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(This entry is formulated based on the media release issued by the Football Association of Singapore) Indra (right) is back in the Lions foray after 3-years Following his inclusion in the recent SOF-Peter Lim Charity Cup match , almost everyone in the fraternity had been guessing if former Lions captain Indra Sahdan Daud would be called up by the newly appointed national team coach Bernd Stange in their upcoming friendlies against Myanmar and Laos. Despite announced his retirement from international football in 2010, the 34-year-old has been maintaining his consistency in the S.League by turning out for SAFFC in their Asian Champions League campaign in the same year, before returning to Home United mid of last season after brief stint with NFL side, Keppel Monaco following his release from the Warriors at the end of 2011. "I am surprised, but happy at the same time for being called up to the national team." said Indra who shared his initial reaction with this blogge...

(This entry is formulated based on the media release issued by Muse PR Pte Ltd , the PR agency of the 25th Canon Lion City Cup with image depicted in this entry provided by Muse PR Pte Ltd) Coach Nazri (pictured extreme right) is the NFA U15 coach Being one of the two representative squads to be competed in the upcoming 25th Canon Lion City Cup, the National Football Academy Under-15 (NFA U15) team departed earlier today to Kuala Lumpur for the Frenz International Cup 2013 for their preparations for the June tournament. Led by Coach Nazri Nasir, the NFA U15 have scheduled two matches in the tournament in the Malaysian capital that will see they play against Frenz United Malaysia on 26th May and Chonburi FC on the 1st June, in a media release issued this evening. Said the former Singapore national skipper: “Playing against Frenz United and Chonburi will be a good build-up to the tournament (25th Canon Lion City Cup). It is an opportunity to evaluate the boys one last time be...

Not in their usual stripes as Atletico were in black The whole thing is that simple when Atletico Madrid, upon winning the King's Cup days ago, decided to fly half the earth to tropical Singapore for one purpose - to help raise funds for the Singapore Olympic Foundation (SOF) on the invitation by businessman Mr Peter Lim . In such a match that rarely has Singapore football fans getting up close to see some of the finest in the game since the torn down of the old National Stadium, it definitely has to see the best of what we have to pit against quality opponents such as the Los Rojiblancos with a balanced mixed of players from the S.League and the Lions XII. Former Lions skipper Indra Sahdan (red) in action 1st half skipper Shahril Ishak was let down by poor touches upfront So in the end, it's just that simple when superstar Radamel Falcao, who is set to depart Madrid after the end of the La Liga season , and his mates descended days ago to fulfil their ch...

Below are the screen-grab of the fixtures and schedule of the 2013 Starhub League Cup issued by the League Authority on the 20th May 2013, for your reference and guide. (P.S: Please refer to the official site for any changes or update of the fixtures) The Group Stages The Knock-Out stages 

Looking back to the events leading to the announcement of the new Singapore national football team coach Bernd Stange this evening at Jalan Besar Stadium is anything but surprising. It's not because the identity was already made known days or weeks earlier, in fact, the name of the German coach started to trickle in after lunchtime when various social media platforms having hints suggested the former Iraqi national coach would be the Raddy Avramovic's replacement. And with the scheduled press conference lining up to officially unveiled the identity of coach Stange seems redundant when the broadsheet “The Straits Times” decided to break the news instead, when they tweeted the news at 1655hrs (as illustrated) to confirm the appointment. Following that the name “Bernd Stange” seems to trigger the curiosity of those in the local football fraternity with various postings surfaced related to his background and appointments prior taking the post in Singapore. With several j...

Jonathan's (facing camera) equalizer set the pace for Wolves's win  With goals from former S.League players Jonathan Xu and Guntur Djafril in each half coupled the late strike by Haziq Sudhir that hammered the last nail to the coffin, NFL Division Two side Admiralty FC secured the last ticket to the Starhub League Cup by staging an upset over Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) of Division One with 3-1 scoreline at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Little would expected from the Wolves decked in black outfit when they conceded a goal in 20th minute that witnessed Shaiful Fauzi placed the Padang side on the pole position in the Playoff Final that saw the two finalists emerged after shrugging off their opponents last week on the same ground. Guntur Djafril (in black outfit) was Admiralty's another goal scorer One of SRC's  (blue-yellow shirted) miscued offences Nonetheless, it was a composed and confident show put by Admiralty towards the end of the game that saw the...

(This entry is formulated based on the media release issued by Muse PR Pte Ltd , the PR agency of the mentioned event with images depicted in this entry provided by Red Card Group ) The distinguished guests at the draw ceremony  Graced by the presence of distinguished guests with the likes of the British High Commissioner to Singapore alongside with the Dutch and Brazilian ambassadors to the Republic with the German Embassy was represented by their Deputy Head of Mission, the draw and schedules for the upcoming 25th Canon Lion City Cup were decided this afternoon at PARKROYAL, the official hotel of the tournament. This came about after the unveiling of the teams for the June tournament, which is marking its silver jubilee with the involvement of English side Arsenal, PSV of Holland, Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany and Brazilian club Corinthians. The hosts, Singapore will be fielding both its NFA U15 and U16 selection for the tournament, widely credited to be the first o...

(The entry is formulated with a media release issued by the S.League SBU pertaining to the Starhub League Cup on 3rd May 2013) “We are pleased to involve the NFL teams in one of the biggest professional cup competitions in Singapore, as we have always regarded them as a big part of the local football fraternity. This is also a good chance for NFL to experience a professional level of football, which will aid in their long term development. We look forward to another year of quality football in the StarHub League Cup.” Those words were by S.League CEO Lim Chin in a media statement issued by the League authority over the weekend making known the involvement of the lower-tier National Football League (NFL) clubs' in the mid-season Starhub League Cup. SCC - one of 4 NFL clubs that via for League Cup spot (file picture) According to the same statement, it is to be noted that NFL teams competing in the qualifiers are Padang-based Singapore Recreation Club (SRC), its neighbours across...

(P.S: If you access this site via "come.to/matchpix", please click the "Facebook" icon after you click "HERE" when you want to view the album as that will redirect you to the album, thank you) Prime League - Balestier Khalsa 1-3 Tanjong Pagar Utd 20/4/13 The visitors walked away with a 3-1 win over the hosts whom being the defending champions have not able to get off to a good start in their title defending campaign. Under the scorching encounter saw a rather evenly-matched first 45, before the floodgates opened in the second half to see the Jaguars wrapped up all three points, although a free-for-all in the same half saw them reduced to ten men. Glad the lightning was alright, despite the movement of the clouds that resulted the forming of shaded, thus caused the frequent changes in the camera setting. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE THE REST OF THE MATCH PICTURES AFC Cup Warriors 0-2 Semen Padang 24/4/2013 Coupled Tampines Rover's los...