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Post by rpbenchwarmer on Apr 13, 2011 7:41:32 GMT 8
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Post by cjeagle on Aug 14, 2011 23:40:32 GMT 8
soccerpirrs.com/zone/playing/first-steps-to-the-philippines-passport/First steps to the Philippines: Passport August 10, 2011 By Spirrsguy 2 Comments Last year my soccer buddy and long time friend Nate Burkey had mentioned to me that he was about to embark on a new journey to the Philippines to play locally and try out for the national team. He had suggested I look into it and that I consider joining him on a new experience that would allow us to reunite with the Philippines in a way where we can incorporate the sport we love with a cultural connection like none other. At the time, I didn’t think much of it after coming off a long season in Hong Kong and feeling very worn out by the extensive season. I told him my intentions were to expand business and kick start my career outside of being a just a soccer player. So, after several months not knowing if my passion for the game would reignite a kind of training drive and motivation needed to compete at a higher level, I felt an urge like I haven’t felt before. When considering and planning out my goals for the 2009 Hong Kong season it was quite clear what my intentions were for my experiences there. My hopes were to play well on an established professional level, and to learn about my family, my heritage and the traditions of my Chinese culture. Finding and establishing myself as a player and person became the forefront of my drive. Now that the same oppurtunity to go to the Philippines presented itself, I had to ask myself “Why have I not fully considered taking that same steps to find myself as a Filipino as well?â€. It daunted on me that not only was playing in PI and learning Filipino culture an experience that couldn’t be pasted up, it was absolutely imperative for me to embrace my Filipino side, inorder for me to fully understand my true identity. With playing, training and competeing in a new light, I have been inspired yet again to not only take my game to a new place, I have decided to emark on a journey to pay tribute to my Filipino side and truly embrace what it means for me to be a Filipino-Chinese-American. This July, I reported my birth to the Consulate and applied for my Filipino Passport. After obtaining my PI Passport on August 1st, I now find myself writing this in the counrty’s capital, Manila. My journey to the Philippines started with an idea implanted, that grew with hope, inspiration and motivation to explore, live and learn. With passport in hand I am ready to take on my next steps. Big thanks to my childhood friend for shedding light on the importance of embracing my Filipino half. Nate has since went on to represent the country, as a member of the Filipino Azkals making history in the first round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers and scoring in his debut match agaisnt Sri Lanka. _______________________ I like how Lexton has decided to explore his Filipino identity. However, I just think the national team should sets its sights higher by looking at professional players in the European leagues but there is no harm in giving Lexton a try. Good Luck Lexton. Update, It seems that Lexton had a successful trial at Kaya FC. In Del Rosario's as well as his tweets, he is described as the newest member of Kaya FC. It also mentions that he will tryout for the Azkals at the end of the month.
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Post by Wiking on Aug 15, 2011 8:33:30 GMT 8
I love this guys motivation, I hope he makes and is successful with his UFL team. Playing pro for a HK based soccer team is good and Im sure he would be better technically than most local players(maybe). But now adays there are alot of foreign Filipino players trying out for the Azkals, there might not be enough positions in the team. But then we dont know how this guy plays. He might be another defensive whiz like our current 4 players on defense. He's currently at his peak(at 28) and might just be what we need for back up or even start. Either ways good luck Lexton Moy and welcome to the UFL!!
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Post by Wiking on Aug 28, 2011 0:13:40 GMT 8
Info about Lexton Moy, He starts training/tryout with the Azkals this Monday the 29th. He signed with Kaya FC the 16th of this month. He says he plays "outside fullback" or "holding midfielder". If he's good enough perhaps we'll see him in action in the Long Teng Cup. I haven't heard if Jonsson and Gier are showing up so maybe Sabio and Moy will take over those positions, or U23 members? Either way, good luck LM!!!
Apparently he is playing mid for Kaya FC although this might change.
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Post by Wiking on Sept 5, 2011 22:36:57 GMT 8
Very interesting stuff on this KayaFC player and aspiring Azkal, enjoy the read: GO FAR EAST, YOUNG MANNYC resident Moy pursues pro career in Asia New York City resident Lexton Moy is pursing a professional soccer career in Asia. When it comes to Manhattan’s Chinatown and soccer, perhaps the only thing that comes to mind is Steve Nash’s annual Showdown in Chinatown, a charity soccer event with NBA and world soccer stars at Roosevelt Park. Yet there is one soccer player from the local area, a midfielder and defender, who is playing soccer professionally. Lexton Moy, 26, grew up in an apartment on Bayard Street and played for the Region 1 team for three years and Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association ODP team for four years. He graduated from Friends Seminary in Manhattan. Moy has gone on to bigger and greater things in soccer in the past decade or so, playing for Rutgers University and Long Island University, the Laredo Heat (Premier Development League), N.Y. Athletic Club (National Premier Soccer League) and most recently professionally in Hong Kong and perhaps the for a club and the National Team in the Philippines. In 2009, Lexton went to Hong Kong in the summer of 2009 looking to play for a club. “Being that I am half Chinese and I speak Cantonese, I figured Hong Kong would be a good fit for me, as I spoke the language and the city-living transition would be quite smooth," he said. "I saw the opportunity to play, live and learn in a different country too entcing to pass up. Not to mention that fact that it would be a great chance for me as an American-orn Chinese, ‘ABC,’ to revisit my family heritage and learn more about my culture. My goals were to sign a professional contract playing soccer but really on another level learn about my heritage. "So, after hoping a flight overseas, I soon realized what an attribute it was to be an ABC in Hong Kong. Although sociallycaptivating and interesting, my ABC status really hurt my playing opportunity. My foreigner status became a issue when teams looked to sign me." Since he was an American citizen, Moy would have to sign as a foreign player. Each team had a specific cap and league had sanctioned eight foreingers per team with a maximum of five in each match. He tried out with Fourway Rangers, but before negotiations began, he went on trial with Shatin for two weeks. "The coach enjoyed the way I played and fit into the team," Moy said. "The manager on the other hand, didn't want to sign a Chinese player in place of a foreign player spot." So Moy went on trial with Tai Chung, which had been promoted from the Second Division the year prior. "Because the team was new, there were less cliques and I felt that the talent and level was more true to the game during training camp," Moy said. "The coach was also a new coach, young and new to the First Division. I was signed with not bias to my Chinese heritage nor foreigner status.” Tai Chung finished with a record of 4-6-8 in the 2009-2010 season. “Throughout the year, I took on other responsibilities on the team as I saw the opportunity to really fulfill my time and potential in Hong Kong," Moy said. He became the team translator for its English-speaking foreign players and Cantonese-speaking coach. At teams events, meetings and gatherings, it became Moy's job to translate to the players and staff. Moy said that it "really made for a unique experience being able to connect so many people and be a part of most interactions on the team," Since Tai Chung did not have a website, Moy not only built one for the team, he managed it for the season. "Naturally with the interaction on and off the field with the website, press and fans, I was all ready set up to lead a pretty cool fan base for our newly formed team," he said. "Between the struggles of finding a team due to my foreign status, finding a quality team comparatively, being the team translator, building and running the team website and reintroducing a different life into the soccer fans through our fan club, I really feel I had quite the experience in Hong Kong.” Lexton was asked by Tai Chung to play another season but opted to return to Manhattan to recuperate –– by training Under-10 and U-11 players at Chelsea Piers plus giving private training lessons. He also created a Chinatown clothing line, CYNONYC. But Moy wasn't finished with playing in Asia. Several months ago, a friend of Moy, Nate Burkey, asked him if he would be interested in trying out for the Philippines National Team. "After working and living the working life, I felt the itch and the urge to play really came back," Moy said. "I knew that I had to wait until that passion came back before I could really take on any serious offers or opportunities to play. So, being half Filipino, I made arrangements for citizenship and I'm planning to fly to the Philippines this week." Moy has a trial scheduled with Kaya FC and has plans to try out for the National Team. "Much like my Hong Kong efforts, my goal to the Philippines will not only be to play and represent my mother’s country in the sport I love, but it’s really to reconnect and learn more about my heritage and culture,” he said. The Philippines could use all the help that it can get soccer-wise. Thirty-five countries already have been eliminated, including the Philippines. www.bigapplesoccer.com/article.php?article_id=28192
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Post by Wiking on Sept 20, 2011 17:44:59 GMT 8
CONFIRMED AZKAL NOW??
Tweet from Lexton Moy today: I am not sure what # I am wearing yet... TBA... Kaya #25, hopefully the same with azkals, but still don't kno yet.
I thought it was just a loooong tryout. Good job Lexton!
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Post by jpmanahan on Sept 20, 2011 22:37:44 GMT 8
I think he's in the pool, remains to be seen if he'll be included.
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Post by cjeagle on Sept 24, 2011 9:59:51 GMT 8
New Country New Club September 23, 2011 So, I have been in the Philippines for about a month and a half now, and since arriving here so much has happened. I am beginning to feel as though recording and keeping up with my daily experiences is proving most difficult. Making a routine for my reflecting and introspection was something I thought would be easy and quite simple. It turns out, with a seemingly impossible schedule the only thing stopping me from writing was myself. So, with a focused and determine mindset to make entries a regular occurrence, I will start with a little bit of catching up. The very first day I arrived to Manila, I was told that Kaya FC was conducting their last tryouts for the upcoming UFL Cup. Because I was new to the country and new to the league, I had no clue the level of the club nor infrastructure of the Cup. I knew that as a player fresh out the terminal, not too many people were going to know about the player I was, nor were they really anticipating my arrival. No one had a clue that a Chinoy from New York City has picked up and moved to the Philippines to play in the UFL with hopes to play for the National team. Once I was informed that coaches and management from Kaya FC needed to get a look at me prior to their team selections, I knew I had to lace up even though I had landed just hours before. Despite the 21 hour travel time and not having been able to laid down on any flat surface for the last 40 hours I was determined to step out onto Manila soil and do what I love. After training with the team for a week, the selections were apparent and I found myself surrounded by an very unique group of players, coaching staff, and management. With the incredible talent and potential displayed from the team, I was most happy to sign with club that’s mission and core values resonated throughout. I am truly thankful for the opportunity Kaya FC has giving me to start a new season in the UFL, to start a new era in Philippines Football, to inspire upcoming football generations, and most of all to continue the long existing values of a reputable club and expand on a honorable legacy worth fighting for. To this entry, I am proud to say I am apart of a very special team of players, staff, management, board members, sponsors, owners and last but not least… Fans. soccerpirrs.com/zone/new-country-new-club/
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Post by cjeagle on Sept 24, 2011 14:09:25 GMT 8
Streets that Guide an “Asong Kalye” To Be September 23, 2011 By Spirrsguy Leave a Comment I was born and raised in Chinatown, New York City to a Chinese Father and a Filipina Mother. Growing up in Chinatown with my older sister, we were brought up in a household that was for the most part traditionally Chinese, that included my parents and my grandmother and my late grandfather. Although my sister was born in the Philippines and spoke Tagalog at a young age, she and I attended Chinese School and spoke mostly Chinese and English at home. When I was younger, it was not uncommon for me to go to temple with my grandmother and go to church with my mom. I guess you would say, I was brought up in a very open minded home environment, not to mention the culturally diverse city I called my playground. My mixed family dynamic, my one-of-a-kind Chinatown and my diversely, larger-than-life city really created quite a unique identity I call myself. From as long as I can remember, I have been on an ongoing search to find, create, recreate and transform who I am. And I guess we’re all looking for the same answer to the question: Who am I? Over the years, I have been able to slowly piece together the puzzle of my identity by experiencing, learning, and living the life that has been presented to me and the life that I have created. What I realized in this journey is that the journey never ends. The puzzle will never be complete. It is always transforming and always changing. I realized that this transformation is what keeps us going and what makes life worth living, from the triumphs to the tragedies and from the happiness to the pain. The valuable lessons that we learn, the things we experience and life’s controllable and uncontrollable moments are all apart of our identity set forth for us to embrace, create and recreate. At a young age I was exposed to a very special sport introduced to me by my greatest teacher, mentor, and adviser. This person I called Dad. Through the years my father thought me all about Soccer, but more importantly he showed me soccer through the eyes of life experiences. He taught me that lessons in the game are no different that life lesson, and he instilled in me a notion that whatever we do whether is it soccer or anything else, that the lessons learned are most imperative to creating experiences that shape who we are and who we will become. Today, I am lucky to say that the sport I come to love has gratefully become a means for me to not only find who I am, it has become a means of creating self identity. In 2009, I was able to further explore my Chinese heritage by playing in the Hong Kong First Division. I move to Hong Kong and decided that football would be only a fraction of what I would take from my experience there. To the public, I was an American Born Chinese (ABC) from New York who wanted to play soccer in HK because he spoke Cantonese. For myself, I was was an Chinese-Filipino American from Chinatown NYC, who saw a chance to play at a professional level in a country that could reconnect him with a part of his culture and heritage, while learning it’s traditions, values and language. Now, I have the same opportunity, to not only play the beautiful game in a beautiful country, I have the amazing chance to reconnect and learn more about my mother’s country. Only this time, my exceptions for myself are much higher. Prior to coming hear I didn’t speak Tagalog and Filipino culture, value and traditions have been quite unfamiliar to me. I have momentarily traded the streets of Chinatown for the Streets of Manila and I, Lexton Dela Cruz Moy have made a BIG commitment to learn, experience and embrace the Filipino language and tradition. “I am a “Asong Kalye” from the streets of Chinatown… I am a Chinoy “Asong Kalye” from America… I am a Pinoy “Asong Kalye” living in Manila… And I will Become a Philippine Azkal that represents all “Asong Kalye” like me.” soccerpirrs.com/featured/streets-that-guide-an-asong-kalye-to-be/
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Post by domjr on Oct 4, 2011 14:07:43 GMT 8
I like this guy..
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Post by Wiking on Oct 6, 2011 1:58:29 GMT 8
Finally capped and in the profile pages, my boy Lexton Moy!!
I've read this article(see below) when it first came out and just thought I'd share it. If you thought all the Azkals did off the pitch is party and have a good time, spend some time and read the article. FAIR PLAY FOR ALL FOUNDATION- PHILIPPINESAugust 22, 2011 By Spirrsguy This past Saturday, teammate Nate Burkey, member of the Philippine Azkals and I had the most wonderful soccer experience, that truly brought us back to some great childhood memories. August 20th marked the opening competition for an unlikely group of footballers here in Manila. For the past six months a group of children from Payatas, Manila’s lastest garbage dump site, have been meeting once a week to do something most normal kids take for granted. For the children of Payatas, education, health, hygene, and support are scarce and many look to the darker sides of life to find drug induced glimpses of joy. Each week they are given the oppurtunity to meet in a safe enviorment where the harsh daily grind of scavenging acres of rubbish seemingly disapears for at least a couple hours, and the joys of being children again comes to visit them in the form of a Soccer Ball. The love, support and care provided to the small percentage of Payatas children come from a group of passionate people that formed the Fair Play For All Foundation (FFA). The Fairplay For All Foundation works to empower the street children of the Philippines. Registered in the UK and funded as Triple E (registration number 1141362), Fairplay for All (FFA) runs football teams in Kasiglahan and Payatas as a way to develop the community and raise awareness through football, after the rise in popularity of the Azkals, the national men’s team of the Philippines. Payatas… is the largest dumpsite in Manila where tens of thousands of people live scavenging for things to sell, recycle and even eat. With just their first soccer competition underway, the organization will look to expand their work beyond the sport to reach what is at the heart of the problem amongst this growing population plagued with poverty. FFA is also opening a drop-in centre for street children in order to assess their situation on a case-by-case basis. Providing for the nutrition of street children, to break drug dependency (particularly rugby), basic education will continue their learning and provide a platform to assess their situation. With a fully qualified and experienced social worker we will then look to provide full-time residential care, education sponsorship, or micro-financing depending on the reason for the child being on the streets. As such, FFA looks to enable, encourage and empower street children and raise awareness of the poverty of communities to promote Fairplay on and off the pitch. On Staurday, Payatas FC finished 9th overall in the Under 13 age bracket, out of 33 local team from around Manila with an impressive 3-1-1 record. With loves, and support from volunteers, other teams and local bystanders the boys of Payatas displayed a performance guided by pride, brotherhood and teamwork. The Fair Play For All Foundation not only gave them a means to enter the integrated communtiy through friendly competition, they gave them a place for growth, education, happiness and a true family. The Spirrs Team is a Proud Supporter of the Fair Play For All Foundation and Co-Directors Naomi Tomlinson and Roy Mooore. I had the great pleasure of meeting Naomi and Roy, along with broad member Jacques Palami, dedicated members of their volunteer team, and each one of the valued members of the Payatas FC U13 Team. soccerpirrs.com/author/admin/
...and thats why I like the kid.
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Post by stellarboy on Oct 21, 2011 13:59:20 GMT 8
Lexton Moy's first jeepney ride: soccerpirrs.com/zone/travel/first-jeepney-ride-in-manila/ First Jeepney Ride in Manila!My First Jeepney ride in the Philippines was a special experience. It was during a light afternoon on a quite route. We had the luxury of the entire space and only traveled a short distance. Quite the contrary of the realities of true Jeepney traveling. We even had the chance to snap a quick picture. SMILE! Now, my second Jeepney ride was extremely different. After getting on what I thought was a simple ride in an empty Jeepney soon turned very nerve racking. After entering a completely vacant Jeepney, it pulled over some ways ahead and was abruptly boarded by a huge group of workers. I found myself quickly pushed to the front of Jeepney, where I pressed up against the driver. The next thing I knew, I was collecting money and handing it to the driver. As my very limited Tagalog was put to the test, I scurried to exchange money and frantically repeated broken Filipino numbers. As the sweat began to drip down my face, I tried not to drop any coins. At that point, overwhelmed and a bit confused, I couldn’t wait to get to my destination. As the Jeepney pulled over near our stop, I tried not falling over as I stumbled through the narrow passage way over feet, bags and children. After hopping off the back, an immense feeling of relief fell over me, and I needed a few seconds to collect myself. I made it out alive and better yet, I had a chance to practice my Tagalog Numbers under fire. I only hope everyone got their correct change back!
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Post by Wiking on Aug 10, 2012 23:38:26 GMT 8
Update on Moy: He finally has his apartment in HK ready. Next step is to look for a club.
Via twitter: "sorry I haven't been as tweet active lately, I've been lost in transition between traveling, finding a team, and moving. Soon loads to come!"
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Post by Wiking on Sept 17, 2012 8:40:22 GMT 8
He's coming back to Manila today to play for KAYA FC! Whether he stays or is just going to the PI for Kaya games while still looking for a club in HK is still up in the air.
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Post by kuo24 on Sept 17, 2012 10:21:31 GMT 8
Either way, his close to proximity to the country can make him readily available for Azkals home games. But he has to battle for his spot now (CDM) against Schrock, Juani Guirado, Ott, Gonzales, De Jong, etc.
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