Football: Why shouldn’t Singapore LionsXII face threat of relegation?
The Singapore LionsXII will not face the threat of relegation from the Malaysia Super League to the second tier Malaysia Premier League, according to TODAY.
The Singapore LionsXII will not face the threat of relegation from the Malaysia Super League to the second tier Malaysia Premier League, according to TODAY.
LionsXII — that's the official name of the team that will play in the Malaysian competitions next year. Question is — will the name stick?
One word. Phenomenal. That was what the atmosphere was like at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on July 28. The stadium in Kuala Lumpur was the venue of the second leg of the 2014 World Cup Qualifier match between Singapore and Malaysia.
Singapore beat Malaysia 6-4 on aggregate last night in Bukit Jalil Stadium to go through to the third round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers but the more immediate question is: Does this foreshadow what returning to the Malaysia Cup will be like?
Despite this treat, the number of fans though have not touched 3,000 in the 6,000-capacity Jalan Besar Stadium. It has been a perennial bugbear of sports organisers that local fans do not come out in full force to support a Singapore national team inaction.
Multiple national record-holder and SEA Games Gold medallist James Wong recently announced his resignation from his post as Honorary Secretary at the Singapore Athletics Association (SAA).
The internationalisation of the S.League remains controversial and some will see in it an echo of the larger political conversation regarding foreign talent in Singapore.
It was supposed to be a regional football tournament. That failed to materialised and basketball was brought into the picture instead. Why basketball, one may ask?