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Post by butchok on Jul 6, 2011 4:00:03 GMT 8
Football assistance from Spain soughtBy HANNAH L. TORREGOZAJuly 5, 2011, 4:38pmMANILA, Philippines — Senator Edgardo Angara urged the government Tuesday to pursue a cooperation program with Spain to boost the country’s football team. With the Azkals’ victory over Sri Lanka last week, Angara said it is imperative for the government to strengthen the nation’s football programs at the grassroots level to fulfill the Philippines’ World Cup dream. The senator said the government should take advantage of its ties with Spain which boast of having one of the best football teams in the world. Angara said this was the sentiment during the 9th Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day on June 30, as local and Spanish officials talked about increased cooperation, including a cross-border football exchange program. “Spain has one of the best football teams in the world. It would be an incomparable opportunity for the Azkals and other aspiring Filipino football players to train with them,” said Angara. The football exchange program would allow Filipino football talents to be spotted and trained early. Players would also be given opportunity to train under world-class coaches such as those from Real Madrid, in world-class facilities that would be constructed in some key locations in the Philippines. Angara, author of the Philippine Sports University Act which seeks to establish a higher learning institute dedicated to training of athletes and coaches as well as research, lauded the Azkals’ latest victory. However, their success is a reminder that the Philippine athletic system needs a boost in terms of national sports infrastructure and policies. links: www.mb.com.ph/articles/325521/football-assistance-spain-sought
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Post by xyz1000 on Jul 6, 2011 4:15:04 GMT 8
Here are some snippets from the Sen. Angara press release:
========== The program will allow Filipino football talent to be spotted and trained early. They will also be given opportunity to train under world-class coaches, such as those from Real Madrid, and in world-class facilities which will be constructed in several key locations in the country.
"Spain has one of the best football teams in the world. It would be an incomparable opportunity for the Azkals and other aspiring Filipino football players to train with them," said Angara.
In 2005, a six-member delegation of football coaches from the Andalusia, Spain-based Centro de Estudios, Desarollo e Investigación del Fútbol Andaluz (CEDIFA) held training courses in Baler, Aurora and Bago, Negros Occidental to promote the sport.
Francisco Lopez, director of CEDIFA, had nothing but praises for Filipino players, saying that they are agile, fast learners and have an innate talent for the sport. They only need more training in form and movement. It is a long way to the World Cup, but both Lopez and Angara believe it is possible to get there. ========================
I did a quick search of CEDIFA and I'm guessing (I don't read espanyol) that it's a football school. Note that it says they have coaches from Real Madrid, not that they are Real Madrid.
If our future football superstars are going to be discovered/exploited, I'd rather have them be found by club academies rather than schools like these.
Maybe I have the wrong impression. Someone correct me if I'm wrong about CEDIFA.
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Post by butchok on Jul 6, 2011 4:24:21 GMT 8
After Germans' DFB package assistance, I hope Philippine football authorities will able to foster ties with RFEF, the governing body of football superpower FIFA's no. 1 ranked, reigning World Cup and Euro champions Spain commonly referred as La Furia Roja . . .
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Post by butchok on Jul 6, 2011 4:52:20 GMT 8
Once PFF will established its cooperation with RFEF there will chance that some of Philippine based youth prospects will be send to various football academies in Spain most famous is the LA MASIA, links: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Masia . It is the youth academy of FC Barcelona where a long line of known footballers were trained including my favorite players Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas. . .
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Post by cowscrubber on Jul 6, 2011 5:18:29 GMT 8
I hope this does not come in conflict with the German assistance that we're already receiving...
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Post by tonetito on Jul 6, 2011 5:21:38 GMT 8
if this does not come in conflict with the assistance we are getting from germany now then i guess this is what the azkals need...more exposure. as for football in the philippines, we need all the help we can get
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Post by gapobanana on Jul 6, 2011 13:03:29 GMT 8
Just a quick question, what can the DFB or other football funding authorities benefit if it supports the azkals? Wondering lang. Is it some kind of corporate social responsibility?
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Post by narko on Jul 6, 2011 14:06:12 GMT 8
Just a quick question, what can the DFB or other football funding authorities benefit if it supports the azkals? Wondering lang. Is it some kind of corporate social responsibility? It's a little bit complex. Football Federations such as the DFB, RFEF and PFF are not government entities. They can establish links with each other and develop cooperation and exchange programs. The question now is funding for those programs. Funding will usually come in the form of a grant from a foreign government, which they will access from their funds for overseas assistance to other coutnries, usually developing ones. Developed countries have overseas development assistance funds for developing countries for stuff such as road projects, building irrigation, and even sports programs if the donor and donee countries come to an agreement to cover those areas in their assistance packages. The usual framework usually for set-ups like that is an existing cooperation agreement in the area of sports between the Philippines and a particular country. That could have been the basis for the DFB program, with the German government providing the funding as part of their development assistance to the Philippines, and the PFF and the DFB as the implementing agencies or organizations of the cooperation program. We have an existing bilateral agreement with Spain for sports. Unfortunately, Spain is not in a good economic condition nowadays, I doubt if they would have money to fund an assistance package for the Philippines at the moment. However, the programs don't have to be as extensive as the German one. With a little creativity and resourcefulness, some simple exchanges could be arranged. What is important, and Sen. Angara is correct in this sense, is that a legal framework is already in place. We just simply need to make use of it. I got several ideas in mind, but unfortunately, Europe is not my jurisdiction. But South America is, so I'm trying to cook up something for football here from that region.
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Post by gapobanana on Jul 6, 2011 16:19:57 GMT 8
so basically we just need to follow their programs that have no strings attached?
Yeah i like the idea of spain to fund us or atleast have a couple of programs with us. Im a barca fan. I want the azkals to adapt that kind of style of football.
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Post by bluefeather80 on Jul 6, 2011 17:21:11 GMT 8
pwede exchane students. spain gets chippy and araneta and we get guirado and his brother. that way the spain system can remove the ballhog style of barotac system.
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Post by Ka Roger on Jul 6, 2011 21:16:26 GMT 8
Kontrolado ba ng buong-buo ng PFF ang mga merchandise ng mga Azkals? Nakikita ko sa labas ng Rizal, mga bootlegged na scarves, mga t-shirts with crappy workmanship being sold for astronomical prices, at maraming bumibili. Why don't they control the merchandise? It will earn them alot. Even setting up a website for merchandise would be good for overseas football fans.
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Post by wenden96 on Jul 7, 2011 4:56:29 GMT 8
Nice idea, PFF could send the under 23, under 19 and under 17 squad for training. And so as the coaches from the provinces to enhance the coaching skills.
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Post by tonetito on Jul 7, 2011 6:40:34 GMT 8
completely agree...focus now should be on developing younger talent that will continue the spark football has in the country now and hopefully bring higher recognition for the country in the sport...
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Post by gapobanana on Jul 7, 2011 7:35:56 GMT 8
Unga, kesa lumaboy sa lansangan, itrain nlng mgfootball. Parang yung maglalaro sa homeless world cup ba un?
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Post by Caz on Jul 7, 2011 8:36:00 GMT 8
Kontrolado ba ng buong-buo ng PFF ang mga merchandise ng mga Azkals? Nakikita ko sa labas ng Rizal, mga bootlegged na scarves, mga t-shirts with crappy workmanship being sold for astronomical prices, at maraming bumibili. Why don't they control the merchandise? It will earn them alot. Even setting up a website for merchandise would be good for overseas football fans. Hi there! You're off topic but it's a good thing to discuss over at the Azkals merchandise thread! Try posting it there, thanks!
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