Some time ago, I received some images of a few black-and-white photographs from a member of the family of the late Mr Foo Hee Jong, a defender who represented Singapore during the 1950s.
When ground sharing among Singapore Premier League (SPL) clubs started in 2019, there were mixed reactions from the fraternity.
To some fans, the uprooting of their favourite clubs from their allocated home ground was like “losing the sense of identity.”
For a large part of the first half, Singapore was literally swimming against the tide with the Indians dominating much of the possession.
More spaces needed to be created to move the ball forward, and we have to be reminded that this is not a rugby match!
| Facing the "lobang" at Kallang |
I still have that distraught feeling after the blunder that allowed India to level the game at the closing stages of it.
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| Just realised snapping at games is not merely pressing the shutter only (as credited) |
I first came to know the existence of the demolished Anson Road Stadium after I read a line from the veteran journalist Godfrey Robert's book "The Malaysia Cup" published back in 1990.
USED TO THINK JBS WAS THE OLDEST
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| LCS players and staff showing their appreciation to fans after the match |
The inaugural Soccer 7s Series came to an end after three days of intense competition.
With some players from the 2016 Premier League-winning side in their squad, Leicester City Masters clinched the Masters category by beating COMOS Masters 1-0 with a solitary goal from Martyn Waghorn.
SKY BLUES TRIUMPHED IN OPEN CATEGORY
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Barring those years disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, heading to Taiwan has been an annual ritual for me, which I consider my pilgrimage to baseball – another sport which I deeply devoted to.
Nothing beats the experience of catching the CTBC Brothers (中信兄弟) in the Taipei Dome (臺北大巨蛋) – the latest iconic landmark of the capital city of Taiwan, which took more than three decades to come to fruition.
To mark Singapore’s 60th birthday, and as part of the organisers’ ambition to grow the tournament across international markets, the "Soccer7sSeries" will be held at Jalan Besar Stadium (JBS) this July to fuel that vision.
