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Article continues after this commercial<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\u201cSa nag-uumapaw nating suporta kay Alex Eala, sana ay marami ang maengganyo para matuto at maglaro hindi lamang ng tennis kundi ng iba pang sport. Sa halimbawa ng Filipinas women\u2019s football team, sana rin ay mas sumikat pa ang football sa ating bansa at marami ang maglaro (To our overflowing support for Alex Eala, I hope that many can be inspired to learn and play not only tennis but other sports. Also, taking an example from the Filipinas women\u2019s football team, I also hope that football will turn out to be more famous in our country and plenty of will play),\u201d Marcos said.<\/p>\n
Per week after Spain won the lads\u2019s World Cup 2026 against Argentina, the President said he longs for the day when the Philippine Men\u2019s National Football Team makes it to the quadrennial event too.<\/p>\n
\u201cBalang araw, baka makasali na ang Pilipinas sa (Someday, possibly the Philippines will qualify for the FIFA) World Cup,\u201d he shared his wish.<\/p>\n
Marcos also took pride in saying that his administration tripled its support for Philippine sports.<\/p>\n
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Article continues after this commercial<\/i>\t\t <\/p><\/div>\n\u201cHindi lamang dahil sa aliw na hatid nito, kundi para sa kalusugan (It\u2019s not only due to entertainment it brings, but additionally for health),\u201d Marcos said.<\/p>\n
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) thanked the President for mentioning the football achievements in his SONA.<\/p>\n
\u201cSama-sama nating iangat ang Pilipinas sa global stage ng football (Allow us to work together to raise the Philippines on the worldwide football stage),\u201d the PFF said in a press release posted on its Facebook page. (PNA)<\/p>\n