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On the eve of the crucial Asian Cup Qualifier tie against one of Asian football powerhouses - Iran, national midfielder Hariss Harun shares his thoughts on tomorrow's game. Hariss is an ambassador for the Nike RED campaign Hi Hariss, thanks for taking the time out of your busy training schedule to speak to us. To start, what are your thoughts on the game against Iran on January 6? "It’s a crucial game; the group is wide open. All four teams have a very good chance of qualifying. With Iran being one of the best in Asia, it’s important for us to get a positive result." What does Singapore need to bring against them? "We have to be tighter defensively. In terms of ball possession, we have to be more aggressive; we can’t afford to hold the ball and be too scared to play it. That’s what teams like Iran and Oman are doing – they’re not afraid to play and get more aggressive with the ball. We should bring their game to them. " Is that why we lost to Oman? "We’re t...

Jeremy Christie (R) shields Joan Capdevila of Spain from the ball during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup match between New Zealand and Spain ( Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Europe) I had a chance to chat with New Zealand international midfielder Jeremy Christie, who was in town recently for a trial selection session organized by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for the upcoming season, which is scheduled to kick-off next February. Jeremy was brought to our shores by Trebol Sports International , a local scouting and soccer talent management company, set up by ardent S-league fans. The New Zealand footballer is one of many top calibre players that Trebol Sports will like to bring to Singapore and other Asian leagues. "I used to play for Perth Glory before I decided to return to New Zealand to play for Wellington Phoenix” said the 26 year-old Kiwi who joined the New Zealand-based A-League franchise while still having a year left in his contract with the Western Au...

INTRODUCTION Mr Ammar Sachak served his six-month internship with TODAY, the local free daily, under the pen name - "AS Dwight". During his time with the paper, the 19 year-old from Melbourne covered mainly S.League football and did some stories on the local sporting scene as well. In this Q & A session, Ammar shared with us his insights and opinions on local sports scene during his time in Singapore. (Picture) Ammar (left) with the blogger. Ammar's Q & A 1)Please do tell us a bit of yourself like your background. "I’m 19 years-old. I finished school in 2007 and in 2008 I completed the first year of my three-year Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) degree at RMIT University. I have always wanted to be involved with the media and thought my personality would be suited to journalism but now I am starting to think about going into PR! " 2)How and why did you end up in Singapore to do your internship as we always thought Australian sporting scene are mor...

1. Please tell us a bit of yourself and do you have any link or role with DPMM FC? => Hi Po Hui , Thanks for interviewing on bolasepako. First of all my name is Zaeri Zolkefri and I am 24 years old. Environmental advisor by education who has the passion for football. With regards to link with Brunei DPMM FC, I am just their facebook creator and I do not have specific link to the club. The facebook group is also control by the management of the club and it is the official facebook page for the club. 2. You started a Facebook group for the club, why and how did it came about? => That is true, I started a Facebook group page for the club. The main reason for the creation of the Facebook group is to create awareness and spreading the word about the club and also the club participation in S –league. This is because nowadays everybody in Brunei and around the world is using Facebook and thus this can create awareness and spread it quite faster. 3. How active is this ...

This is only picture I have of Egmar, as Renato wasn't able to get a recent one from Egmar. Ever wonder what's been going on with former Home United and national striker Egmar Goncalves, after he left Singapore in January 2007? With the help of Mr Renato Andreão , a journalist with " trivela.com " - a Brazilian soccer news portal, I managed to track down the former ace striker of the Protectors. Below is a list of Q & A, which with the help of Renato, here's what Egmar has to share with us how is he doing now since he left Singapore. Q & A with Egmar... It's been quite a while we last hear from you, after you returned to Brazil. So are you still playing actively? As what I heard you been playing for some amateur teams since then. “After I returned from Singapore in 2007, I played for a club called Desportiva and follow by Rio Branco , a year later, but I decided to hang up my boots because I found that infrastructure and administrative-wise the standa...