The game dubbed as "The Dream Cup: The Philippine Azkals vs. the L.A. Galaxy with David Beckham" features the superstar tandem of David Beckham and Landon Donovan. The match will be aired live on Saturday (December 3), 6:30 PM on Studio 23 and Balls HD (SkyCable ch. 167), with replays on Sunday (December 4), 10:15 AM on ABS-CBN and Monday (December 5), 9 AM on Balls.
According to Philippine Football Federation President Mariano Araneta, the visit by Beckham and the entire L.A. Galaxy team will contribute immensely to the popularity of football in the country. The Philippine's most popular sports is basketball.
“The timing is great. The Philippine Azkals are keeping football’s popularity up since they beat Vietnam 2-0, last year in the Suzuki Cup. Beckham’s visit would further popularize football among Filipinos,” Araneta said.
The British football star David Beckham arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport this Thursday, December 1, 2011 for a friendly football match against the Philippines Azkal. Beckham will lead the Los Angeles Galaxy team in an exhibition match against the Azkals on December 3. This is part of their international tour for the team playing for exhibition games.
Beckham and his team LA Galaxy is also scheduled for a football clinic before their Dream Cup match with Azkals. See the list of their schedules below:
LA Galaxy Open Practice
Friday, December 2, 2011, 9-11am
LA Galaxy Football Clinic
Friday, December 2, 2011, 2-4pm
Dream Cup 2011: Philippine Azkals vs LA Galaxy Match Details / Schedule
Date: December 3, 2011(Saturday)
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Game: Philippines National Team vs LA Galaxy
Ticket Prices:
Azkals vs Galaxy
P15,965 / P12,875 / P9,270 / P7,210 / P5,150 / P2,060
P15,965 / P12,875 / P9,270 / P7,210 / P5,150 / P2,060
Football Clinic and Open Practice: (Audience)
P3,090 /
P1,545
Tickets available at TicketWorld – www.ticketworld.com.ph
To those who have not been able to get Azkals vs LA Galaxy tickets, ABS-CBN Studio 23 is said to be airing the Philippine Azkals vs LA Galaxy live.
David Beckham Team and Azkals live stream or video feed from various sources on the web are available here. You can watch live on dish net work.
