2011年3月29日星期二

When 2 lousy teams meet...

FT Hougang 2-2 Balestier

Not bad lah, keep it up Hougang!

S.League now ‘Live’ on StarHub

S.League now ‘Live’ on StarHub

The Football Association of Singapore is pleased to announce that this season’s Great Eastern-YEO’s S.League matches will be broadcast by StarHub and MediaCorp, the league’s broadcast partners.

StarHub will air one ‘live’ S.League match weekly on its cable TV platform starting with Balestier Khalsa vs defending champions Etoile FC on 25 February 2011, this Friday at 7.25pm.

StarHub TV customers will be able to watch the ‘live’ matches on SuperSports Arena (StarHub TV Channel 201) while non-StarHub TV customers can also catch the ‘live’ broadcast even without a StarHub TV set-top box. SuperSports Arena is a complimentary sports channel made available to all StarHub TV customers.

In addition, a weekly magazine show with highlights of S.League action from the previous week’s matches will also be featured on StarHub TV’s SuperSports Arena. With the commitment and support from StarHub, World Sport Group and MediaCorp, fans of local football can certainly look forward to a high quality viewing experience.”

Telecast schedules for S.League matches on StarHub TV are available at www.starhub.com/beentertained.

How non-StarHub TV subscribers can tune their TV sets in to receive ‘live’ S.League broadcasts

* Select an unused channel on the TV unit.
* Press the TUNING button on the TV remote control or at the front panel of the TV unit, commonly labelled as [PRESET], [INSTALL], [SET], [P/C] or [MENU>TUNE>MANUAL]. If the TV unit does not have any of these buttons, please refer to the TV manual.
* Start tuning by pressing or selecting the VOLUME +/- button or the CHANNEL UP/DOWN button on the TV remote control until a StarHub slide appears on the screen.
* Next, press the STORE or MEM button on the TV remote control to store the tuning.
* Press the MENU or PRESET button to end or exit the tuning procedure.

-Info courtesy of sleague.com-

2011年3月28日星期一

SLeague All-Stars vs Albirex Niigata

Match Details
S.League Cares, TAKE ACTION With Albirex Niigata (Singapore) Charity Match

Date: Saturday, 2 April 2011
Time: 5.00pm
Venue: Jalan Besar Stadium

Ticketing Information
Tickets will go on sale From Friday 1 April
Grandstand: S$12
Gallery: S$6
VIP Tickets (limited): S$200

Where:
Albirex Niigata (Singapore) office
21 Jurong East St 31
#04-04 Jurong East Sports Complex S(609517)
Tel : +65 6334 0511
Fax : +65 6334 0510

When:
Friday 1 April, 8.30am to 6.30pm

Where:
Football Association of Singapore office
100 Tyrwhitt Road
Jalan Besar Stadium S(207542)
Tel: +65 6293 1477
Fax: +65 6293 3728

When:
Friday 1 April, 12.00pm to 8.00pm
Saturday 2 April, from 2.30pm

Show you care, say Nakata and FAS

Show you care, say Nakata and FAS

As Japan struggle with their rescue and rebuilding efforts following the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami on March 11, one of the country's biggest sports stars, Hidetoshi Nakata, and the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) are teaming up to raise funds for the victims.

Two events under the "S-League Cares, Take Action with Albirex Niigata project" have been scheduled - a gala dinner with Nakata, who played for Japan in the 1998, 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups, at Resorts World Sentosa on Thursday, and a charity match on Saturday at Jalan Besar Stadium.

The ex-Japanese striker will turn out for Albirex Niigata against an S-League All Stars side.

"Everybody knows the disaster in Japan is very big," the 34-year-old said at a press conference at Resorts World on Sunday. "We are trying to manage things by ourselves, but this time we need help from other countries.

"The victims need to feel that other people care for them."

Nakata spent most of his career playing in the Italian Serie A, and a season with Premiership club Bolton before retiring in 2006.

Nakata was in Hong Kong attending a charity gala when the disaster struck his homeland, and as the tragedy unfolded, he appealed for support for his fellow countrymen.

Singapore is the first to organise a charity match and it will be the first time he will be using his footballing talent for such a cause.

"I came here immediately because Singapore organised these two events at such short notice. It is incredible and very meaningful for the relationship between Japan and Singapore."

S-League clubs Albirex, Home United, Courts Young Lions and Etoile FC were among the first here to donate proceeds from their matches.

This is the first time the FAS are involved raising funds for a cause outside the Republic.

Said FAS president Zainudin Nordin: "We told Albirex it was painful to watch what was happening in Japan and we needed to do something to help the victims there. We have had a short period to get things together, but we want to help our friends and got things going as fast as we could."

-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-

2011年3月25日星期五

Etoile FC vs Malaysia

Etoile FC (Sleague Club) vs Malaysia (National Team)

Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore
26 March 2011
8pm

2011年3月3日星期四

Hougang thrashing

On yesterday's (2 March 2011) kelong league Hougang United thrashed 0-5 by Home United. I guess it is just the change in name, playing style is still the same. Is it because of the players or is it because of the referee? "Change soup but didn't change medicine".

Come on lah Hougang, you need some medicine!


Formula for understanding:
Paya Lebar Punggol + Sengkang Marine = Sengkang-Punggol -> Hougang United

Pele waves hello to Singapore

Football: Pele waves hello to Singapore

Record three-time World Cup winner Pele arrived in Singapore on Wednesday to kick off The New York Cosmos Asia Promotional Tour 2011. This is the third time the Brazilian icon has visited Singapore.

Hailed by many as the greatest player in the history of football, the 70-year-old flew into Changi Airport before New York Cosmos' director of soccer, Eric Cantona, arrived.

Pele, the club's honorary president, and the Manchester United legend are in town courtesy of Courts and will be here until Sunday promoting the team and meeting fans at various activities.

The duo will watch the Courts Young Lions take on Geylang United at Jalan Besar Stadium in an S.League clash on Thursday night.

-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-

2011年3月2日星期三

FAS turns down Medan Chiefs

Football: FAS turns down Medan Chiefs' application to play in Singapore Cup

The Football Association of Singapore has turned down an application by Indonesian side Medan Chiefs to play in the Singapore Cup.

The Chiefs, who participate in the Indonesian Premier League (LPI), had hoped that the presence of several former S.League players in their set-up would boost their application.

But in response to MediaCorp's queries, the FAS on Tuesday night said: "FAS would only extend an invitation to foreign teams to participate in any of our competitions if these teams are affiliated to the member associations of the country the foreign team is based in, in compliance with FIFA regulations."

The LPI is a breakaway league that was set up to rival the Indonesian Super League.

Teams in the LPI are not sanctioned by the Indonesian Football Association, while world governing body FIFA have yet to rule on their status.

The Singapore Cup is scheduled to kick off on June 8, with the final on November 5.

Featuring all 12 S.League sides and four invited teams from around the region, the 2010 edition saw Australia's South Melbourne, Cambodian side Phnom Penh Crown, Kitchee FC of Hong Kong and Thai side Bangkok Glass competing in the Cup, with Bangkok Glass making history as the first foreign side to lift the trophy.

Chiefs head coach Jorg Steinebrunner, who has played and coached in the S.League, told MediaCorp earlier that club chairman Sihar Sitorus had submitted an application to the FAS and was hopeful of a favourable response.

"If they are interested in football and bringing excitement to the stadiums, they'd consider our application. The fans would be interested in the familiar faces we have in our team too," said the former Woodlands Wellington coach.

The Chiefs boast seven former S.League players and coaches. Apart from national skipper Shahril Ishak, defender Baihakki Khaizan and coach Steinebrunner, they also have Moroccan Laakkad Abdelhadi and Chilean Luis Hicks (both formerly of Woodlands), ex-Etoile midfielder Kevin Yann and former Woodlands fitness coach Joseph D'Angelus.

-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-