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(Media Information by the Football Association of Singapore ) SINGAPORE, 19 March 2010: The Football Association of Singapore will conduct trials for its Junior Centre of Excellence Under-8, Under-10 and Under-12 programmes on Sunday 28 March. The trials are specific for residents living in the Western parts of Singapore such as Jurong, Bukit Batok, Buona Vista and Bukit Timah. The Under-8 trials will begin at 9.00am while the Under-10 and Under-12 will begin at 3.00pm and 4.30pm respectively. All trials will be held at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The trials are open only to male Singapore citizens. All trialists are to report at least 30 minutes before the start of the trials and are also requested to bring along their own training attire (jerseys, shorts, socks, boots and shin pads are compulsory). What: Junior COE Under-8 trials When: Sunday 28 March 2010 Where: Jalan Besar Stadium Time: 9.00am (Registrations starts at 8.30am) Who: Singaporean males born in 2002 and 2003 What: Ju

After some surprising results of late, has the early doubts cast on Beijing Guoan Talent removed? They scored their first victory over the AFC Cup qualified Geylang United 3-1 at the Jalan Besar. Talents had a lengthy de-briefing after their loss to Tampines earlier this week Following that, they took the lead in their home fixture against another traditional powerhouses - Tampines Rovers but only succumbed to a Khairul Amri-inspired fightback in the second half which saw many of their players suffered from muscle cramps towards the end of the match. Because of that symptom, many would have, again, cast their doubts when they took another traditional powerhouses - Home United at Jalan Besar Stadium. Great diving heading effort by the Talent's striker in the Protectors' box in their 4-1 win over their supposedly illustrious opponents at JBS. But things turned out the other way round when the young Chinese squad shocked the fraternity by beat the Protectors 4-1 on the artificial

Indra in action for Singapore selection against Selangor Selection in 2009 SOS Cup I'm not sure how many of you out there react to the retirement of Lions' erstwhile skipper Indra Sahdan Daud from international football. Some of the feedback I gathered from the grapevine were disbelief and surprise (not shocking though), while contrastingly, for those who are long enough in the local scene would not be too much a surprise of the SAFFC's striker decision to quit the national team. Ideally speaking at his age, it's pretty normal for players to prioritize his objectives in life and normally most players would opt for club football instead fighting for the nation. In the past, I would have deemed this as “unpatriotic” act for turning down the nation in times of it, but having a thought this afternoon and this is the conclusion. If like what Indra had mentioned “playing football for the national team was a privilege that he no longer sees himself fit to enjoy”,

The moment after Mendy's (left) header that turned into the first goal of the night The much-anticipated "Test" match against the traditional powerhouses for on-form Etoile got underway at the Clementi Stadium. The French got off to a dream start as early as in the first minute when the towering Frederic Mendy finished off from close-range.   Etoile doubled their tally in the 37th minute when Protectors' keeper Lionel Lewis tripped an on-surging Mendy (pictured above) in the box to allow Matthias Verschave to score on the rebound after Lewis denied the spot-kick on the first attempt.   Karim Boudjema (middle) overpowered his markers  Relief for the home team they managed to cut the deficit in the 43rd minute with a Choi Chul Woo's effort, but it wasn't before the French restored their two-goal advantage in the 45th minute by Karim Boudjema.   A dejected Etoile's custodian Brice Morandini sat on the ground If it was to say Etoile dominated the first

(The content of this entry obtained via the transcript provided by Integrated Marketing Solutions Group [IMSG] - the PR agency for Nike Singapore ) (P.S: The copyright of all the images depicted in this blog entry belong to Nike, unless stated) Nike (RED) Ambassador: National Team Midfielder John Wilkinson INTRODUCTION Following in the footsteps of Indra Sahdan and Hariss Harun , the next National Team football player to lace up the Nike (RED) ambassador boots is midfielder John Wilkinson. His last three seasons with Singapore Armed Forces FC have been hugely successful, with league title wins in all of them. We recently did an interview with John where he shares his thoughts on the (RED) campaign, settling down in Singapore with a family and his love for the game. Nike (RED) Campaign Hi John, thanks for being here with us today. To start off, how do you feel about being a Nike (RED) campaign ambassador? "I feel honoured to be part of the Nike (RED) campaign, and hope to bring a