Figure Fridays: Zakumi the Leopard

Born June 16, 1994, Zakumi is a Spotted Leopard with green hair and is the mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa. His name comes from "Za" being the ISO code for South Africa and "Kumi" meaning "10".

Figure Fridays: Rafael Marquez by FT Champs

The recent futbol fever hitting our country got me interested in the sport and hooking up Fifa 11 on my Playstation. Next up, is getting some figs to shoot. I recently got the Marquez Fig at a sale bin in Greenhills for 4 US$ And the Chelsea booter fig for 3 US$.

Marquez is the captain of the mexican national team and was a fixture in La Liga's FC Barcelona. He now plays for the new york red bulls in the MLS.

Considering their price, FT Champs Futbol figs are a steal, the lifelike sculpt and the intricate manual paintjob are definetely worth it. Too bad though that the licensing for the Kit outfitter and sponsor (Nike, Unicef) are missing. Another issue is that the ball does not fit on the Peg like other sports figs do so.

Review: Mizuno Philippine Azkals Futbol Kits / Jersey 2010

I got this back when the Azkals got to qualify for the Suzuki cup, way before they got the historic win over Vietnam that pushed them towards the mainstream. From what I heard, during the match against indonesia at the semi finals, Almost all the stocks were wiped out at the mizuno stores except for the kids sizes. So, for those who are asking or have the intent to ask about the availability, Please just wait for Mizuno to release the 2011 version.