Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey – Watch Live for Free!

Watch Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Live Stream for free via SopCast Boxing Live Stream Channel. Experience the beating of Clottey by Pacquiao live for free.

Philippine Boxing Sensation, Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao is getting back to business and looks forward to continue his onslaught inside the ring, which this time Joshua Clottey may come to experience first-hand.

Pacquiao has had a few months of rest, since the fight against a much bigger, and speculated much stronger – before he got beaten – Miguel Cotto. It was of the fights in which Pacquiao may have looked arguably fit at the end of the match, but also very tired if we compare it to the latter fight against Ricky Hatton and the likes. But we need to take into account that Ricky Hatton – a fight which we offered live stream for – is a chicken compared to Cotto, and even Clottey who seems just more dangerous and explosive than Pacquiao’s November Opponent.

Manny Pacquiao ready to face Joshua Clottey

We recently disclosed that Manny Pacquiao is ready to face Joshua Clottey, and that beholds truth. The Pride of the Philippines inside the ring looks to have been in top form way before the fight, all that we can hope that Camp Pacman was able to avoid him from peaking before the fight itself gets started. We are going to see one of the most memorable boxing fights, ever. And probably one of the most explosive one -in Pacquiao’s point of view- as this may serve as his last, or second to the last battle.

SopCast Live Stream Channels for Pacquiao Clottey Fight

We are going to offer to you a number of very reliable Sopcast Channels on which the fight will be streamed live. Instructions will be given below this post. The reason why we opt to provide Live Stream Channels  instead of providing links to Streaming Sites like Justin.TV is because it is way more reliable and also more convenient for your end. SopCast has never let us down in 2009, and we hope that it will continue to be that way this 2010. The Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Stream is going to be one of the most sought after channels making the streaming even faster, since it is based on a peer-to-peer system. The more people watch live for free, the better the quality of the video that you see.

How to watch Pacquiao vs Clottey – Live for free

Join our thousands of other readers, boxing fans and Pacquiao followers this coming March 13, 2010 to witness Manny Pacquiao entered the boxing ring for one of the last times in his boxing career. Let’s watch with sheer anticipation and excitement every punch our people’s champ is going to land on the face of Joshua Clottey. Be wise and use our SopCast instructions below to get started and watch the Pacquiao Clottey fight live stream for free.

1. Install the SopPlayer software. Just click this link! http://download.sopcast.cn/download/SopCast.zip
2. Install the software, and then launch it.
3. Login as anonymous
4. UPDATE: Please use the CCTV-5 Channel under the Sports Menu!!
5. That’s it, and you’ll be having Manny Pacquiao beating Joshua Clottey to death, LIVE!

We will keep you updated when other sources and/or channels for this fight become available, for the mean time, feel free to leave comments below if you have some issues and need aid to deal with them, (ex. a not working sopcast player, or problems with the channel)

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Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Stream

Update: We just published a new article on How to Watch Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Live Stream for free

The Pacquiao vs Clottey fight is imminent. Catch one of Manny Pacquiao’s last fights for free through a live stream with the Sopcast player and its Live Channels.

It is again one of those moments in our lives wherein we are going to witness Manny Pacquiao enter the ring and kick ass some of his opponents. This is surely not the first time, and hopefully not the last. But if the Pacquiao vs Clottey boxing fight is going to be the last one for the Pacman, rest assured that you will be able to watch the whole fight, live and for free through one of our most reliable boxing live stream sources out there.

Reliable Live Stream Resource from the Experienced

Many fellow bloggers, even non-Filipinos who know nothing about Manny Pacquiao and/or his fights, even more about streams to watch his fights live are joining us this March to trap you, get you, visit their websites. We are one of them, but that for a reason, because we want to provide you with the correct information and truly make you watch the fight, instead of only us gaining money from your visits. The comments on Manny Pacquiao’s May 2, 2009 fight says it all. We provided excellent information, and were rewarded for a job well done with a decent amount of money for that day alone in terms of ad revenue.

Since then, more and more bloggers exploit the Manny Pacquiao craze to earn money from your visits. We will stick to our motto, which includes to entertain, educate and inform you with every post we bring out. I hope that you will rely on us, once more.

Sites not to look for Pacquiao Clottey Fight Live Streams

Websites that you should not rely on for a Pacquiao vs Clottey fight includes, but is not limited to the following live stream websites:

• uStream
• Justin.TV

They are going to ban the boxing channels for the upcoming March 13, 2010 fight before you know it. We have, and always had a better solution, and that is what we are going to present to you once again. And that is, like it has always been the use of the SopCast peer-to-peer live stream player.

Sopcast Player for Live Streams, and nothing else

I can assure you, that based on our experience, and the experience from our broad reader base, the Sopcast Player and its broad range of available live channels had always been the most convenient and efficient way to watch boxing fights and other events live. This includes Pacquiao’s demolition of Ricky Hatton and Cotto; also the fight in which Mayweather was involved that we have covered, too.

Live Stream Channel for Pacquiao vs Clottey

Within this post, we have linked to various of our other post that strongly support our claim that you should use Sopcast for the next Pacquiao bout. On the 9th of March, we are going to publish the official live stream channels that we are going to support and rely on for the fight itself. Watch out!

If in case you know of any working channel, leave a comment below and we will add them to our post, and, credit you for it. Please feel free to reuse the information posted here, but link to it as a resource.

Manny Pacquiao in top form for March fight

“It is unbelievable!”, witnesses in Manny Pacquiao’s Training Gym say, “Manny Pacquiao is getting better and better every sparring session”. Team Pacquiao is looking forward to knock out Clottey this coming March in the Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey bout.

Top Rank Promoter Bob Arom said that Pacquiao could even fight tomorrow, if needed. He looks more than perfect and victory looks certain if his condition keeps up and won’t fade. That is one thing that Freddie Roach is fearing, which is the reason why he has to slow down Manny to avoid him peak anytime prior the boxing fight against Joshua.

Manny Pacquiao in Extreme Condition

We may not have seen Pacquiao knock out Miguel Cotto, but his performance was notably better than in his recent fight. That is a trend that Pacquiao is keeping up with consistency and style. One of the facts that suggest a victory in favor of the Philippine Boxing Champ from General Santos City. His condition, by the way, supports the idea, too.

Watch Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Live

Joshua Clottey is one tough foe. He is one big rock to be smashed, and Pacquiao may have the guts to do just that. I am very sure that you don’t want to miss the fight, and I can imagine that you want to be one of the millions who like to watch the Pacquiao vs Clottey Fight Live, for free.

Don’t worry, Pinoy Teens Online is here for you, ready to serve you with free live stream for upcoming boxing fight this March. We will keep you updated about it, just stick around and enjoy all our other posts, even if they may not relate to boxing!

Pacquiao Mayweather bout for March 13 still undecided

Boxing News: We all know that our very own boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao has much against the random Olympic style urine and blood testing, it even went that far that Pacquiao filed a case against the Mayweather Camp for accusing him to have used steroids in his previous bouts. But the fight dated March 13, 2010 isn’t really over yet.

There is still a slight chance that boxing fans from all over the world are going to see the two greatest fighters of today go head to head inside the ring for twelve or less rounds. It all boils down to one thing, says the Mayweather side; and that is Pacquiao’s decision to agree to the random testing or not.

Camp Mayweather really hopes that Pacquiao signals the green light anytime soon so that the fans of the sport get to see what they deserve. A fight that would go in straight into the history of the sport, a fight between two of the biggest name the sport ever had. Manny Pacquaio does still think otherwise, but maybe something will change his mind soon, but after all, I do think that it is indeed a bit unusual for them to undergo Olympic style drug testing if the “sport in general” has never done something this extraordinaire before.

Do you think Manny Pacquiao should agree with the terms for the scheduled March 13 fight vs Floyd Mayweather, or should be the opposite camp which should step a notch done from such unusual pre-match procedure?

Boxing News: Manny Pacquiao To File Libel Charges Against The Mayweathers

The Pound-For-Pound King is set to file libel charges against Floyd Mayweather Sr., Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Golden Boy Productions (the Mayweathers’ promoter).

Manny Pacquaio, who first shrugged off the accusations of the Mayweathers pertaining to him, using performance-enhancing drugs such as steroids stated that the Mayweathers are already going overboard with their words.  During the early parts of this issue, PacMan merely perceived the Mayweathers’ accusations as a simple ploy to distract him in their supposed upcoming fight.  The Mayweathers’ skepticism even extended to requiring PacMan and Mayweather Jr. to undergo an Olympic-style kind of blood testing 48 hours before the game.  PacMan’s refusal to undergo the latter resulted to a dispute between the two parties and ended up with the fight being derailed.  The number one contention of PacMan’s party with regards to his refusal to undergo such test is that it will be very detrimental for PacMan’s A-game condition if he would allow extraction of blood 48 hours before the game.  PacMan also stated that even if Mayweather will also undergo such blood testing, he would have optimum advantage because he is of larger size than Pacquaio who is squeamish of needles at the same time.  PacMan sees the mere fact of blood extraction 48 hours before the game as a big tool for him to be less of a performer given his size.  However, PacMan presented a compromise in the form of having the same Olympic-style test RIGHT AFTER the game to prove that he has not been taking up performance-enhancing drugs, contrary to the Mayweathers’ belief.  The latter compromise has not been accepted by the Mayweathers.

PacMan is already infuriated by the Mayweathers’ allegations hence he is now lifting a finger to clear his name not only to the Filipino people who have always believed in him but to the whole international community as well.  PacMan is extremely bothered and offended by the Mayweathers because their claims are also being channeled through international media tools such as CNN thus creating a stigma amongst the viewers that he, one of the greatest boxers in the world might really be on steroids.

A lot of boxing enthusiasts are completely dismayed by the derailment of this much awaited fight between the Ali and Frazier of our time.  However, PacMan won’t disappoint his fans that much by having a fight with another South American boxer on 2010.

Pacquiao-Mayweather Fight Off Due To Disagreements

After Mayweather’s suggestion that PacMan can be on steroids, Mayweather Promotions proposed that a random Olympic-style kind of testing be done to both PacMan and Mayweather 48 hours BEFORE the fight on March.  Said testing involves extraction of blood from both boxers to determine if anyone of them is on prohibited substances.

This test, unfortunately, is something that the Pound-For-Pound King and his managers cannot agree upon for their belief that such procedure is hazardous to the body and can affect the body’s performance for such fight.  Freddie Roach said that Manny Pacquiao is willing to undergo the said test RIGHT AFTER the game but NOT BEFORE the game because PacMan, a natural person who is squeamish about needles believes that drawing blood from his body 48 hours before the fight is bad.  PacMan’s promoter Bob Arum stated that such proposal is “absolutely ridiculous” for they do not see the logic behind having the test BEFORE the game when the results won’t be different if they conduct the test AFTER the fight since the traces of prohibited substances do not really wear off as fast as 48 hours.  For PacMan’s party, having the test before the fight is simply a tactic of Mayweather to harass and eventually weaken PacMan.

Mayweather said that he would only pursue with the fight IF AND ONLY IF PacMan agrees to undergo such testing 48 hours BEFORE the fight.  He also claimed that PacMan’s hesitance to undergo the testing makes him highly doubtful of PacMan’s strengths as it makes PacMan look like someone who is hiding something from the boxing world.

Roach and Arum claim that PacMan has already underwent necessary and required tests for boxers like him and has a gleaming record in terms of the substances that he intakes.  They also contend that such testing whom elite athletes like Lance Armstrong and Lebron James have already taken is too much to ask from boxers as it can weaken them.  Boxers undergo blood and urine testing weeks before a fight but not 48 hours before the fight–this is what PacMan’s party is willing to oblige upon with an additional of another blood testing after the fight.

According to Roach, they do not give a damn if Mayweather does not pursue the fight just because of this whole blood testing shiz.  After all, PacMan still has a much wider options for opponents unlike Mayweather.  As Roach puts it, “I really don’t care, because Manny doesn’t need Floyd Mayweather.  The tests he’s requiring are not commission tests, they’re not boxing tests and this is not an Olympic sport.  A urine test is just as qualified as a blood test.  Human growth hormone* is not detected by blood or urine.”  PacMan’s party also contends that if Mayweather really is willing to fight with PacMan, he should be already contented with commission tests and won’t longer be conditional by asking for tests as such just to pursue the fight.

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* – Human growth hormone are natural hormones produced by the pituitary gland that have strong body building mechanisms.  These are available in the market through steroids and are taken by some bodybuilders for exceptional stamina and endurance.

Why Should We All Be Excited For 2010

Personally, the year 2009 has been a very bad year for me.  I even think that “bad” is such an understatement.  It is definitely the WORST year that I’ve ever had in my whole lifetime.  The gravity of the bad things that happened to me this year is purely unbearable and there are so many regrettable things that I did this year.  So if you would ask how I’m feeling right now, I feel nothing but excitement for the end of 2009 (given that my year is becoming worse with all the deaths of people I know personally occurring now) and hope that 2010 will be a totally different year and would be conducive for a new vibe.

Biases aside, I think we all Filipinos should look forward to 2010.  Not only because it’s gonna start with a total bang with Ne-Yo, Paramore and The Killers having concerts during the first quarter of the year.  But seriously, I think this year has been entirely depressing not only for me but for all Filipinos as well.

Who would easily forget the nightmares brought to us by the night of September 26, 2009?  This is the night that Ondoy, the worst tropical depression the Philippines had to date started to drown possessions, investments, dreams and even lives of thousands of Luzon dwellers.  A few days after Ondoy, another typhoon accelerated in the form of Pepeng–which devastated thousands of people from the North of Luzon.

On November 23, 2009, 57 civilians were mercilessly murdered in the Maguindanao Massacre that happened on the fateful place of Amapatuan, Maguindanao.  This horrible event is still being mourned for by millions of Filipinos around the globe aided by the fact that there has been a very slow investigation of the said crime. A myriad of concerned bodies all around the globe also scrutinized the Philippine state for the seemingly flawed methods of investigation it has imposed with regards to the Massacre.  Eventually, cases against the suspects like Andal Ampatuan Jr. (a candidate for the mayoralty position in the said area) have been filed–which gives all of us a fighting chance that this hideous crime will be given the highly sought-for justice at the end of the day.  Here’s me hoping that this case really be treated accordingly or else many people will get mad.  This is really such a horrible crime. And the government should stop treating its constituents like morons who would take knee scrapes in exchange of innocent lives and shattered dreams.

On the same year, the Philippines has lost its number one fan in the form of King of Rap Francis Magalona [44 y.o.] and its democracy icon President Corazon Aquino [76 y.o.].  Our country also lost a remarkable film-maker and actor in the form of Mr. Johnny Delgado [61 y.o.].

On the worldwide scenario, it has also been a remarkable year for the deaths of numerous celebrities.  The world has lost its King of Pop Michael Jackson [50 y.o.] which is most probably the hugest shocker of 2009.  Some of the other people who have left us this year are Brittany Murphy [32 y.o.] (Clueless & Just Married), Stephen Gately [33 y.o.] (Boyzone), Patrick Swayze [57 y.o.] (Ghost & Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights), Daul Kim [20 y.o.] (South Korean Supermodel), Lucy Gordon [28 y.o.] (Spiderman 3 & Serendipity) and Chris Henry [26 y.o.] an American football wide receiver.   For a list of celebrities who passed away at 2009, click HERE.

At the moment of writing, the Philippines’ most active volcano, Mt. Mayon is at Alert Level 4 already and is claimed to be ready to blast hazardous lava and ashes in days.  The predicted eruption date is on New Year’s Day or a day after New Year’s Day.  Albeit the residents around the volcano have already evacuated days ago, the activity of the volcano is still strong enough to reach beyond the estimated boundaries of lava.  I guess the best thing we can do for our fellow countrymen living around the volcano is to offer them prayers that Divine Intervention makes the volcanic activities relatively weaker for damages in life and properties be minimal.  It can be truly easy to be apathetic when it comes to this matter especially if you are residing outside the affected area.  However, I believe that it is already the least thing we can do for our brothers and sisters residing there.  Of course I know that we can always say that we serve as safeguards for them by being able to donate relief goods and clothes to them after the disaster.  But if you come to think of it, saying a prayer will just take moments of our time and all our prayers combined with really mean a lot.  This is so much better than relying on the presence of future relief goods for we give these people a fighting chance that their lives and investments will be less harmed.

I am pretty sure that the difficulties and pains of 2009 aren’t exclusive to me and to the people who have been affected by the disasters and crimes of this year.  Let me not forget to mention that the economy of this year hasn’t been really favorable–given that many people are still unemployed or underemployed.  If you’re a regular visitor of supermarkets, you probably noticed that the carts of people nowadays have significantly decreased in contents.  People tend to buy more basic commodities now unlike before where people could still afford to buy extra stuff.  It just proves that everyone is currently experiencing financial crisis.

Well aside from the Pacquaio-Mayweather fight and the concerts that I mentioned earlier, there are a lot of exciting things to look forward to in 2010.  One of these things is the FIFA World Cup to be held in South Africa.  On June, we would be experiencing a partial lunar eclipse which will become a total lunar eclipse on July.  For a complete list of events to set on 2010, click this LINK.

And of course for Filipinos, we would be all experiencing the chance to elect new leaders of our state on May 10, 2010.  It is also going to be the first elections that will use the automation machines so I guess every registered voter is excited and very hopeful for a clean and peaceful election.  I hope we won’t be disappointed.

The year 2010 in essence is the materialization of the new beginning that we have been all waiting for.  It is the new chance for us to omit the mistakes we’ve done in 2009 for us to have easier and better lives.  It will bring a big heap of hope that life, despite so much trials and bumps is still worth living for.  It’s a new avenue for us to prove our skills, our strengths and show the people around us what we’ve got!

So that makes up for it.  In behalf of the whole Pinoy Teens Online team, I wish you a very happy Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year!  We hope you’d support Kevin’s newest venture which is Teens.com.ph and Pinoy Teens too.

Note: sorry for the misalignments of photos. Hindi ako marunong, evidently. No matter what I do, ganito pa rin ang labas eh!

Tennisphilia: Gratify Your Tennis Needs

A very small fraction of the Filipino sporty population are Tennis enthusiasts or Tennis players.  This may be for the reason that Tennis has been often labeled by us Filipinos to be the sport played by the conyos / sosyals / shalla. Well this inference, I must say, is completely inevitable–for people who play Tennis often belong to the upper middle class to upper class classifications.  Number one, rackets for Tennis are expensive.  Tennis balls are a little costly too and these are often needed for practising the game.  Good durable shoes are also a must for it would completely suck to play Tennis with tawdry shoes.  In short, Tennis is undeniably magastos. At least for me, it is.  And oh, let me not forget to mention that the Tennis court itself sometimes becomes an added cost too.  Unlike Basketball courts, Tennis courts are a little uncommon in the community.  For instance, in every village or community you’d go here in the Philippines, there would always be Basketball courts where people can play.  For Tennis courts, only exclusive subdivisions have them more often than not.  Some sports centers have Tennis courts too but usage of those would only be possible in exchange of a few bucks.  Again, magastos. If you’re a Tennis player who happens to be reading this and you want to kill me already for my possibly faulty inferences, deal with it.  It’s a point-of-view from an average reasonable person anyway.

Well if not all people can play Tennis, the good thing about it is just like any sport, it can be watched by everyone who has a certain feel for it.  Watching sports games and criticizing performances of players can sometimes give so much fun too.  Well I take it back, it’s not just sometimes. As a person who watches college Basketball everytime and comments afterwards, I think it really is fun to discuss about games and players’ performances–especially if there’s something really fishy going on in the game.  But I guess cheating in Tennis is going to be hard, unlike in Basketball where referees have a hand with game decisions.  In Tennis, it’s either hit or miss (I hope you guys are getting me).

Tennisphilia, a budding website dedicated to the prowess of Tennis is the brainchild of a fellow Filipino who is both a Tennis player (occasionally) and a Tennis fanatic combined.  His fanaticism extends to being skilled to analyze Tennis statistics and data from games and from news reports over the world wide web.  If you’re wondering what his use would be (given that we can always just research about Tennis stuff right now), that would be putting Tennis facts, figures and flows into more fathomable words.  The author, who is a Filipino based in Chicago, USA is a self-confessed frustrated Tennis Dad who wanted to be the Richard Williams kind of Dad but unfortunately has 3 sons who are more devoted to other sports.  Hence, the author projects all his passion for Tennis at the moment onto his blog.  And this, we’d have to watch out for.

Tennis is such a sophisticated sport–and this sophistication often hinders potentially great Tennis players to go on further in this prowess that they have a particular gift at.  Some people might also say that Tennis is nothing but a boring sport to watch for it only has 2-4 players and you just need to watch the ball and see if it would be hit or missed by the players.  This might be boring for proactive people but I guess every individual has his own tastes when it comes to things that would cater to the interests of their fun.  Secondly, Tennis develops many critical thinking values in its players such as attentiveness, alertness, focus, analysis of data and analysis of its flow.  And lastly, Tennis has lots of good health benefits and is completely safe and non-violent.

If you like Tennis or if you just want to know more information about Tennis, Tennisphilia is definitely the best place for you!  It’s organized, being filled with substantial content and most especially, a product of a Filipino.

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This is not a paid post. Completely written for promotional purposes only.  :)

Soccer News: FIFA World Cup 2010 Draw Results

All the world is lending their eyes and attention to Africa right now. The 2010 World Cup is closing nearer and nearer each day once it kicks off in June 2010. The top 8 seeded teams are namely Africa, Argentina, England, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Brazil and Spain who are going to head group A-H, respectively.

Many teams feared to enter the “group of death” and there’s most likely one to be called that way including two of my favorites of which most likely only one team may go on. But before we proceed to the group of death let’s further analyze Group A in which the seeded (hosts) South Africa will be joined by Mexico, Uruguay and late qualifiers after a mysterious win over Ireland, France.

GROUP A Analysis (S. Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France)

The hosts South Africa could have had a easier group and it isn’t really looking good for them with unseeded France and a decent powerhouse Mexico joining them. I don’t know much about Uruguay but they seem to be a strong opposition for the South African nation. France is going to have it relatively easy, but not as easy as other countries have it.

The opening fixtures for this group will be South Africa vs Mexico and Uruguay vs France. The most likely teams to get through the group stage will be France (for sure) and either Mexico or South Africa.

GROUP B Analysis (Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece)

Messi and Maradona’s Argentina is having a more tougher assignment in Group B. Top seeded Argentina is going to start the World Cup with African powerhouse Nigeria. The team that could worry them most could be Greece who are the 2004 European Champions, another team not be called out would be the 2002 World Cup hosts South Africa. But the two teams to get passed the first round in my opinion would still be Argentina and Greece.

GROUP C Analysis (England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia)

The third group with the top seeded England is going to be a bit clearer than the first two. I don’t know much about Algeria and Slovenia, yet the other two England and and the United States that I know well about. It will be a clear rivalry between these two and I thought that the group of England would be really hard after United States joined the British pack. The teams to get through here is most probably going to be England and the United States). Yet I bet no one wants to end as second placers as they are most likely going to face Germany who are the top seeded team in Group D.

GROUP D Analysis (Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana)

Top seeded Germany is looking to head to qualify for the playoff stage in this group, but no, it is not going to be a easy job with Veduka’s Australia knocking on the door for the top spot. Ballack’s Germany is also going in need to beat Serbia and Ghana. Wherein Ghana could cause problems for the German and as well as Australian side as being the first African nation to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Teams to top this group will be Germany and Australia, respectively.

GROUP E Analysis (Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon)

A tough group to call. Not in terms of having the most extravagant and explosive teams, but in terms on how they match each other fairly well. Netherlands is the top seeded team not without a valid reason. Cameroon is a nation to watch that can play very explosively. So is Japan and Denmark who are not bad at all. Still, the teams that I believe to succeed in this group are going to be Cameroon and the Netherlands.

Group F Analysis (Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia)

The favorites in this group is clear to see, defending champions Italy who are going to have an opening cracker against Paraguay. The teams most likely to go through will be the two that I mentioned as New Zealand and Slovakia are not looking to be any too dangerous threats to either of the teams.

GROUP G Analysis (Brazil, South Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal)

This is the group of death. Not really extraordinary, but a total powerhouse group in which of many people’s favorites is going to kiss goodbye to the world cup. Most likely alongside the North Korean nation. This group will be a showdown between Kaka (Brazil), Drogba (Ivory Coast) and Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal) and that isn’t a group in which South Korea wants to be put in to. The countries to develop their World Cup title hopes are most probably going to be Brazil and Portugal. But Ivory Coast can really be a headache to the two of them.

GROUP H Analysis (Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile)

This group counts to one of the easiest especially in favor of Spain. It may be a bit harder to call who will lead the group, it could be Spain or as well as Chile, but these are the two teams most likely to move on. Switzerland at the other hand may cause an upset on both ends though.

After all, the 32 teams divided in the 8 groups seem to be very balanced at the end. Only with group G causing problems to many. The draw for my favorites Germany could have ended worse of France had joined them instead of Serbia, but still we cannot underestimate any opponent at this point, as these are the top 32 teams in the world right now if we’d put all other statistics, analysis and critics aside since these are the 32 teams who have made it to the World Cup Finals.

The three favorites that I have for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are Germany, Portugal and Spain. Christiano Ronaldo’s magic can bring them up to the finals, we’ll never know. Spain with power players David Villa, F. Torres, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas are also looking to be very strong contenders. At the end of the day I am still going to put my faith in to Germany (for being a German after all, you know :p) Ballack’s side may be not as strong and explosive as the other two that I have mentioned, but don’t count out Klose and co from the German side. For as long as these three teams won’t meant along the way, I’d bed my money on a Germany vs Spain final.

What are your comments, insights and/or predictions for the FIFA World Cup 2010 and the draw results which was held in Cape Town a while ago?

Jumping Into The Bandwagon (A Commentary On The PacMan-Krista Ranillo Alleged Backdoor Affair)

I belong to a dysfunctional family–where the dysfunction primarily comes from my Dad’s good times. I have witnessed my parents’ fights about my Dad’s other women lots of times.  I lived with my Dad’s other woman for a year when he accommodated her in our home and deceived us that she was just a mere officemate in need of temporary board and lodging.  Yes, I lived with that whore, my Dad and my Mom under the same roof. It was such a very painful experience–especially for a child who has lots of love and respect for her Mom to see your Dad (who you equally respect too) see other women who are not in the same caliber as your Mom in the back doors.  This, my dear friends is the main reason why I NEVER support the ideas of a man seeing another woman or bedding a woman who is not his significant other.  Yes, I didn’t put the word “married” before the “man” in my previous sentence because I believe it’s the same way for both married and unmarried men–as long as they committed themselves to a woman and vowed to love her unconditionally.  Of course, more pressure is imposed on married men here. On the PacMan-Krista Ranillo issue, I do not think I should still give a lengthy backgrounder for the issue here.  We all know the deets now.  Bottom line is, Krista Ranillo is the alleged apple of the eye of The Pound For Pound King right now. Allegations extend to claims like PacMan doled out an estimated amount of 2 Million bucks (I don’t know if it’s in PHP or USD) for Krista Ranillo’s younger sister’s cleft palate operation in the United States.  There is also this circulating video around the Internet which shows PacMan leaving the Jimmy Kimmel show while driving his own car–nothing special right? However, the thing in that video IS it showed a young girl in the passenger seat covering her face when she foreshadowed that there were paparazzis taking videos of them leaving.  That girl who has the same face contour as Krista Ranillo’s covered her face with her hand and hid from the cameras.  Unfortunately (for PacMan fans who want to give their idol the benefit of the doubt) the girl in the video is DEFINITELY not Jinkee Pacquaio (who is PacMan’s wife as we all know).  Manny Pacquaio Leaves Jimmy Kimmel Site With an Unknown Woman — this is the video, folks!

Since Ms. Ranillo has not released any concrete statement regarding the issue yet, I do not really know what to say.  But I just find it entirely disappointing that this is the 2nd time that Ranillo has been involved with a married man!  As the saying puts it, if there’s smoke then there is fire.  I do not think that these allegations are purely unfounded.  Of course there are reasons why people have come up with such conclusions.  There is also a report that PacMan and Ranillo have been seen having a good time alone in Hong Kong sometime this year.  Ranillo has been said to be the cause of Miss Gina Alajar and Mike De Mesa’s split years ago.  As a matter of fact, Miss Alajar even stated in her Facebook account that “Krista Ranillo is not worth it”–sending a message to Jinkee. I believe that what is more disappointing is that Krista Ranillo is someone who went to the best schools in the country. According to what is written, Krista went to St. Pedro Poveda College (formerly known as Poveda Learning Center) for her primary and secondary education and finished her undergraduate degree at the Ateneo De Manila University.  I am acknowledging the possibilities that she may not have instilled the good values that her Alma Mater has taught its students hence her guts to wreck a famous figure’s marriage.  However, I do not think that she is THAT uneducated and ill-equipped for a good job for her to be able to earn money for her younger sister’s medical needs.  And even if she does not actually go to the usual labor force, I think it’s not an educated person’s resort to cling to a gazillionaire in order to suffice for her family’s monetary needs.  Hello, she has the contacts and links that she can use as tools to get her showbiz career skyrocketting and earn big bucks eventually.  I do not think she has exhausted her capabilities already in showbiz for her to say that it’s nothing but her last resort (clinging to Pacquaio) because as far as I am concerned, posing in FHM isn’t exhausting her capabilities.  Duh, hello!

I feel sorry for Jinkee and her children.  Because this act of PacMan (if ever allegations are true) sends the message that contrary to his claims, he obviously does not value his family that much.  Please do not give me the reason that he is damn rich hence he has the right to get all the pleasure he wants–even it is from other women.  Hell, if not for Jinkee’s utmost love and compassion for the love of her life, PacMan won’t be where he is right now–admit it.  Admit that Jinkee served as PacMan’s number one inspiration when he was nothing.  After all, Jinkee stood for and loved PacMan from the very time that PacMan was actually nothing in the Boxing scene.  So does she deserve this kind of backbiting?  In front of the whole world?  I beg to differ.  Rich or poor, a man does not have the right to cheat on his wife. I know that there are lots of PacMan fans who visit this site.  But I do not think I should be reprimanded with all your harsh comments (if ever you plan to give me hehe) for airing out what I think not only as a woman but also as an AVERAGE REASONABLE PERSON.  But I believe that as PacMan fans, you should know better for your idol. For me?  Night or day, Team Jinkee is the way!

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