what are the different sports in the philippines?
Philippines men's national volleyball team Philippines national football team
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 Various sports and pastimes are popular in the Philippines including basketball , boxing , cockfighting , volleyball , football ( soccer ) , American football , both codes of Rugby football , badminton , karate , taekwondo , billiards , ten @-@ pin bowling , chess , and sipa . Motocross , cycling , and mountaineering are also becoming popular . Basketball is played at both amateur and professional levels and is considered to be the most popular sport in the Philippines . In 2010 , Manny Pacquiao was named " Fighter of the Decade " for the 2000s ( decade ) by the Boxing Writers Association of America ( BWAA ) , World Boxing Council ( WBC ) , and World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) . The national martial art and sport of the country is Arnis , Eskrima or Kali in some regions 

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 Football saw some rise in the fifties where the country saw enthusiasm for the sport built through the football teams of top educational institutions such as the Ateneo , Letran , La Salle , San Beda , University of San Carlos , University of Santo Tomas , Siliman , and the University of Visayas . 

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 Association football is a developed and well @-@ known sport in the Philippines , played by amateur and professional Filipino football clubs . The Philippine Football Federation ( PFF ) is the governing body of international football in the country . 

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 To promote and revive the sport , some international and local football clubs helped the Philippines . FIFA also assisted the country by building and upgrading facilities including the creation of the PFF headquarters in 2009 . As well , the establishment of the United Football League ( UFL ) and the National Men 's Club Championship to provide more local competitions . 

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 Football is a popular sport among the country 's Southeast Asian neighbors , yet it is overshadowed by basketball , which is the most popular sport in the Philippines . However , football has a long history in the archipelago , dating back to more than 100 years ago when Paulino Alcántara Riestra became the first Filipino and Asian player to play for a European club . He made his debut as a striker at the age of 15 at Barcelona , which made him the club 's youngest and second highest goalscorer behind Lionel Messi . Since then , the first football teams began to form , including the Manila Sporting Club in 1906 , the Sandow Athletic Club in 1909 , and the Bohemian Sporting Club in 1910 . 
