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Filipino football fans
celebrate as the country’s national football team now ranks first
in South East Asia, according to the FIFA World Ranking released on
October 17, 2013.
The
country achieved the four-spot increase in ranking following Azkals’
victory against Pakistan in the recently concluded Peace Cup in
Bacolod last October 15, 2013. Coming in at 137, this is the highest
ranking the country has achieved to date, beating out Thailand whose
ranking had gone down four spots to 143.
As the
national football team prepares for its next friendly game against
the United Arab Emirates and India in November, Filipinos realize
that our country’s team has indeed come a long way in their journey
to fulfilling what many of us dream of – to compete against and
level with the best football teams all over the world.
Several years back, it
was a big challenge for Azkals to even gain notice from the
Filipinos, who are more hooked on basketball than any other sport.
“It took a while until the Filipinos caught on the Azkals’
potentials. But motivation and passion are contagious feelings. The
team owes its achievements to having a common goal. Staying focused
on a common vision takes a lot of team discipline. Determination to
follow through to reach that goal requires hard-work, lots of
practice, coaching and guidance,” said Azkals Team Manager, Dan
Palami.
Sharing the Azkals vision
of championing Philippine Football, Alaska Milk Corporation
supports young, aspiring players who are out to become the
best players in the country. Throughout the years, even when there
was little enthusiasm for football Alaska has carried through in
fostering and preparing young athletes for the triumphs of this game.
By
providing venues wherein young players may discover and display their
inherent flair for the sport, Alaska encourages young athletes as
they strive to become the country’s future Azkals. Under the Alaska
Sports programs, the Alaska Power Camp hold football trainings every
summer, while advocating discipline, team work, hard-work,
determination, and sportsmanship. It culminates in May with the
Alaska Summer Football Festival, in
preparation for the Alaska Cup held annually in November – the
biggest football tournament in the country, for the last 17 years.
As the Azkals prepare for
another exciting game against UAE, they continue to inspire with
their passion for football. Alaska Milk thus cheers on while
encouraging young Filipino players to overcome their challenges in
becoming Azkals someday. With hard work, determination, team work,
sportsmanship and discipline – Alaska Milk believes that young
football players can achieve their goal of becoming one of the Team
Azkals!
Visit
www.alaskapowercamp.com/football
for more details and follow @ALASKAsportshub for live Twitter
updates.
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