Company: Deutsche Welle
Country: GERMANY
Section: MOVIES & TV FOOTBALL – SHORT
Discipline: Soccer
Director: Oliver Moody
Producer: Deutsche Welle
Running Time: 16 min
SYNOPSYS:
The Philippines has a population of about 100 million, but when it comes to football, the country relies on “imports”. 20 out of 24 players in the current “National team” were born outside the country, with parents among the 10 million Filipinos living abroad. The offspring of these expats, six German-born players, have helped the team to reach their first ever Asian Cup. But they have also sparked controversy, with a rival coach recently referring to them as “half-blood players”. So is the policy of recruiting foreign-born players a smart tactic, or a distortion of the true strength of Philippine football that limits chances for locally-raised footballers?