By Ross Calixterio
Striker / Union FC Blue

After almost a month since the round robin ended, the stage is finally set.

Union White has just missed the Cup half of the draw and Union Blue finishes second, facing Alabang Grins in the first semi final. It's win or go home time.

Before the game, everyone catches up with each other since it's been so long since the last game. Congrats are in order for those who played in the National Finals last week, not only for the champion NCR team, but for those who also represented their respective regions. But that's all over and done with now. Time to focus on the next task at hand, the UFL 2007. Some key players are missing due to various reasons. Tyson, winner of the best midfielder award in Bacolod, and Chieffy the tournament MVP, are absent. However, nationals top striker Balot, and winning goal scorer (and jersey remover leading to a red card in the finals of nationals) Ian are present so there is still firepower. Only 15 players are available so TFC once again needs to find a winning formula with what he has. But he has history on his side as he now has the reputation that anything he touches turns into championships...

By Dinna Chan Vasquez

James Younghusband looks good in photographs but a snapshot does not capture his beautiful soulful eyes, which are framed by impossibly long and thick lashes. A picture cannot completely approximate his near-perfect profile. This is someone whose looks are better appreciated up close. James and his younger brother Phil are football players. They are British football players, which makes them future David Beckhams. Like Beckham, who is James’ role model, the Younghusbands are as much adored for their looks as they are for their athleticism. Phil has been likened to Josh Harnett for his in-your-face pretty boy looks but James has a darker and therefore, more exotic, face. If Wuthering Heights had a remake, James would be perfect as Heathcliff. If Phil is all sunshine and smiles, James is more brooding and for women who love mystery in their man, more alluring.