UFL All-Star weekend set April 25

THE UNITED Football League stages its inaugural All-Star weekend on April 25 with the league’s finest Filipino players joining forces as they square off against a crack Rest of the World team at Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Phil Younghusband of Loyola Meralco, OJ Porteria of Kaya and Manny Ott of Ceres are among those expected to banner the Filipino side in the All-Star game.

The Western Visayas Classic pitting players from fierce rivals Negros Occidental and Iloilo has also been lined up.  San Agustin said Operation Smile has been selected as the beneficiary for the All Star weekend.

Stallion’s Ruben Doctora will captain the Iloilo team in the Western Visayas Classic, while Ed Sacapano will skipper the Negros Occidental side.

“It’s the biggest rivalry in Philippine football,” said UFL general manager Rely San Agustin. “It’s all about bragging rights as to which province is the best in football in the country.”