Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Filipinos & Football


(ANOTHER) BALL GAME WITH A GOAL
  by: Ram Macapagal


When it comes to sports, Filipinos are passionate, dedicated and supportive. Whether they are athletes, fans or just someone who happens to walk by and decide to watch the game.

For years, Filipinos give off a great amount of attention to basketball and boxing. However, lately their attention shifted to a distinct sport. It seems that football made an impression for our country after some successive games.

The sport was recognized when the Philippine National Football team “Azkals” won over the Vietnam team which is the defending champion in the 2010 ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asia Nations) Football Federation Suzuki Cup. It was indeed an impressive game because the Philippine football team has never triumph over Vietnam for over 2 decades. 

The crowd was not only for the game, but also for the good-looking players of the team. Before, only a few were aware that the Philippines had a football team, but now, the team is treated like celebrities, especially the Younghusband brothers.
             
Football is starting to become famous in our country and Filipinos are really good at it. With the biological make-up of football players, Filipinos are perfect for the sport because of their average height and they are fast runners. There’s nothing more exciting than supporting athletes and the sport especially if it is a Filipino.

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