Football gets a kick from Azkals feat 2011

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Football gets a kick from Azkals feat. President Aquino yesterday asked for a review of the country’s football program, which will then be prioritized over other sports, including basketball, even as he lauded the Philippine Azkals 2-0 victory over the Blue Wolves of Mongolia in the opener of their AFC Challenge Cup qualifying tie late Wednesday in Bacolod.



The whole sports program is currently under review. My focus actually is can we not concentrate on sports where we have a good chance of excelling. The President told Palace reporters in a chance interview at the Heroes’ Hall in Malacañang yesterday.

We have heard horror stories regarding sports over the years and we want to rectify all of them. But we have a government that is not awash with resources,” said Aquino, who, however, stressed that this could be solved with the Public Private Partnership program.

Of course, football is on top of the list, given what they have already demonstrated in addition to boxing and perhaps shooting,” The Chief Executive, a known sharpshooter, explained further. Aquino could not hide his happiness over the Azkals feat, considering the odds that the Philippine team had with football not among the country’s favorite sports.



They demonstrated hard work. Football does not have that big a pool of players but they still managed to really how shall I put it. They inspired so many of our countrymen,” he said. “And I think the inspiration was reciprocated by everybody who watched both live and on TV.

He added: “Your two goals showcased both Filipino creativity and the hard work you put in to master your sport. You brought our people together and reminded us once again that, united, we can reclaim our nation’s glory.”

Meanwhile, the country’s top sports officials yesterday extolled the Azkals feat, saying the rebirth of the sport is within sight even as they stressed the need of the private sector to help in the development of the sport.

The highest finish by any RP men’s football team in the SEAG was fourth when the country hosted the event exactly two decades ago. Sports patron Manny Pangilinan said it’s about time the country enjoys a football renaissance.

We should encourage the development of football, it is truly a global sport and it fits the Filipino physique and temperament,” said Pangilinan, whose company Smart, through the MVP sports foundation, recently pledged Philippine football P80 million for a 10 year partnership.

Dwayne Johnson return to the WWE 2011

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Dwayne Johnson return to the WWE 2011. The Rock crowd at "WWE Monday Night Raw" got a big surprise in addition to the usual array of body slams and chair shots. The return of The Rock. better known these days as Dwayne Johnson, star of "The Other Guys" and the upcoming "Fast Five was announced as the host of Wrestle Mania XXVII on April 3. He took the ring in Anaheim, Calif., and showed that seven years away from the ring haven't diminished his ability to command a live crowd.

Rolling through his stock of catchphrases. Finally the Rock has come back to. It doesn't matter what you think!" and, of course, "If you know what The Rock will do it a dramatic pause is cookin. Johnson had the crowd pretty much eating out of his hand.



Whether The Rock actually climbs into the ring remains to be seen, although it's not necessarily a bad bet.

Kenneth Mars Passes away in the age of 75

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Kenneth Mars Passes away in the age of 75. Hollywood has lost another wonderfully colorful supporting player. The always enjoyable Kenneth Mars veteran of dozen of films.Has passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with cancer. To a big section of my generation. Mars was a face first and a "name" second but we loved him no less.

To a child watching like me "Young Frankenstein" for example, there's a lot of stuff that might fly right over his or her head. But the particularly silly contributions from Kenneth Mars and Marty Feldman stand out like huge neon flowers to an 8-year-old movie freak. His hilariously bizarre performance as Inspector Kemp was always one of my favorites, but once I got a little older and saw Mars' work in "The Producer" I knew that this man was a specifically gifted comedian. It takes some real talent to play a Hitler-adoring Nazi lunatic in a broad farce and NOT come off as ugly distasteful or unpleasant. Mr. Mars' performance as Franz Liebkind was none of those things.

But Mel Brooks wasn't the only employer who enjoyed Kenneth Mars. Disney tapped the man to play the rather important role of Ariel's over protective papa in 'The Little Mermaid. Woody Allen hired the man for 'Radio Days' and 'Shadows and Fog and Mr. Mars also provided strong character work for directors like Herbert Ross "Protocol", Michael Ritchie "Fletch" and Alexander Payne "Citizen Ruth". The man did seemingly triple the TV work that he did on the silver screen, but fans of both media have lost a fine companion today.



Hit the jump for some of our favorite Mars moments. And of course our deepest condolences to the late actor's family.