Teenagers from a crowded Manila slum shoot hoops on a court bearing the shiny logo of the FIBA World Cup, the tournament where the Philippines team disappointed a basketball-mad nation.
The team's failure to make it past the first round -- with three straight losses -- has done nothing to diminish passion for the sport.The court where the teenagers are playing is at the Tenement, a decaying public housing estate lacking running water and elevators, where hundreds of families cram into tiny apartments.
Most residents of the slum would struggle to afford even the cheapest tickets for a World Cup game at one of the official venues in Manila. Instead, many watch games live-streamed by spectators.'We'd love to watch the games if given a chance,' Merly Cardino, 46, told AFP.'Maybe somebody will act as sponsors for us.
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