By Noel S. Villaflor
EVERYBODY loves the Azkals.
Casual fans, hardcore fans, converts, the foreign press, and, of course, the corporate sponsors, who are now gushing with newfound belief in the sport, as they line up to ink a deal with the Philippine Men’s National Team.
And that includes Dr. Vicki Belo, Cosmetic Surgeon to the Stars, who has pulled a coup by getting the Azkals as “celebrity endorsers.” In exchange, the Pinoy footballers will receive “regular skin treatment since they spend most of their time under the sun,” and probably some financial aid.
That’s supposed to be welcome news, right?
Not to the Azkals fans, especially the women, who are going nuts over the issue. Shortly before a link of an ABS-CBN online report was posted, fans of an open group forum on Facebook were already fuming over how certain media personalities in the capital have turned the Azkals phenomenon into one big showbiz circus, asking the footballers about their love life, eating habits, the alignment of the planets, and just about anything that has nothing to do with football.
Enter Belo and her endorsement deal.
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14 hours ago
the more the sponsors the better
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ReplyDeletethe azkals need sponsors and more exposures to make the sport more known in the philippines...so what ever it takes .....go.....belo takes good care of their endorsers thats a proven fact and it will be great if the azkals are part of their family....it always is nice to belong to the number 1...and we all know belo is the number 1 cosmetic clinic in the country
ReplyDeleteBelo as a sponsor, I think, is no issue.
ReplyDeleteBut it just makes me want to go
"Haynako Belo..."
I just don't like the thought that may possibility na magpaparetoke na rin ng kung anu-anong bahagi ng katawan ang mga Azkal natin.
Sponsors are all good, but Belo? BELO?!?! FFS!!!
ReplyDeleteThat national team is becoming (if it hasn't already) a bit of a farce. It's becoming more of a showbiz type marketing ploy of some sort rather than an actual sporting team. It's getting disgusting!!