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| Louie Logarta |
Well, better late than never.
The “beautiful game” has finally arrived in the country with thousands upon thousands of aficionados now gushing over the stellar achievements of the Azkals in the international sports arena.
To the uninitiated, what we are referring to is the extremely physical activity known as soccer football or futball which is captivating an estimated two billion people all over the globe, with the Philippines as one of the last few remaining countries that refuses to acknowledge the popularity of the team game.
The awakening of Filipinos to the wiles of the beautiful game was brought about by the stunning success notched the other week by Team Philippines (christened “Azkals” by the players themselves) which entered the semifinal phase of the biennial Asean Football Federation’s Suzuki Cup, via the 5 points notched during the group stage in Vietnam.
I really don’t know how the intrepid Azkals, who are said to be ranked 152nd worldwide, will fare out in the Philippines’s maiden appearance in the second leg of the 14-year-old tournament, but one thing they can be sure of are the prayers of legions of their countrymen as they take on the likes of Indonesia and Vietnam (whom they had humiliated by a 2-0 score during the eliminations last Dec. 5 in My Dinh Stadium in Hanoi before a hostile hometown crowd) that are supposedly light years ahead of them in terms of football savvy and experience..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101219com4.html
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