Filipino football in Dubai

Azkals fans meet every Friday at Safa Park in Dubai to hone their football skills. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00The organization started just last year.

00:11There were groups of people who posted it on Facebook, inviting all Filipinos who are

00:17interested and who are into football to join the organization at Sapa Park every 3 p.m.

00:23on Fridays.

00:24The group has started from as little as 20.

00:27As of now, we already have almost 200 members and we have more than 50 active members.

00:33It is all over UAE.

00:34We have some members at Abu Dhabi, some are in Sharjah, the rest are mostly in Dubai.

00:40We do have free training as of now.

00:43We have coaches ranging from beginners to youths, adult players also.

00:48The training that we've been before is a part of training when I was still in the Philippine

00:53Ascals.

00:54That's why I introduced them to them so that they could learn something as well for their

00:58stamina and endurance.

00:59More Filipinos are now coming to our club because they know that Philippine football

01:04is now rising because of the Philippine Ascals.

01:07Ascals is a good example.

01:09We are bringing pride in football, pride in the Philippines for football.

01:15Before, when we were playing in the Philippines, we cannot please people to watch us.

01:20They don't know about the game.

01:22And now the people in the Philippines, I know, they're trying and starting to know

01:26the game and the support is there already.

01:29We can see that even the beginners, even the youngs from Filipino schools in Dubai, they

01:34want to learn football also because they know we are existing in the country.

01:40In football, you can learn a lot and we have chances in football.

01:43Filipinos have chances in football because we are not calculating the height, but Filipinos

01:50have a speed and a built of being a football player.

01:54I think football is catching up with basketball in terms of popularity in the Philippines.

02:00But as of now, it is still growing.

02:04In five to ten years from now, maybe we could get a good place in the World Cup.

02:08I joined the FINO AFC last January.

02:10I joined this club because it's my passion.

02:13I really want to play football since I was in high school.

02:18It's fun playing with guys, men, and especially every time they mock you.

02:23I want to join this so I can join the national football team when I grow up.

02:27Ball skills, so I control the ball so it's easy right now when I join.

02:32This club is very good.

02:33They are founded here in the Middle East where the football is very good.

02:37Being a good player, you must train hard, no pain, no gain, of course, respect and also

02:42have discipline in yourself.

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