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Philippine Azkals come crashing down

By Mon, Jul 25, 2011 10:31AM UTC View Comments

The Philippine team finally got a taste of what quality football really is as they climb the world rankings. Facing a more experienced and heavily favored Kuwaiti national team, the Philippine Azkals finally saw the end of its six-tie winning streak, bowing to their heavier and faster foes 0-3 early Sunday morning. Tormented by their...

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Azkals and the end of basketball’s reign in the Philippines

By Thu, Feb 10, 2011 8:07AM UTC View Comments The Philippine colors fly high

Like many Filipinos last night, me and my family were glued to the TV set watching the Philippine team called Azkals battle Mongolia’s Blue Wolves, and tweeting about it as though it were a breaking news story. The game, which was won by the Azkals 2-0, was exciting, brisk and very rugged. But the thing...

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Thanks to Azkals, soccer gets a boost in Philippines

By Mon, Dec 20, 2010 2:22PM UTC View Comments

Soccer is something that I always thought suited Filipinos, more than basketball. Soccer, as with the national sports called sipa or sepak takraw, requires swiftness and agility -- traits that Filipinos and Southeast Asians in general have. ...

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