Of half-bloods and street dogs, Arnold Clavio vs. the Azkals: discourses and definitions of national identity

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Ponce de Leon, Inez Z
• التنسيق: text
• منشور في: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• الموضوعات: Communication; Communication Technology and New Media
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://archium.ateneo.edu/comm-faculty-pubs/5; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17430437.2017.1388784
• المؤسسة: Ateneo De Manila University

Football might not be as popular as basketball in the Philippines, but it has a loyal following. In 2012, broadcaster Arnold Clavio claimed that members of the Men’s National Team, the Azkals, were not true Filipinos. Most of the Azkals are children of Filipinos and foreign nationals, and spent thei...