ELEVEN players from Ceres Negros FC were recently called up to be part of the Philippine Men's National Football Team for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup home matches next week against Singapore and Thailand at the Panaad Park and Stadium in Bacolod City.
The team will be under the direction of newly-appointed Swedish coach Sven Goran Eriksson.
Among the Busmen were forwards Curt Dizon, Patrick Reichelt and OJ Porteria; Mike and Manny Ott, Kevin Ingreso, Stephan Schrock and Paul Mulders; and defenders Amani Aguinaldo, Carlie de Murga, and Martin Steuble.
Also listed as part of the Filipino squad are Davao Aguilas Bellmare FC's Dennis Villanueva, Phil and James Younghusband, Marco Casambre, and Patrick Deyto, Adam Tull; Jovin Bedic of Kaya FC Iloilo and Jarvey Gayoso of Ateneo de Manila University.
Highlighting the squad's roster are international players Neil Etheridge of Cardiff City FC in Wales, Michael Falkesgaard of Bangkok United in Thailand, Stephan Palla and Javier Patino of Buriram United in Thailand, Daisuke Sato of SepsiSfantu Gheorghe in Romania, Luke Woodland of Suphanburi FC in Thailand, John-Patrick Strauss of FC Erzgebirge Aue in Germany, Iain Ramsay of Felda United in Malaysia, Misagh Bahadoran of Perak FA in Malaysia, and Alvaro Silva, who last played with Kedah FA in Malaysia. (HGD)