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How many of you actually bother about this picture? For those who know the game well it's a keenly contested S.League title race that is well underway. And yet, how many of you bother? It's the most unfortunate to have the scene being associated with much negativity that the unfair comments, suggestions, perception have been unwilling tag along with Singapore football. And since it has been so unconvincing to tell the positive side of the league at this stage I thought something visible should be presented for those skeptics to see before passing any judgement. (screen grab from Liga Singapura )

(Media Information from the Football Association of Singapore ) Could this herald a new era under Coach Raddy? (File Picture) SINGAPORE, 5th July 2011: Singapore National Team coach, Radojko Avramovic has selected a list of 25 players for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Brazil Qualifying Round Two matches against Malaysia to be played on 23rd July and 28th July 2011. The first leg will be played on 23rd July in Singapore at the Jalan Besar Stadium while the second leg will see Malaysia play hosts to the Lions in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL™ ASIAN QUALIFIERS ROUND 2 PLAYERS LIST S/N Popular Name Position Club Caps Goals 1 Andrew Tan FW Balestier Khalsa FC 2 Hariss Harun MF Courts Young Lions 16 0 3 Izwan Mahbud GK Courts Young Lions 4 Ruzaini Zainal MF Courts Young Lions 2 0 5 Afiq Yunos DF Courts ...

FAS president Mr Zainudin Nordin (left) received the mock cheque from Mr Andrew Koh (right0, Senior Director and General Manager of the Consumer Imaging & Information Products Divsion of Canon Singapore with NFA U16 skipper Dukhilan Jeevamani (second from left) and U15's captain Adam Swandi (partial hidden). Was at the appreciation dinner hosted by the organizers of the recently concluded 23rd Canon Lion City Cup at Fika , which is located around the Kampong Glam area. Making their presence at the venue were the two NFA squads - the U15 and U16 teams (pictured below) who finished third and runners-up spots respectively in the tournament. As a commitment pledged by the title sponsors, Canon , before the tournament, a contribution of $13,000 was donated to the National Football Academy for the development of these two teams. The finalized amount was the result of total number of goals scored by the two teams that tallied at 13 goals (nine by the "Baby Cubs" - ...

The League Cup Trophy The scheduling of the League Cup has long been a debatable issue since the inception of this tournament some five years old that either saw it took place during the pre-season or middle of the league fixtures. Being widely perceived as the "poor cousin" of the more prestigious two - the league championship and the Singapore Cup, it's no wonder regional football blogger, Antony Sutton of "Jakarta Casual" have this to say. "Just because they have a League Cup in England doesn't mean every other country needs to copy it... This is an unnecessary addition to an overcrowded fixture list." commented Antony in his recent entry upon received the media release of the Cup draw held on Friday. What the Jakarta-based blogger said is not without his concern. Bear it in mind that weeks ago, the league had undergone a massive fixture scheduling that as many as 40 matches (as I was told) were being postponed as the result due to v...