News Feature: ASEAN FOOTBALL TRIGGERS SURGE IN PATRIOTIC SENTIMENT.

from ANTARA, The Indonesian National News Agency Jakarta, Dec 27 (ANTARA) - Football proves to be capable of arousing the patriotic spirit of many Indonesian people as evident from the present phenomenon of many members of the public proudly wearing the national red- and-white colors ahead of and during the 2010 AFF (Asean Foorball Federation) tournament.

Hosted by Indonesia and Vietnam Dec 1 - 29, the matches have whipped up nationalistic fervor so high and strong among football fans that garment traders are doing unprecedented business selling T-shirts and other clothing in the national colors.

As seen at theclothes and linen wholesale trading center at Tanah Abang …