Why we do this?

there are frantic arguments on whether the philippines whould be playing footbal or basketball. we won't go into that.

what we will go into is what has the philippines accomplished in football?

FACT: football is an excellent sport that filipinos can get into. and we all can't help but fall in love with the beautiful game.

FACT: the philippines is not a football playing country. well atleast not compared to our neighbors (thailand, singapore, etc) or brazil, spain.. and there is a reason for this. not everyone has access to football fields. we don't have parks that people can go to anytime to kick a ball around. it's expensive to play in fields (which are more often than not exclusive).very few can afford to enroll their children to the few football schools in the city.

FACT: not a lot of people play football here in the philippines.. but we have accomplished so much, only in terms of individual talent. here's what i found.

re:BASKETBALL O SOCCER? • (2467 bytes)
Posted: 8/24/2006 • 12:24 GMT+8

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By: esphfc
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it has been proven that Filipinos can excel in football. a Filipino named Paulino Alcantara played for Barcelona FC in the early 1920's and up to now he still holds the clubs all-time
leading goalscorer. 357 goals in 357 matches! not
356 goals in 357 matches as previously posted in
articles according from Barcelona. he rip the goal net with a thunderous strike from 35 yards out in a match between Spain and France on April 30 1922. he is considered the best asian player in the football history, mind you it's not an opinion, its official coming from Barcenola FC.

not only that there have been Pinoy footies playing in Europe like the de Guzman bros. but sadly they arebplaying for the Canadian national team. the Younghusband who are Chelsea reserves.
here are some Half Pinoy Booters that i know of, anybody can add some more...
-Jane Toernqvist, Sweeden Women's National Team, Philippine born
-Jan Morten Arnesen FK Sparta Sarpsborg in Norway
-Jerry Lucena Esbjerg in Denmark
-Kristian Hauso Norway club called Halsoy
-Julien "Bobby" de Guzman, Deportivo la Coruna, La Liga Española, Canada Men's National Team, Filipino father, Jamaican mother
-Jonathan de Guzman, Feneyrood, Bundesliga (German League), Canada Men's National Team, Filipino father, Jamaican mother
-Heinz Putzier, Alemmania Aachen
-Daniel Peters , Half-Filipino Alemannia Aachen Coach
-Simone Rota,
-Dennis Cagara, Denmark Men's Football Team
-James Younghusband, Chelsea reserve team
-Phil Younghusband, Chelsea reserve team
-Chad Gould, South Hampton
-Greatwich, Chris, Westbrom & Albion
-Greatwich, Philip Carlo, Brighton, England
-Jeffrey Tunaman playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen
-Filipo Paner Braggio,
-Andy Prochnow,

there are lots of local talents waiting to be dicovered. i think a regular league will help in uplifting the sport and promoting it further. i hope sponsors/ advertisers will help promote the world's most popular game in the Phil. considering we'll be celebrating our national team centennial year next year, our national team is the oldest in asia yet the development and popularity of this sport was halted when the basketball was injected to our system by the Americans. local tv should show games such as La Liga or English Premiere League.

there've been no Filipino basketball player that played for major int. tournament such as the nba. and i don't see that happening, sorry but that's just the way it is!

from the website forum of the phil gov't. an interesting read..

the question then is who is paulino alcantara..? arguably one of the greatest footballer of all time (yes... IN THE WHOLE WORLD!)

learn more about him here and here.

filipinos will excel in football, most likely be among the best in the world. but they don't have a venue to play at..

so many reasons.. no more excuses philippines.. let's bring it to the streets!

- g l e n v e r