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Sometimes you wonder why reigning world champions crash out of the group stages. Hey, Germany isn’t the first reigning champion to be booted out. It isn’t even the second. It’s the third in a row, and the fourth in the...

"Amazing production value for S$98 to S$118," wrote a disappointed football fan regarding the quality of the 2022 World Cup broadcast in Singapore. Many others have also complained over the matter, with a handful comparing the coverage in Singapore...

You watched Sunday midnight’s opening World Cup between host Qatar and Ecuador? The 2-0 scoreline in favour of the South Americans showed an element of competitiveness but the truth of the matter is that there’s still a yawning gap, especially...

Hougang United lifted their first major silverware in their club’s history after defeating Tampines Rovers 3-2 in their first-ever Singapore Cup final on Saturday night in front of 2,983 fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium. A day earlier on Friday,...

There will be a graduate Singaporean in the heartbeat of Qatar’s World Cup, with Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Jahari, making his debut as a VAR (video assistant referee). Congratulations! He will be one of 24 VARs and the only man-in-black from Asean, which...

ONE of the special beauties of World Cup football is to enjoy some liquor as you watch the big matches. Holding a beer gives you a “high” and allows you to probably make a lot more noise! After all, the...

THIS weekend onwards and for the next four weeks, you will be glued to their television sets for the first-ever desert World Cup - something unimaginable to be happening in Qatar. The envy of the Europeans, in particular, was plain...