My usual optimistic nature, however, is hard put in overcoming my fears that we will not go very far in Madrid. Although I will pray that the Philippine national team will reach at least the quarter finals when they play with the giants (literally) in the Spanish capital, the final words of President Benigno Aquino IV at the end of the Iran-Philippine showdown keep ringing in my ears: “We don’t have seven footers.” Yao MIngs, Pau Gasols and LeBron James’ are still very rare among our male population. Sounding like a broken record, I state once again that, in contrast, below six footers like Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, and Neymar da Silva Santos exist by the millions in our country. These liliputans are among the best football players in the world today since height is not necessarily an advantage in the beautiful game. That is why the best news in the sports world that I have heard recently is that some lucky children from 6 to 14 years old from all over the Philippines and Asia will receive one of the best Christmas gifts this coming Yuletide season: they will be trained by coaches coming from arguably the best football club in the world, FC Barcelona. - Manila Bulletin
Posted on: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 02:26:24 +0000
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