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Beyond the pitch, a coach’s impact on Brunei’s football future For every football club, the relentless pursuit of winning trophies remains a fundamental goal, particularly in major competitions, as it signifies their ambition to be at the pinnacle of the sport. In the late 2000s, Brunei’s professional club DPMM FC entered Singapore’s top flight, entrusting […]

Lion City Sailors are in a rich vein of form going into this match...

Bishan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located at 7 Bishan Street 14, in the central heartlands of Singapore. With a capacity of 6,254 people, it is a relatively modern stadium compared to others in our Stadium Stories series. Not only does the venue have a jogging track that circles the grass pitch, it also has long jump and high jump...

The Young Lions have four points from two games and sit second in Group H behind South Korea.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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“North Korea is an unknown place for us. For Europe and other Asian countries, we hear about them, but for North Korea, we have never heard any information about it and we couldn’t even hope to be there one day. So yeah, I never expected that.” Now in his 10th year at the Bishan-based club, it’s fair to say Song’s been around the block a fair bit. Starting off at a small academy near his hometown in Korea, the midfielder has enjoyed multiple successful domestic and continental campaig...

Instead, its Lion City Sailors star Saifullah Akbar making it clear that he will not let his stature get in the way of fulfilling his lofty ambitions. Standing just 1.65m tall, the gifted midfielder may be smaller than the average player, but with a fiery determination and unrelenting attitude, one wouldn’t bet against him realising his dream of representing juggernauts of European football in the coming years. Courtesy of his father Akbar Nawas’ relationship with the game, the 22-year-old...

It’s not a very common story: A kid from Pickering, Ont. moves all the way around the world to pursue a professional soccer career in Singapore, and ends up staying there for 10 years. That’s the path recent Atlético Ottawa signing Jordan Webb took, though; after a decade plying his trade in Asia, he returned home this year to finally play in front of his family. In his appearance this week on the CanPL.ca Newsroom, Webb recounted his time in Singapore with clubs including Hougang United, ...

Commentary: The incredible rise of Forrest Li, modest founder of Singapore’s most valuable listed company Toggle share menu Advertisement Advertisement Commentary Commentary Commentary: The incredible rise of Forrest Li, modest founder of Singapore’s most valuable listed company For a very long time, Forrest Li has been somewhat of a mysterious figure unless you’re a gaming enthusiast or in the investi...

However, Kedah’s form took an ascending turn following the resumption of football in Malaysia late August last year and Aidil eventually managed to guide his team to a second place finish in the Super League, which earned them an automatic spot in this year’s AFC Cup competition. Recharged after the end of the 2020 season, Aidil is now bent on bringing home another trophy for the rebranded Kedah Darul Aman (KDA) FC for the 2021 campaign. Fences also began to mend from a management point ...