For The Record... "In an interview with Yahoo! Singapore, Zainudin (Nordin, FAS President) reiterated that the S-league will not become a "poorer cousin" once the LionsXII start their Malaysia Cup campaign."
FAS Vice-President Mr Lim Kia Tong (second from right) and Mr Simon Littlewood (third from left), President of Asia Now, the title sponsor of the AsiaNow Junior Indoor League officially launched the league at The Cage.
Singapore Soccer Academy, an affiliated soccer academy with the FAS, had launched new tournament for the kids below the age of 12 - "SSA / ASIA NOW FIRST INDOOR JUNIOR LEAGUE".
The objective of the tournament is to help
Develop the child’s technical and tactical abilities.
Give the child as many touches on the ball to improve his thinking capacity in solving problems on the field.
To create a winning mentality.
To provide the child a fun learning environment.
Foster bonding between parent and child.
Promote a healthy life long sporting habit.
Promote racial harmony by creating opportunities for interaction among the diverse range of participants and their parents.
Sponsored by "ASIA NOW", a management consultancy which specializes in Lean Growth execution across Asia, this league being first of its kind in Singapore currently features 6 different age groups. They are for
Age 6 (born in 2004)
Age 7 (2003)
Age 8 (2002)
Age 9 (2001)
Age 10 (2000)
Age 11 (1999).
Each group will play an average of 10 matches with six teams in a group and participating teams will play on alternative Sundays at "THE CAGE", from 10am to 1pm.
This is an article contributed by 17-year old student Daniel Lau, who himself is a passionate local football supporter, who was once featured on the newspaper for his undying support to the local football.
A familiar figure at the airport whenever the any of the national teams depart or return from their overseas assignment.
Below, Daniel detailed with write-up and pictures, as he shares with us the moments before the YOG football depart for their training tour in London yesterday.
BON VOYAGE, BOYS!! Daniel Lau
Was there at Changi Airport Terminal 3 today to send the YOG Football Team off to London. It was kind of a pleasant surprise as when I reached there looking at the boys for the first time in person, many of them recognized me due to my constant communication with them on Facebook.
Team gathering at T3.
I attracted many curious stares from family members as they saw me donned in the red Lions' Jersey and being the only fan there.
Some of them even went up to me and shook my hand to thank me for the support I gave even to the Under-15 boys after hearing the feedback the players gave to the family members about me, quoting me as 'one of the best fans Singapore ever produced'.
Parents being briefed by the team officials
After the players have done their check-ins, we gathered for some individual photos. I took photos with many of the future big names, namely Team Captain Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot, Star Striker Hanafi Akbar and Gigantic goalkeeper Fashah Iskandar.
Daniel (left) with team skipper Jeffrey Adam Lightfoot
With goalkeeper Fashah Iskandar
With star striker Hanafi Akbar
We then headed towards the Departure Gate where the players posed for a group photo. I was then called in by one of the players to 'join the group' and everyone started snapping away. I suddenly felt like I was part of the team.
Before entering the gates, I requested for a little bit more individual photos to be taken with the players, while at the same time, some of them requested to have theirs taken with me. It was all smiles as they prepared to enter immigration.
A team photo with Daniel, himself
As they lined up to get their boarding passes checked, I stood in front of the ICA Officer and got ready to shake the hands of the 24 players and other officials present, wishing them all the best in their journey to London.
One of the Team Managers said the following sentence to me which really touched me and made me feel appreciated for what I'm doing for the boys who totally deserve the support: "Thanks for your support, even though you're the ONLY ONE, it means a lot to us. Thanks again." They then eventually entered immigration...
Opinions on the Boys They really are BIG for 15 year-olds. Some of them are even bigger than the senior players, look at certain photos uploaded and you'd get what I mean.
The final group photo before the contingent check-in
Also, the entire team is very very humble and easier to approach (compared to certain senior players). They can go further if they continue with the way they are in their footballing career, which is to keep a low profile and yet be sociable towards fans. Even the way they requested to have pictures taken with me made me feel like I was the player instead. Haha!
Many thanks to Daniel for his time, effort and most importantly, his undying support to the local football.
The copyright of the pictures used in this blog entry belong to Daniel Lau, the guest columnist of this article
** Views expressed may not necessary be that of the blog owner, thanks**
SHORT SCRIBE OF THE GAME Just back from Hougang Stadium and saw Sengkang Punggol crushed out of the Singapore Cup by Albirex Niigata (S).
1-0 was the scoreline and Ryuta Hayashi scored the only goal in the 50th minute and Shahir Hamzah, again, was sent off by referee Sukhbir Singh in the 81st minute.
While Sengkang thought they had levelled the game later through a Duncan Elias's spot-kick but only to be ordered to be re-taken due to some infringement, second time was proved to be disastrous with the penalty being saved by 'keeper Koto Kobayashi.
SOME PICTURES FROM THE GAME
(Picture above) Nor Azli Yusoff (3) shown the skipper courage to foil an early Albirex's attack.
Sengkang's defender Sim Li Ming raised his leg in an aerial duel with Takaya Sugasawa.
Things would have turned out differently if Mamadou Diallo had this attempt went through the posts and not hit one of them.
Canadian striker Ryan Fante's spectacular leap in the air, but the finishing product was far from desire.
Referee Sukhbir Singh ordered the penalty-kick to be retaken, due to an infringement spotted, much to the dismay of the Sengkang's players.
Star midfielder Murphy Wiredu was sidelined and can only urged his mates on from the side.
SHORT SCRIBE OF THE GAME
The initial fear of the weather and the artificial surface were proved unfounded, as VPL side South Melbourne crossed their first hurdle of their Singapore Cup debut by beating Gombak United 2-1 at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Being the more composed of the two, the semi-professional outfit from the state of Victoria impressed the crowd with some neat tidy football over the largely ineffective one-dimensional game dished out by the Bulls.
PICTURES FROM THE GAME
(Pictured above) Gombak was skippered by former international Bah Mamadou (left, number 6), as Jaslee Hatta was suspended for this tie due to suspension carried over from last year, while his counterpart RamazanTavsancioglu looks at the sky wondering if the weather would be cooler.
Abdul Malik was the referee of the match conducting the coin-toss.
Horror struck the Bulls as a defensive lapse in the 12th minute allowed the Melburnians to take the lead through midfielder Daniel Vasilevski.
Striker Fazrul Nawaz helping in the defence as he tried to cover the angle before another potential danger takes place.
Tempers flared as Korean import Park Kang Jin was confronted by two South Melbourne players over some physical challenges that took place earlier which resulted this confrontation, good thing was the referee was there to calm the situation.
Gombak United simply had no answer to unlock the disciplined South Melbourne defence
Bah's last minute attempt from near post was well-saved by 'keeper Peter Zois to foil any chance of a late equalizer
PICTURES FROM THE POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
South Melbourne coach Vaughan Coveny is happy with his team's performance which he felt it wasn't easy have come from a cooler climate to play in the humidity, he added the victory would give a boast to their on-going domestic campaign.
Gombak's coach Darren Stewart was disappointed on how the goals were conceded, while lamented the number of miss-passes taken place throughout the game in their defeat to the Australian side, whom he did played against with during his playing career.
A snap of these jubilant visiting supporters who flew in from Melbourne to catch the team in action, and it will be a trip worthwhile as they ready to pack and head back to down under.
SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH MELBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB Paul Mavroudis
When I started writing this, I wanted to give a friendly overview of the club - where it came from, where it is, and where it might be going - but I then realised the readers of this wonderful blog could just as easily look that stuff up on wikipedia, the South Melbourne FC article in particular which I actually wrote the majority of in its current state. So, you want to know a little about South in the here and now, and what kind of team will be taking the field.
South is, at present, a semi-pro club, in the equivalent of the 2nd tier - there is at present no promotion/relegation to the top tier in Australia (for reasons we won't go into now - the last time such a thing existed was back in the early 1990s), and there is no nationwide cup (a true nation wide cup died in the 1980s).
Players typically train a few times a week in the evenings after finishing their day jobs.
The Victorian Premier League, like most if not all the state based competitions, is a winter league, which will make it even more difficult one would fancy for South to acclimatise to both the fitness of the opposition and the hot and humid conditions of Singapore - and the fact they'll be playing on a synthetic surface, as 99% of venues in Victoria use natural grass fields (ranging from the minority in excellent condition to worse than cow paddocks.
That's not to say though that there aren't capable players in the league and at South. The league is littered with up and comers, and those who have flirted with top flight football at various lengths and levels.
Here are some of the players to watch out for, though whether they all got on the flight, I do not know.
First choice goalkeeper Peter Zois returned to the club this year from rival VPL side Richmond, and has made a solid start to the year. A former South junior, he spent several years in Europe, mostly in the Netherlands, mostly coming off the bench. In front of him in defence, centre back
Steven O'Dor has some A-League experience, having played with the defunct New Zealand Knights and Wellington Phoenix, as well representing Australia at under 20 and under 23 level. He's a solid defender who is good in the air.
Captain Ramazan Tavsancioglu is typically the right back, and a fiery customer who doesn't mind occasionally getting forward and launching a shot or cross. Left back New Zealander Rhodri Payne belies his short stature, and also makes the occasional quality run forward.
In the middle of the park, Brazilian Fernando De Moraes, who was originally a futsal player in his home country, is the most skilful player in the side. After emigrating to Melbourne, he joined South's senior ranks, and become the club's most consistent scorer post-2005. Now a naturalised Australian, de Moraes also turns out for the Futsalroos, the nations' national futsal team.
Englishman Joe Keenan, a midfielder/winger/forward, was on the books at Chelsea, had stints in Belgium and the Netherlands, played briefly with Melbourne Victory in the A-League, and most recently had a stint with Scotland's Hibernian. Has nice touch and quality finishing.
Carl Recchia is typically the lynchpin in midfield, a solid passer, with good vision, had various stints at national league level, including at South many years ago. There's also an assortment of wing players available depending on the coach's mood
Up front perhaps is where South's biggest weakness lies, where the side lacks a quality and in form out and out striker. Gianni De Nittis has struggled to regain his championship winning form since 2006, while Joseph Youssef's radar has sadly being missing this season after a reasonably solid 2009.
Thankfully the midfield provides its share of goals to make up for that. South's coach is former New Zealand international Vaughan Coveny, in his first year as a senior coach. Coveny is better known for his years of service at several National Soccer League and A-League clubs as a winger/forward.
The majority of his league appearances though were spent at South, notching up 100 goals in 297 appearances. South has a tradition of playing attacking football, but whether they will seek to temper some of their natural attacking instincts to suit the circumstances remains to be seen.
** Views expressed may not necessary be that of the blog owner, thanks**
(The content of this entry is obtained via the transcript provided by Fulford Public Relations - the PR agency of Coca-Cola Singapore)
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Students’ Care Service receives $12,000 Coca-Cola Founder’s Day donation
A group photo at the end of the day
SINGAPORE, 22 May 2010: Today over 60 youths from the Students’ Care Service (SCS) were put through their paces and treated to special awards and lunch at West Coast Park to celebrate Coca-Cola’s 124th Founder’s day.
Focusing on the Students' Care Service's core values of Respect, Endurance and Discipline for the youths sports programme, the Coca-Cola Kicks! Soccer Clinic was led by coaches and professional players from Home United Football Club (HUFC). SCS staff and Coca-Cola employees were also on hand to join in the fun and mentoring, emphasising the importance of life skills on and off the pitch.
Following an intensive morning training session (pictured above), the participants took a break from drills to enjoy a skills exhibition by HUFC players. Amidst the athletic showcase of ball control, juggling, passing and heading, students were also taught the importance of positive attitude, team work and resilience.
Presenting the Students’ Care Service with a $12,000 voucher for sporting goods, Coca-Cola Singapore General Manager, Antonio Del Rosario said:
“Coca-Cola Founder’s day is an important time to reflect on our success and give something back to the community. Every day, the Students' Care Service provides invaluable support to local youths helping them become well adjusted young adults who are ready and determined to take on life's challenges. While not everyone can be like Isa Halim and Lionel Lewis and play for the national team, sport is an important part of an active balanced lifestyle and is great for character building. I am delighted to make this presentation to help SCS continue their great work."
Individual participants also had photo and autograph opportunities with the HUFC players (pictured above) to commemorate the day. In addition, the top three boys in each of the three age groups who embodied the values of Respect, Endurance and Discipline were rewarded with special kit bags.
Mr Goh Chee Kong, Students’ Care Service Chairman, said: "We would like to thank Coca-Cola for their generosity and Home United Football Club for taking time out to help us reinforce that character shines more than simply winning. The vouchers will enable us to reward character excellence and give some of our youths the chance to enjoy a special shopping outing which in itself will be an experience for them. Thank you to Coca-Cola for this opportunity to have their dreams realised."
HUFC's General Manager Mr S Mahalingam (center, back row) flanked by Coca-Cola Singapore General Manager Mr Antonio Del Rosario (left) and Students’ Care Service Chairman Mr Goh Chee Kong (right) with the prize winners of the "Coca-Cola Kicks Soccer Clinic".
Mr S. Mahalingam, General Manager, Home United Football Club, said: "We have worked with our sponsor Coca-Cola on many community events over the years. It is always a pleasure to bring the team down to interact with young players and help fulfill our mission of keeping youths off the streets. The pride, determination and discipline exhibited today across all skill levels gives me great hope for the future of the sport at grassroots level. We will continue to support such activities and reach out to the community through sport."
(The content of this entry is obtained via the transcript provided by Integrated Marketing Solutions Group [IMSG] - the PR agency for Nike Singapore)
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Launched at the newly introduced Nike Players Lounge in Nike Wisma, the tournament celebrates the global diversity of football and inspires local youths to Write Their Future
The theme of the tournament - "Write The Future"
SINGAPORE (21 May, 2010) – In an effort to celebrate the global diversity of football this summer, Nike Singapore launched the Nike Cup Singapore 2010 to inspire youths to compete and be crowned city champions. Calling upon aspiring athletes aged 14 to 19 years old, Nike Cup Singapore is a fast paced five-on-five football tournament set against the urban backdrop of the Lion City, which will see more than 3,000 young footballers battle it out for a chance to experience a 5-day, all-expense paid football training experience in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Nike Cup Singapore 2010 was launched today at the newly introduced Nike Players Lounge in Nike Wisma, an exclusive premium football destination for young football lovers to meet, talk, feel and breathe football. Invited members will enjoy exclusive access to the latest product trials, sneak previews of Nike campaigns, private match viewing sessions, Nike athlete and coach appearances, Nike Elite training experiences and other Nike Football+ events.
Instead, all they had was sheets of newspaper bundled up in tape (as a ball), with any open space as their pitch.
Glenn Heng, Marketing Manager, Nike SEA & Singapore, said, “With the launch of the Nike Cup Singapore and Nike Players Lounge, we are giving youths access to exclusive and meaningful football experiences as we aim to inspire them to write their future.”
Highlighting the reasons behind launching the Nike Cup Singapore this year, he added, “With a focus on 40 cities in 28 countries, Nike is igniting a global celebration of football as we head into sport’s biggest event this summer. Nike Cup Singapore aims to amplify football with local elements that celebrate the identity of our city and give our youths an unforgettable tournament experience.”
Former national skipper Fandi Ahmad picked up one of the school teams' skipper from his school.
An unforgettable moment for these school team's captains
As part of the launch today, Singapore’s top 30 school football captains were invited to enjoy an exclusive VIP experience which began with a special surprise pick up from their schools by prominent ex-National captains Fandi Ahmad, Nazri Nasir, Indra Sahdan, Aide Iskandar, David Lee and Terry Pathmanathan.
They were whisked away in luxurious stretch limousines to the Presidential Suite at the five-star Mandarin Orchard, where they were kitted in the finest Nike apparel and enjoyed a taste of the life of a football superstar.
Rounding off the experience, the young captains were then escorted to the Nike Players Lounge at Nike Wisma. Emcee Mark Richmond got the ball rolling by introducing them to one more special guest – Lions coach Raddy Avramovic.
National coach Raddy Avramovic (righted of screen in long-sleeved shirt) shared his thoughts on the essence of being a good player with event emcee Mark Richmond.
The captains were able to learn from Coach Raddy, as he shared his thoughts on the essence of being a good leader, emphasizing, “The captain should not be chosen by the coach, but by the players. He should be someone that can be depended on to not just lead them on the field, but off it as well.” He also highlighted what it took to be a great player, and said that he hoped to see some of the young faces in the S-League soon. “You must work hard, sacrifice, and love the game. Most importantly, you must always remember to take your chance when you can.”
The legends of Singapore football reunite to meet the young talents of football today - Fandi Ahmad hands a Write the Future armband to an excited school football captain as former National goalkeeper David Lee looks on
The young players also enjoyed the honour of being handed exclusive Write the Future armbands by the six former National captains, who passed the torch on to the next generation of football stars. Each school captain was also given an elite membership card for the Nike Players Lounge and 10 invitation cards for other football lovers to gain access to the lounge.
“It has been an unbelievable experience to have received all this, and to have met some of Singapore’s football legends. It’s a great honour that Nike has given all of us, and I really feel inspired to do more as a football captain,” said Hilmi bin Amirshariffuddin, 16, of Regent Secondary School.
Hilmi was no doubt inspired and also entertained by tales from the ex-National captains, who gave their thoughts on how football was played back then, compared to how the youths today play it. To a chorus of laughter, Fandi reminisced about the days he used to play on a basketball court, with 30 players charging after a small plastic 30-cent ball.
Former Lions' skippers (L-R): Terry Pathmanathan, Fandi Ahmad, David Lee, Nazri Nasir, Aide Iskandar, Indra Sahdan Daud
Echoing Fandi’s sentiments, Terry shared that they did not have the luxury of a plastic ball in his time. Instead, all they had was sheets of newspaper bundled up in tape, with any open space as their pitch. Younger ex-captain Indra acknowledged that players of his generation had better access to facilities, but noted that kids today enjoy even greater benefits from technological advancements. He explained, “They can learn the moves of their favourite players on popular digital mediums like YouTube and even Nike Football+, which gives players access to tips from the top clubs and players in the world.”
With these colorful examples of how the beautiful game has been – and still is – played in Singapore, the young captains were invited to take part in the Nike Cup Singapore 2010, which kicks off recruitment today and is free-of-charge to participants. Players will need to form a team of five (plus one reserve) to compete in the no referee, no goalkeeper game which is based on honor rules.
VIP treatment at Mandarin Orchard
To garner the best talents locally, play-offs for the tournament will be held across the four zones (North, South, East and West) of the island. Each zone will see 130 teams battling it out for table scores and the Top 50 in each zone will be brought together for the final battle. Football youths are to form their own teams and register in either Junior (14 to 16 years old) or Senior (17 to 19 years old) categories.
Played in abandoned schools, multi-storey car parks and in the heart of Orchard Road, Nike challenges teams to relive the “Good Ol’ Days” of football in Singapore where football was played anywhere, from void decks to just an open space, using only slippers or a dustbin for the goal posts; Challenging them to conquer the city and to earn the right to call themselves the champions of urban street football.
The city champions will walk away with a 5-day, all-expense paid football training experience in Brazil as well as Nike products and a Nike Cup Singapore trophy. This exciting prize will see the winners soak up the Brazilian football culture in its many different forms. Highlights include lessons and drills at the Brazilian Football Confederation’s training centre in Granja Comary, where the Brazilian national football team trains, and a chance to strut their stuff through much-loved local football games like futsal, street futsal, turf football, and beach football.
NIKE WRITE THE FUTURE - FULL LENGTH VERSION
The time has come for players to carve their name in history. One touch, tackle or free kick could crush a nation's hopes or cause them to build a statue in your honour. Drogba, Rooney and Ronaldo are ready to Write The Future
Rather, the picture below should tell you the whole story. Some undesirable "lobang" (patches) were found near the center-circle of the field!!
Meanwhile some thoughts were gathered from the blog facebook group on the unsightly appearance of the CCK surface.
Amazing for such a prestigious facility to be left in such bad condition. Looks like some worm has infested the pitch.
It has been like that for at least the last three matches there if not more. Absolute disgrace for a champion (SAFFC) team's home pitch!
Problem here is that there are few true 'groundskeepers' here in SG that know how to care for grounds (as opposed to just dumping soil on top).
Bad weather = waterlogged pitch=closed pitch in most cases in top pro leagues...if anyone was really serious!
Indeed, playing surface as what we saw last night at CCK was unacceptable as what the official match reported had suggested.
If both teams were hoping to play a passing game, the state of the ground would have left them disappointed, after several large patches appeared to have been badly blighted by insects or worms that had eaten the grass bare.
Yes, I do understand that CCK stadium like any other SSC-owned is meant for public usage and not solely for S.League football itself, yet we should not ignore such a problem as what one player complained the field that "It's killing e players..."
Just a day after I posted this entry, I received an email from Mr Paul Kung, who last contributed an article to this blog in last August. Below is his thought on the pitch maintaining in sports stadiums in Singapore.
Of Grass and Glass
Paul Kung
The recent state of the Choa Chu Kang pitch at an S League game was not much a surprise to those who regularly play any kind of semi organized field sports on the fields 'upkept' by the Singapore Sports Council.
Most times, fields are rented for sport, and most teams are greeted with either sandy dust bowl areas of bumpy pot holed 'grass' fields or padi field like conditions with thick viscous mud. This of course depends on the season, hot or wet.
"The shadows" inspected the pitch after the match
SSC Sports pitches, and even those privately owned rental pitches are notorious for being the worse place to play any kind of field sport. Try playing football on the old Farrer Park a hot day after a wet afternoon and you will risk your ankle being broken by a freshly baked in pothole.
One wonders then why artificial fields are so widespread here in Singapore. Many cite the weather as the main reason, while I for one say the reason is poor technical ability. How can we be a sports hub when no one wants to care for the one thing that is important for sports?
My friend paid a whooping $5000 for this, and also was told that this contractor was approved by the MOE and SSC.
Imagine the shock and horror of the teacher when the job was done and the contractor left the teacher to a green field with rocks, cement blocks, ceramic pieces and even glass.
The occupation 'groundskeeper' seems to invoke the image of an old man cutting the grass with a "parang". Well, if you look abroad, the grounds keeper of the top stadiums are specialists in their field - they are trained to spot weeds, have the right machinery to do the job, and more importantly, know that the care of such things will lead to better play on the pitch.
Most sports grounds (dare I say all) here are merely sub contracted to 'experts' at the lowest price to construct and maintain the fields. A friend of mine who works in a school had to consult one of these self proclaimed experts, who said that he could guarantee him top grade soil to repair his school rugby pitch. My friend paid a whooping $5000 for this, and also was told that this contractor was approved by the MOE and SSC.
Imagine the shock and horror of the teacher when the job was done and the contractor left the teacher to a green field with rocks, cement blocks, ceramic pieces and even glass. There were bits of it everywhere, and buried deep into the ground. The teacher had to get his students to sweep the field for a month and hand pick the bits, all 30kgs worth of construction debris! Seems that the good quality soil was from the dump at Sungei Gedong or somewhere like that.
And my personal knowledge is that most fields in Singapore, even the ones used by the S.League teams are maintained by such contractors!
Many thanks to Mr Kung for his opinions on this much-debated issue
** Views expressed may not necessary be that of the blog owner, thanks**
I wasted no time at all to try out my new "Canon 50D" on the same evening after I got hold of it on the same day itself, where else but at the stadium I decided to trial out my new toy.
Below are some of the pictures I snapped along the way at the Balestier-Geylang match at the Toa Payoh Stadium.
These are pictures I think are not often seen else where and thought it's kind of interesting to share with you guys.
PICTURES OF THE DAY...
"Sound check 1-2-3", "Testing 1-2-3" as the sound check on the audio equipments are done before the start of the game by this volunteer here.
The match commissioner Mr Hanizam Aris (pictured above) ensured the team lineups and other relevant details are in order before the match.
As always, 'keepers are the ones to come out first to starting the warming-up and here's Balestier's Ahmadulhaq Che Omar posing for the shot before heading to the field.
While over at the Geylang end, assistant coach D Tokijan (pictured above left) having a brief chatter with defender Jonathan Xu.
The Balestier's boys were in high spirit as they posed for this shot at the tunnel, while waiting for their warming up.
Tiger's coach Nasaruddin Jalil placed his palm at the back of the shoulder of Tokijan, did coach Nasa tell him something that captured that expression of his look on his face :P
Here's the abang on the left who is the stadium announcer at Balestier game, we all depend on him to tell us who is the one who score.
Not forgetting these ball-boys in orange shirt, whose role are equally crucial to prevent any unnecessary stoppage.
To cap the day, here's Balestier's Brazilian striker Rivaldo Costa signing autograph for these two young boys after the match.
Will carry on trying out my 50D, but the only concern now is getting use to the weight of the camera which is something I'm not really used to it at this stage.
(The copyrights of the images depicted in this blog entry belong to Nike.)
The South Koreans are ready to spearhead the Asian challenge in their World Cup quest
Nike is pleased to announce the launch of the sale of HOME team jersey to be worn by the national teams that are being outfitted by them during the World Cup at SGD99.
The Serbian national team is one of the nine World Cup teams outfitted by Nike
As mentioned in the earlier blog entry of these jerseys, the fabric used in fabricating them are made from 100 percent recycled polyester, diverting 13 million plastic bottles from landfills.
So consumers purchasing these jerseys shall be pleased to note that while wearing them when rooting for their favourite teams during the game's greatest show, they are also in a way or another help to save the planet.
The following 10 national team jerseys to be featured in World Cup, are now on sale in Singapore:-
Brazil
The Netherlands
Portugal
USA
South Korea
Australia
New Zealand
Serbia
Slovenia
England(under the brand "Umbro", which is owned by Nike)
FAS Vice-President Mr Lim Kia Tong (second from right) and Mr Simon Littlewood (third from left), President of Asia Now, the title sponsor of the AsiaNow Junior Indoor League officially launched the league at The Cage.
