Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge says his experience with the Philippines is making him a better player.

Few goalkeepers in their early twenties can match the number international caps that Etheridge has amassed over the past few seasons and whilst football clearly comes second best to basketball, Etheridge believes the game is going from strength to strength in the Philippines.

"I think, last time I counted, I'm on 36 caps now," Etheridge told fulhamfc.com. "I'm 22 years old so I'll hopefully reach 100 by the time I finish my career!

"It's a different sort of world when I go over there because it's still a basketball dominated country to be honest, with football coming second best.

"But at the same time, football is progressing and they're starting to build up the league there so it's good for me because I can go over there and take a few training sessions and things like that.

"It is different compared to what it's like here [in England] for me but I think it's pretty much the same for a lot of the international lads when they go back home."