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Getting to know Filipinos in the football scene: Neil Etheridge back in UK to play for Fulham Club »

filipinofooties:

LONDON – Rising football star Neil Etheridge is back in the United Kingdom to play for his team, Fulham Club, as its reserve goal keeper.

Etheridge is the first British-Filipino included in the English premier league.

He is a reserve goal keeper of Fulham Club that has millions of fans all over…

(Source: abs-cbnnews.com)

TV Patrol Interview of Phil Younghusband »

filipinofooties:

Makakausap natin ang isa sa miyembro ng Azkals na si Phil Younghusband. Isa siya sa mga football players ng bansa na nagpakitang-gilas sa ASEAN Football Suzuki Cup kamakailan.

KORINA SANCHEZ (K): They say you plan to bring the popularity of football to children, to the masses. How do you intend to do that?

PHIL YOUNGHUSBAND (P): We started a football academy called the Younghusbands’ Football Academy where we train kids. But we also train PE teachers so we go to the public schools. We partner with local government and the local government sponsors for the Younghusbands’ Academy to come to the public schools, teach the PE teachers how to teach football using a basketball court and limited equipment.

K: So you do this already?

P: Yes, we do this already. We already have one in Paniqui in Tarlac and we plan to do one in Tarlac City. And we’re also looking to partner with other local governments.

K: But you are Filipino, Phil, aren’t you?

P: Yes, I’m half-Filipino.

K: Gusto mo’ng mag-artista?

P: No, ayoko… Daming tsismis.

K: Gusto mo nang mag-asawa?

P: Siguro sa (tamang) panahon. Ngayon ayoko kasi gusto ko mag-concentrate sa football and sa trabaho ko. Siguro sa future.

K: May girlfriend ka ba daw?

P: Wala, wala na so… Not right now pero maybe siguro in the future sa football, sa trabaho ko.

K: So you and the whole team know you have a lot of fans— it’s a very good-looking team. How do you handle the girls, the women?

P: We’re very… sobrang flattered kami. Meron tayong… madaming guwapo sa team namin but we’re very grounded, we’re very down-to-earth pero nahihiya kami.

K: Marami ba sa inyo ay single, wala pang mga girlfriend?

P: No girlfriends… Si Jason, meron. SI Ray, meron; si Rob, meron. Ako, wala. Si James, wala. SI Neil, wala, ‘di ko alam. Si Coach, yeah, yeah meron! May fiancee pa.

K: Naku, magagalit sila sa ‘yo… Do you think the Philippine football team can make it to the World Cup next time?

P: Of course, we have… meron tayong World Cup qualifiers next year. May challenge kami sa February and we have a lot of games next year. It’s important we play a lot of games so we become better as a team… Before we didn’t enter the World Cup so this is the first time and I think in a long time we will enter the World Cup because we believe we have a team that can do well. And I’m sure if we get to the World CUp, football will become big in the Philippines.