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(The content of this entry is obtained via the transcript provided by Integrated Marketing Solutions Group [IMSG] - the PR agency for Nike Singapore ) (P.S: The copyrights of the images depicted in this blog entry belong to Nike, unless stated on the images itself.) Cristiano Ronaldo will debut the CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II on pitch on November 7 during “El Derbi” match between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid Global football star Cristiano Ronaldo with Nike launched the CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II boot (pictured above) in Madrid, Spain. Inspired by Ronaldo’s lightning speed and effortless style off the pitch, the CR Mercurial Vapor SuperFly II combines high-performance innovation and heritage of the Nike Safari print. Nike originally introduced the print on the Air Safari running shoe in 1987, and the unexpected aesthetic transformed performance footwear design. At the time, trailblazing Nike designer and father of the Air Jordan series Tinker Hatfield began exploring non-tradi...

SEMI FINAL (FIRST LEG) - BANGKOK GLASS 1-1 ETOILE FC The Bangkok GLASS looked shattered in their first half match against Etoile in Singapore Cup semi-final, but shattered as it may be the GLASS managed to pierce through the flesh of the ROOSTERS in second half. In the post-match presser, Etoile's Coach Patrick Vallee (pictured above) was furious for being sent off for the FOURTH time in this season and he's bemused for that decision! SEMI FINAL (SECOND LEG) - YOUNG LIONS 0-3 TAMPINES ROVERS (aggregate score) True to any cup tie, the Young Lions shown the grit and determine to reduce the two-goal deficit they incurred against the Stags in the first leg. Rather sadly though, the storyline remained the same in circumstance like this as that it's always the being oppressed who gained the upper hand and win the game in the end. Although the suspension of key defender Seiji Kaneko (as pictured above player numbered 18 was yellow carded by referee W Ravisanthiran) took some shine...

(Picture above) Screen-grab off my monitor of the match Home United's Shi Jiayi scored in the 25th minute after he slammed home on the first attempt off an Alek Duric's laid ball just inside the Vietnam's box. Gach Dong Tam Long An's Phan Văn Tài Em levelled in the 76th minute, when he duly finished up the mess caused in the Lions' six-yard after Geylang's Adrian Dhanaraj failed to clear the ball upon received a ball from the left flank. It was a match that saw the Lions played rather defensively, by trying to build up their attacks deep from their own half. The Lions did had a chance to double up the scores when an attempt hit the upright in the 87th minute (but cant tell who was it as the image was poor). OFFICIAL MEDIA RELEASE FROM FAS ON THIS MATCH Singapore hold host Vietnam SINGAPORE, 04 November 2010: Singapore held host Vietnam to an impressive 1-1 draw in the VFF Cup at the My Dinh stadium in Hanoi. Following their formidable combination against DPR Ko...

And so Jake Butler , who I featured days ago, was invited to the FAS centralized trial for the foreign players. The Kiwi (pictured above, second from left of those standing), together with the 19 other players, will undergo a series of matches to be played over the next few days in hope to land themselves a professional contract in the S.League. According to the coordinators, following tonight's opening trial game at the Jalan Besar Stadium, subsequent matches till the 7th of November will be played behind closed-door to allow clubs to access the strengths of each individual player. Some of the players featured included those who used to play in highest level of the game like former Senegalese captain Lamine Diatta (pictured above), who played in all of Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. While David Mulligan (pictured above in foreground) also came with an impressive CV for being part of the New Zealand's World Cup squad in June, he is known for his impressiv...

Utility man Jake Butler is out to prove himself During last November's centralised foreign player trial conducted by the FAS, they helped to rope in the likes of Kiwi Jeremy Christie , who eventually went to play for New Zealand in the World Cup in June. In bid to position itself as the source to provide quality import players to the S.League, Trebol Sports International left no stones unturned as they introduced another New Zealander, Jake Butler to the local football scene. Butler, who presently plays for Waitakere United, came to Singapore with a big reputation back home in the Kiwis' football fraternity for skippering his team to the domestic league championship – the New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC), last season. Initially, the thought of playing abroad never came to the 26 year-old's mind until Christie, his former team-mate at the club, encouraged him to do so. “It never crossed my mind to play overseas, until Jeremy (Christie) told me I should give a shot at...