They are called mascots and they are from the country that the teams are playing in. for example: in the world cup when England are playing in South Africa they are south African children that stand by them.
No, national anthems are generally not played for league teams.
The Philippine national anthem serves the same purpose and respect as all other national anthems. It is played before things like sporting events, or school.
children represent "Friendship First" in the competition.
the teams national anthem
The national anthem is usually a "national song" of the country, whatever you put it. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The national anthem of a country is quite similar to a country's flag: it represents its nation and has meaning. The national anthem usually tells about: *The past of its people (e.g. USA), *Its aims in the future (e.g. UAE), or *How is people describe the homeland (e.g. Austria). ----------------------------------------------------------------- A song is usually assigned as a national anthem because: *The song is recognized by the country's government, or *It is recognized by the majority of its people. -----------------------------------------------------------------
They are kids from the country the world cup is in. For example, the 2010 world cup is in South Africa so the kids the players stand with are from South Africa.
3 players
the players warm up before they start play
We had the APSL, lower divisions and foreign leagues to develop our players. The APSL was running as our first division league until MLS began it's season.
following courtesy and protocol visiting country has their anthem first, much like any flag raising ceremony, all other flags raise before with U.S. flag being raised last , and tallest, no anthem or flag should be raised , played after the U.S.'s
It is before the national championship.
The team is out when three players are out.