet will then compete together in the national finals, which is scheduled on June 2-3 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna.

 

 About Allianz

 

The Allianz Group is a global financial services provider with services predominantly in the insurance and asset management business. 85 million retail and corporate clients in more than 70 countries rely on our knowledge, global presence, financial strength and solidity. In fiscal year 2015 over 142,000 employees worldwide achieved total revenues of 125.2 billion euros and an operating profit of 10.7 billion euros. Allianz SE, the parent company, is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

 

 

 

#TEAMMAKESME : MILO and FC Barcelona Sends PH Kids to Spain for Global Football Training Camp

The MILO FC Barcelona (FCB) Philippine team has been officially revealed, chosen from a talented pool of almost 150 kids from all around the country who took part in the MILO FCB Road to Barcelona Training Camp last September. A team of talented kids have been selected by an expert panel comprised of executives and coaches from MILO Philippines, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), and the FCB Escola Youth Academy.

 

The maiden team of the partnership will be participating in a once in a lifetime football opportunity as they train, learn, and play the Barça way in the global camp to be held in Camp Nou this month. The team will be flying to Barcelona for a series of activities in key facilities and landmarks around the city. These incude classroom trainings, musem visits, a football clinic, a city tour, and a match viewing at Camp Nou that will allow them to watch their FC Barcelona heroes in action.

 

The program will also include special training sessions with FC Barcelona legend Eric Abidal, one of the club’s most revered former players. Above (L-R) MILO FCB Panel of experts (L-R) Mr. Aquilino "Ake" Pastoral, III (Grassroots Football Manager, Philippine Football Federation), Mr. Arnau Blanco (Coach, FCB Escola), Mr. Marti Vila (Coach, FCB Escola), Mr. Robbie De Vera (Sports Executive, MILO Philippines)

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About FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona was founded on November 29, 1899 through the initiative of a Swiss gentleman named Hans Maximilian Gamper, popularly known as Joan Gamper. Since it was founded, the Club has had 44 different presidents. From Walter Wild to the current President, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Barça has grown into a massive social phenomenon that reaches far beyond the bounds of mere sport.

The Club has grown along with the city around it, and has come to represent Barcelona and Catalonia all around the world. The Club is now a global brand and a giant in the sports world.
 FC Barcelona has one of largest memberships among football clubs worldwide and its achievements have also made it one of the most successful. The many famous victories and the Club’s all-time greats (Kubala, Cruyff, Maradona, Romário, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Messi, and so many more) form an important part of the Barça legacy.

Allianz PNB Life Backs National Youth Futsal Cup

(Clockwise) Gae Martinez, Allianz PNB Life Chief Marketing Officer; Rei Abrazaldo, Allianz PNB Life Branding Communications and Digital Director; Ake Pastoral, Philippine Football Federation National Grassroots Officer; and Danny Moran, Henry Moran Foundation President.

 

Allianz PNB Life in cooperation with the Henry Moran Foundation and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) will be holding the National Youth Futsal Cup on May 6, Saturday, 7am to 5pm, at the University of Asia and the Pacific.

 

The event will mark the beginning of the selection process for the Philippines’ participation to the Allianz Junior Football Camp (AJFC). Allianz, the official partner of FC Bayern Munich, is host to an annual international football camp held in Munich, Germany. The camp gives teenagers (between the ages of 14-16) from across the world a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to train with the FC Bayern Munich coaches.

 

This is the first year Allianz PNB Life will be sponsoring five male players from the friendly tournament to the AJFC to be held this July in Bali, Indonesia. Two winners out of the five players will be given the chance to represent the Philippines in the global camp this year in Munich, Germany.