The early Azkals.
More Azkals and a national stadium CITY SENSE By Paulo Alcazaren (The Philippine Star) Updated April 30, 2011 12:00 AM Filipino football player J Melendez appeared in pre-war magazines but his sporting biography is missing. I received a lot of e-mails from readers regarding the “First Azkal” article a few weeks ago. Majority were excited to find out about Paulino Alcantara and his exploits at FC Barcelona. Another sent a picture of a local 1920s “football star” J. Melendez but his biography is missing. One of the most recent to reach me is of great significance to Philippine football and was sent by the grandson of another Azkal, who ...