Entries Tagged as ‘Football’

July 28, 2008

Epilogue: Singapore Selection 0 Brazil 3

The report:
Got this from the Channel News Asia website (www.channelnewsasia.com):
Football: Brazil wins Pre-Olympics exhibition match in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Led by AC Milan star Ronaldinho, Brazil’s pre-Olympics preparations were off to a smooth start as the samba kings defeated a stubborn Singapore Selection side 3-0 in an exhibition match on Monday.
The Brazilians dominated possession for most of [...]

July 28, 2008

Point to ponder: why a Singapore Selection team, and not a full Lions side, against Brazil?

The reports:
There has been a flood of reports in the newspapers on the Brazil Olympic team in Singapore and their match against a Singapore Selection side at the National Stadium tonight (you can click here and here for some reports).
Understandably so.
After all, this is the most exciting team to play in Singapore since Manchester United [...]

July 24, 2008

Saying goodbye to the Grand Old Dame of Kallang?

The letters:
To date, there have been two letters in TODAY complaining about the number of “last games” that have been played at the National Stadium.
Reader Ng Woon Yang (see link here) said that he thought the Asean Football Championships final between Singapore and Thailand would be the Stadium’s last game.
He was thus was surprised when [...]