Friday, July 31, 2009

Michael Owen Is Proving To Be A Worthy Free Signing For Man United !
























* Photo courtesy of AFP / Getty Images *

When he was free and available , no one bid an eyelid or even bothered to make any attempt to try to sign him from relegated club Newcastle United , with every club already starting to write him off and deemed him to be surplus to the club's requirements and therefore all tried to stay away from the player as far as possible . All except one man - Sir Alex Ferguson ! Only he was brave enough and dared to take a gamble and signed Michael Owen for free .

Now after four Pre - Season Friendly Matches , Owen is proving to be a worthy purchase after scoring four goals for his new club and in the process , seemed to have managed to resurrect his career from the doldrums all Thanks to the wily Scotsman . While many others were oblivious to the potential that Owen still does possess , only Sir Alex managed to see some value and positives in the man who spent more of his time off the field , on the sidelines nursing his injuries than playing soccer on the pitch .

A Season that saw him plagued by injuries and eventually hampered his chances of playing for the England National Team , Owen is now determined to prove all his critics wrong by joining a club which he knows will surely allow him to perform to his best ability and regain his match fitness once again and to the true potential of the player he once was . His four goals in Man United Pre - Season Asia Tour so far is already testament of that .

Scoring two goals in the two matches against the Malaysia XI Side , and twice in the same match itself against Hangzhou Greentown in China , averaging almost a goal a game whenever he plays , must have certainly brought smiles on the faces of his new Manager Sir Alex Ferguson as well as his new teammates and fans . Though the New EPL Season has not yet started , but if Owen could keep up on his scoring form and keep on scoring like he is doing right now when the EPL Season begins and eventually starts to help Man United win some silverware in the coming New Season , then the person having the last laugh of it all must surely have been Sir Alex Ferguson ! For he knows that he had come up with a masterstroke of a genius and managed to pull off a major transfer coup without even having to pay a single cent for his services at all when everyone else hesitated !

Trust him to be smiling & grinning from ear to ear silently in his heart when that really happens ! With the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo ( to Real Madrid ) and Carlos Tevez ( to Man City ) , Michael Owen is surely a star player to look out for in the Man United ranks this Season in the EPL !

Thursday, July 30, 2009

AC Milan - A Club Currently in Crisis !









If last night's results and performances in the Audi Cup ( which they lost 4-1 to Bayern Munich ) is anything to go by , then AC Milan will surely find the going ahead of them even tougher when the new Italian Serie A Season kicks off end of next month . Following their latest defeat last night , this is already the club's fourth straight defeat in their Pre - Season Friendly Matches after earlier defeats to EPL powerhouse Chelsea , Milan city rival - Inter Milan and Club America in the US .


Together with their 4 -1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup Semi Final Match last night , and earlier losses to Chelsea ( 2 -1 ) , Inter Milan ( 2 - 0 ) and Club America ( 2 -1 ) in their Pre - Season Tour of the US in the World Football Challenge Tournament , it seems that the depatures of Brazillian striker Kaka ( to Real Madrid ) , coach Carlos Ancoletti ( to Chelsea ) & David Beckham ( to LA Galaxy ) after his loan spell with the club ended last Season has certainly hit the club really hard !

Relying very much on the two Brazillians - Ronaldinho and even Pato to fill the void left by the mega stars , it seems that all the goings of the club has put a very deep impact on the club and it seems that the club is already facing a ' mini crisis ' even before the New Italian Serie A Season has even started ! The performances of the club in their Pre - Season Friendlies has certainly got everyone in the club - from the manager to the players as well as the fans worrying indeed !

Now with their latest defeat to Bayern Munich last night where they conceded two late goals in very quick succession in the last two minutes of play , resulting in an eventual embarrassing 4 -1 defeat to the hosts , the only consolation for the club now , perhaps at this moment , where the morale of the players and the team is at a real low is to win Tonight's Third Place Playoff Match against Argentine club Boca Juniors ! But it is easier said than done .

A victory Tonight , may not necessary have landed themselves the prestigious Audi Cup Throphy for their efforts , but will surely be a welcome consolation for the whole team as a postive result after a series of setbacks , losses and defeats will definitely go a very long way to lifting the sprits of the whole team and the players' morale . Hopefully , this will prove to be indeed a real turning point for the better in the club's fortunes as the club enters the most crucial period of Pre - Season preparations with the new Italian Serie A League Season just exactly a month away . Another defeat however , and the consequences will be seriously unthinkable and would surely bring about really dire repercussions to the club as a whole !


* Catch AC Milan vs Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup 2009 Third Placing Playoff Match TONIGHT LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesian RCTI Channel at 12.30am ( Singapore Time ) . *

Man United To Play Bayern Munich In Audi Cup Final - A Repeat of 1999 Champions League Final !









It was exactly ten years ago back in 1999 that Man United defeated Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final to lift the prestigious European Cup , completing an unique treble of League & Cup Double ! Now exactly ten years later , these two teams would meet each other yet again in another Cup Final , this time in a Mini Pre - Season two day Audi Cup Tournament , evoking memories of that very special night in Barcelona where the European Cup Final was being played !

That very special night in Spain was on 26 May 1999 & the Venue was Nou Camp - the home ground of Spanish giants Barcelona FC . Man United Fans will surely remember the manner in which they won the European Cup Final in what will definitely go down as one of the classic European Cup Final Matches in UEFA Champions League History . Trailing 1 -0 for the whole of the Match , the Red Devils looked to be staring at the face of defeat , and with the clock fast ticking down to the Final whistle , Man United dreams of a unique treble ( after having already won the EPL Title & the English FA Cup earlier in the Season ) looked to be all but over ...

But little did we know that the men in Red were to have something up their sleeves and managed to save the very best for the last in a dramatic late late show of an escape act , managing to escape from the brink of defeat , with only 3 more injury time minutes to be played , Sir Alex Ferguson's men scored twice in the last two minutes of injury time to overturn the 1-0 deficit to a Final Score victory of 2 -1 in their favour .

* Recap Of That Amazing Night In Barcelona Nou Camp Stadium :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRVAnB4CbMo&feature=related

Now with these two teams set to play each other yet again in another Cup Final - this time , in the Audi Cup Final Tonight , will Bayern Munich be able to exact revenge for the manner in which they lost the 1999 Champions League Final , by beating Sir Alex Ferguson's men at their very own home ground at Munich’s Allianz Arena Stadium ? If they really managed to do so , considering their form in the Pre Season Friendlies have been very strong so far , the revenge will be even more sweet and complete , doing so in front of their home fans !

Or will Sir Alex Ferguson's men make Bayern suffer the agony of losing yet another Cup Final , managing to do a unique Cup Final ' double ' over Bayern Munich , now coached by Louis Van Gaal ?


* Catch Man United vs Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup Final Tonight LIVE & EXCLUSIVE at 2.45am on Indonesian RCTI Channel ! *

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Catch The Red Devils EXCLUSIVELY On Indonesia's RCTI Channel Tonight !









Man United Soccer Fans in Indonesia may not have been able to catch their favourite team and players LIVE in Action at their very own 88,000 capacity Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta two weeks ago , where the scheduled Friendly Match against the National Team were called off after the bomb blasts in Jakarta but they can certainly more than made up for that loss & disappointment tonight as one of their Free To Air TV Channel will be showing Man United Pre - Season Friendly Matches LIVE & EXCLUSIVE !


Immediately after completing their Tour Of Asia , which saw the Red Devils play the Malaysia XI Team twice , followed by a match in Korea against FC Seoul , and rounding off their Asian Tour in China against Guangzhou in a ten goals thriller , where the Red Devils notched their biggest win in their Pre - Season Friendlies so far ( 8 - 2 ) , the team is currently now in Germany where they will compete in the Audi Cup .

To be played at Munich’s Allianz Arena Stadium , the Mini Pre - Season Tournament will see the English Champions taking on Argentine club Boca Juniors in the Opening Match , while the other two teams that made up the four teams Tournament - AC Milan & Hosts Bayern Munich will face off against each other in the other Match . The Winners of both Matches will then play in the Audi Cup Grand Final on Friday , while the losing teams of each match will play in the Third Placing Match . Italian Serie A Club AC Milan , who just ended their Pre - Season Tour of the US where they were involved in the World Football Challenge Tournament , playing against the likes of Chelsea & Milan city rivals Inter Milan , will now take on German Club Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup in Germany .

The GOOD NEWS is that Indonesian Free To Air TV Channel - RCTI Channel will be showing the two day Audi Cup Tournament LIVE & EXCLUSIVE Beginning Tonight onwards ! Although quite a number of Pre - Season Friendly Matches has already been played , but this is the first time that the Channel is showing any Pre - Season Friendly Matches involving any top European clubs for this Season LIVE ! And Soccer Fans in Singapore who are able to gain access to this Free To Air Indonesian TV Channel here in Singapore can also watch the Audi Cup Tournament EXCLUSIVELY LIVE On RCTI Channel Tonight !


Thursday , 30 July 2009

Man United vs Boca Juniors

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesian RCTI Channel at 12.30am ( Singapore Time ) . *


Thursday , 30 July 2009


AC Milan vs Bayern Munich

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on Indonesian RCTI Channel at 2.45am . ( Singapore Time ) . *


Third Placing Playoff Match :

Boca Juniors vs AC Milan

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesia's RCTI Channel ( Friday , 31 July 2009 ) at 12.30am . ( Singapore Time ) *

Audi Cup Final 2009 :

Man United vs Bayern Munich

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesia's RCTI Channel ( Friday , 31 July 2009 ) at 2.45am ( Singapore Time ) . *


Saturday, July 25, 2009

Steven Gerrard Scores A Goal After Being Cleared Of Affray Charge In Friendly Match Against Tranmere Rovers !

Will Steven Gerrard Come To Singapore ? That has to be the very first question on everyone's mind after the Reds captain was cleared of affray last night ! Hopes were raised of a possible Steven Gerrard appearance here in Singapore where the team were due to play a Friendly Match against the Singapore Lions National Team tomorrow at the National Stadium , after news of him being cleared of any wrongdoing in court started to spread through Liverpool Fans here in Singapore .

But while the Reds Fans in Singapore were hoping that Steven Gerrard will still be able to make a surprise appearance here when the team take onto the field tomorrow night , the man himself surprised everyone by staying back home , played in a Friendly Match against Tranmere Rovers and even scored a goal from 25 Yards in his ' Debut ' immediately after the week long court case which ended only yesterday .

Just hours after being cleared of affray, Steven Gerrard returned to action with a goal for Liverpool in a friendly match played on Friday.

According to liverpoolfc.tv, the Liverpool captain scored from 25 yards for the Reds' first equaliser and played for 64 minutes before being substituted in the Pre-Season Merseyside Derby against Tranmere Rovers last night .

Tranmere Rovers , who are now managed by former Reds John Barnes and Jason McAteer, gave the Liverpool reserves a tough time at Prenton Park. Liverpool fell behind yet again and needed an injury-time penalty by Adam Hammill to pull Liverpool back to 2-2.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez who is touring with the main squad in Singapore here , was relieved that the midfielder was cleared of all charges.


* Catch Singapore vs Liverpool LIVE & EXCLUSIVE Tomorrow night at 6.50pm on MEDICORP Channel 5 ! *

Thursday, July 23, 2009

LATEST ! Mediacorp Channel 5 To Show Singapore Vs Liverpool Friendly Match LIVE & EXCLUSIVE !

You have read and ' heard ' the News EXCLUSIVELY from us FIRST when we broke the ' News ' to u that there is a rather ' high possibility ' that Mediacorp Channel 5 may be showing the much anticipated Big Match between Singapore vs Liverpool LIVE this Sunday in our previous post here . Now , for the GOOD NEWS ALL Liverpool Fans have been waiting for : It's CONFIRMED ! Mediacorp Channel 5 WILL BE showing this Match LIVE & EXCLUSIVE this Sunday at 7pm !

The ' confirmation ' came last night right after the DELAYED Telecast of the Reds first Asia Tour Match against Thailand in Bangkok ended at 1am . Right after the Match had ended , the Channel ran a Trailer informing all Reds' Supporters here that the Channel will be showing the Match LIVE & EXCLUSIVE this coming Sunday , from the National Stadium at 7pm , much to the joy & delight of the many Liverpool Fans here ( especially for those without or are unable to get their hands on the tickets ) !

Now for the ' Bad News ' : If last night's match at the Rajamanja Stadium in Bangkok was anything to go by , then Liverpool fans may be disappointed to know that besides already not being able to see their star striker Steven Gerrard making his appearance here in Singapore ( due to a court case back in England where he was been charged for affray ) , the fans and supporters may also not get to see Xabi Alonso too , as he was visibly missing from the Reds line -up last night . He was NOT even featured in the match at all last night , which ended 1-1 .

Thus , Xabi Alonso could & may just also be ' missing in action ' yet again when the Reds take to the field at the National Stadium in the Friendly Match this Sunday against the Lions ( if both the Spanish club and Liverpool could reach an arrangement for the transfer of the Spanish player before this Sunday ) ! His ' absence ' last night could well be linked to the on - going ' speculation ' of him being transferred to Real Madrid . So , to all Liverpool Fans : U have been warned !

The only MEGA Star u could probably see some Action would most probably be Fernando Torres & Goalkepper Pepe Reina , but then again , even if the duo do play , they are highly unlikely to last the whole game or be featured right from the start of the Match . Most likely though , they would be introduced much later , right towards the end of the match , very much like last night in Bangkok .


* Catch Singapore vs Liverpool LIVE & EXCLUSIVE this coming Sunday , 26 July 2009 at 6.50pm On MEDIACORP Channel 5 ! *

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Catch Liverpool Tour Of Asia Pre Season Friendlies On Mediacorp Channel 5 !











The World may be obsessed with the historic phenomenon of the Solar eclipse come this Wednesday , 22 July 2009 but for a small group of people , especially in Asia , they will ' witness ' a phenomenon of a different kind . A wave of Red tide is expected to sweep across Asia , taking the people by storm and sending it's people in ecstasy !

But before u get all too worried and feel panicky , wondering what is going on , we are of course talking about EPL Club - Liverpool ( also popularly known as the Reds ) coming to Asia and the fans feeling very excited at the prospect of having the golden opportunity of seeing their favourite team and the many star players upclose in person !

Liverpool Asia Tour 2009 will begin with a trip to Bangkok on Wednesday , 22 July 2009 to play a Friendly Match against the Thai National Team , after which the Reds will head to Singapore the very next day , for a duration of four days , concluding their stay here with a Friendly Match against the Lions National Team at the National Stadium this coming Sunday , 26 July 2009 at 7pm .

Fans who wish to catch your favourite players & Idols in Action but are unable to do so ' LIVE ' at the Venue itself can also tune in to Mediacorp Channel 5 for the telecast of both Games on TV ! This will certainly come as a piece of really very GOOD News for all EPL fans , especially more so for the many Reds supporters here in Singapore !

Catch the same day DELAYED Telecast of Liverpool's match against Thailand TOMORROW night at 11pm On Mediacorp Channel 5 ! Also , Liverpool fans who could not get their hands on the tickets to catch their supporting club taking on the Singapore Lions National Team at the National Stadium can also catch the Action LIVE & EXCLUSIVE at 7pm On MEDIACORP Channel 5 !

Although a check on the TV Schedule on Mediacorp Channel 5 TV Programme for this coming Sunday , 26 July 2009 on the Channel's Official Website and it is indicated as ' Sports Special ' on the 7pm to 9pm Timeslot , one can already ' conclude that ' - the Sports Special ' Programme as indicated on the TV Schedule on the Official Channel 5 Website ( trying it's very best not to give anything away ) , is actually in fact ' indicating ' that the highly anticipated clash between Liverpool & the Singapore Lions Big Match at the National Stadium will be shown LIVE on TV !

For the benefit of those who couldn't get their hands on the tickets to this highly anticipated Big Match , this will certainly come as a piece of really GOOD NEWS indeed for all Liverpool fans here as by doing so , these groups of fans will not miss out on all the fun , Drama and Excitement that this hugely anticipated Big Match will bring !


* Telecast Times Of The Reds Tour Of Asia On Mediacorp Channel 5 ! *


Liverpool vs Thailand

DELAYED Telecast On Mediacorp Channel 5 - ( Wednesday , 22 July 2009 at 11pm ) .

Liverpool vs Singapore Lions


* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Mediacorp Channel 5 this coming Sunday , 26 July 2009 at 7pm ! *



Feel the ' Red Passion ' with Mediacorp Channel 5 & Official Beer Sponsor - Carlsberg !


Saturday, July 18, 2009

Man United Drops BOMBshell On Indonesian Soccer Fans !









18 July 2009

All the Man United players , Team Officials & especially for the 67 Years Old Manager Sir Alex Ferguson could count themselves really very lucky that their Friendly Fixture against the Indonesian National Team had not been scheduled for today , and so the team had not checked into the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Jakarta where the bomb blast took place which killed 8 people and injuring 50 others early Friday morning yesterday . The Ritz Carlton Hotel where the bomb blasts took place were supposed to have been the very same hotel that the whole Man United Team were going to stay in during their stay in Indonesia for their Pre - Season Friendly Match with the Indonesian National Team !

But now following the deadly bomb blasts in Jakarta yesterday , the Red Devils' Friendly Match with the Indonesian National Team are now off , as the team had decided to cancel their scheduled trip to the Indonesian capital , with players and the team's safety in mind .

First , it was the Malaysian die - hard Man United Fans that were made to suffer the agony and disappointment of having a scheduled Man United trip to their country being forced to cancel two Years ago , as Malaysia were part of the four team co - host Event in Asia's biggest soccer Event in the Asian Cup 2007 Tournament , which were jointly co - hosted by Thailand , Indonesia and Singapore as well . Now , history were to repeat itself again this year , but this time it was the turn of the Indonesian die - hard Man United Fans in Indonesia that were made to go through the same agony and disappointment that the Malaysian soccer Fans went through two years ago , after a bomb explosion changed the faces of Events and left the many hundreds and thousands of Indonesian Man United fans who had already brought the tickets to the highly anticipated Clash with their very own National Team , very early in the year and were looking forward so very eagerly and excited indeed , awaiting for their favourite players' arrival utterly very disappointed !

And who can really blame them ( these die hard Man United Fans in Indonesia ) ? After all , it would have been the very first time that the English Champions had visited the country in 24 Years since 1975 had the bomb explosion not taken place ! And now following the cancellation of the trip to Jakarta , as confirmed by Man United Officials on Friday night , it looks like these fans long enduring wait for Man United to stop by at their country will continue !

Man United fans in Malaysia though just need to wait for two years to walk out from their own suffering , agony and disappointment as they will finally get to see the full first team players in Action later today at 5.30pm ( Bukit Jalil Stadium ) . But for all these poor Indonesian soccer fans , who knows when they will finally get to see the stars in the flesh again ? They have waited for a gruelling and enduring 24 long Years for this and now it is suddenly gone !

Just how long will they have to be made to wait before the Man United Team plans to travel to Indonesia again for their Pre Season Asia Tour ... ? Another 24 Years ? Maybe , maybe not ... Well , all I can say is - as they say : " So near yet , so far ... ".


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Starhub Cable NOT Showing Saturday's Man United vs Malaysia XI Friendly Match LIVE !









16 July 2009

Following the heartbreak and disappointment of not being able to watch the whole Confederation Cup Tournament LIVE last month , when soccer fans in Indonesia can get to watch the whole Tournament for FREE on two Free To Air TV Channels - RCTI & Global TV , subscribers of Starhub Cable , in particular Manchester United Fans in Singapore will once again be ' left out in the cold ' and ' forced ' not to be in the thick of the Action , as Starhub has confirmed that they will NOT be showing this Saturday's Manchester United Friendly Match with Malaysia XI LIVE on any of their Sports Channels !

Looks like the many hundreds and thousands of Man United Fans here in Singapore will have to be forced to once again ' miss out ' on all the Action , Drama and Excitement of another highly anticipated Big Match , though this time it is just a Pre Season Friendly Match ! This is surely another boo - boo to Starhub image and reputation as the leading broadcaster for Sports , in particular soccer where soccer fans here in Singapore have learnt to live life watching LIVE Soccer on Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 ) and as well as on it's other four Sports Channels .

A check on Saturday's TV Schedules shows that Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 ) where it is also popularly known as the ' EPL Channel ' here in Singapore will not be showing the game LIVE at that time . Instead , it will be showing a J - League ( Japanese League Match LIVE ) from 6pm to 8pm .

However , the Channel will be showing United's city rival - Manchester City's Pre Season Friendly Match LIVE later in the night at 9pm against Orlando Pirates , where fans can look forward to watching stars such as Carlos Tevez , Gareth Barry , Robinho , Elano and Roque Santa Cruz in Action .

And a further check on the TV Schedules of other Starhub Cable Sports Channels for this Saturday's TV Programme on the Starhub Official Website reflected that Channel 23 ( ESPN Channel ) will be showing a LIVE Golf Tournament from 5pm onwards , while the rest of the other Sports Channels do not really have any Programme at all or any Programme that are of ' real urgent or importance ' during that period of time when the Man United - Malaysia XI Friendy Match was being played .

As such , it brings to some soccer fans to ask what's exactly the real reason for Starhub Cable decision not to show this Saturday's Manchester United Friendly Match with Malaysia XI LIVE ? Already , Starhub ESPN - StarSports ( Channel 23 & 24 ) will no longer be showing the UEFA Champions League as of this New Season onwards which starts in August , as well as their decision not to show the Confederations Cup Tournament last month has severely angered and disappointed lots of Soccer Fans here .

Now this Latest no show by Starhub Cable will surely and undoubtedly have incensed greatly the many die hard Man United Fans here even further as far as their support for their favourite club and players are concerned .

While Man United Fans in Singapore here may felt hard done by Starhub latest decision not to show the Match LIVE , Chelsea fans here will be quick to point out too that when their Club travelled to Malaysia last year , then led by Brazillian Coach Luis Felipe Scolari , similarily none of the Starhub Sports Channels ( Football Channel included ) showed the Match LIVE and so they were also being ' kept out of the Action ' as their team played in Malaysia , with a total LIVE Media Coverage shutout here .


* LATEST : Man United vs Malaysia XI this coming Saturday , 18 July 2009 LIVE & EXCLUSIVE from Bukit Jalil Stadium in KL at 5.30pm ( Singapore Time ) on Indonesia's Trans 7 Channel . *


Premiership Champions Man United To Face Chelsea On 9 August National Day !









16 July 2009

There are even more reasons to celebrate on Sunday , 9 August 2009 National Day this year , at least for all the EPL Soccer Fans here in Singapore , that is . As Singaporeans busk in the celebration of their country's 44th Years of Independence , soccer fans here will also be treated to a spectacle of a real exciting BIG Match in store , between Manchester United - last Season's League Champions and Chelsea - FA Cup Winners of Last Season going head to head in this year's Community Shield Clash - the tradtional curtain raiser to the EPL New Season . The two sides were ' supposed ' to face each other in the UEFA Champions League Final last Season , but now the two sides finally have got their wishes ' granted ' , in particular especially for Chelsea who felt that they were ' denied ' a place in Rome after a stormy Second Leg Semi Final Clash with eventual Cup Winners Barcelona .

The two sides will face off in the traditional curtain raiser , exactly one week before the New Season of the English Premier League 2009 / 2010 Season begins on Saturday , 15 August 2009 and Soccer fans can look forward to watching this exciting and highly anticipated Community Shield Clash LIVE later in the night , right after enjoying the NDP Parade .

The last time these two sides met in the Community Shield was two Years ago in 2007 where the Match ended 1-1 in 90 mins with the Red Devils eventually winning the Match 3 - 0 on penalities . Man United also successfully defended the Community Shield last year after defeating Portsmouth on penalties after a goalless 90 mins Match in normal time .

Can Alex Ferguson's men make it three in a row by successfully defending the Title once again this year against Carlo Ancelotti's first Official Match in charge of the Blues , just one week before the Official Kickoff to the New EPL Season ? Or can the new manager - former coach of AC Milan , Carlos Ancelotti successfully lead his Chelsea side to their first silverware of the New Season ?


* Catch Manchester United vs Chelsea in Community Shield on 9 August 2009 , National Day LIVE & EXCLUSIVE from Wembley Stadium at 10pm ( Singapore Time ) . Don't miss it ! *



Wednesday, July 15, 2009

EPL London Clubs Tottenham & Chelsea To Face Top European Clubs In Pre - Season Friendly !

15 July 2009

Tottenham Hotspurs will face two of the Europe Leagues Champions Top Clubs in their EPL Pre - Season 2009 / 2010 Friendly next week , determined to improve on their eighth place finish in the English Premier League last Season . They will face last Season's treble League and Cup Champions Barcelona on Thursday , 24 July 2009 and against Scottish League Champions Celtic two days later .

After which they will be involved in the Asia Premier League Trophy Tournament , where they will lock horns with fellow Premiership side West Ham United at the end of this Month on 29 July 2009 . And depending on the outcome of the Match , they may face another Premier League side Hull City later in the Tournament two days later .

Another London club Chelsea will get the chance to lock horns with their ex - Chelsea Manager , Jose Mourinho for the very first time since the Portugese left Stamford Bridge to be coach of Italian League Champion side Inter Milan whom the Blues will face in their Pre - Season Friendly Match . The Blues will then face off against Carlo Ancelotti's former club AC Milan in their next Friendly Match , both of which will be played in USA , America .

Carlo Ancelotti , now manager of Chelsea taking over from temporary coach Guus Hiddink at the end of last Season's English Premier League , will face off against his former club in only his third Match in charge of the Blues . The two Matches against the two Milan sides - one against their former boss Jose Mourinho , who guided his current side Inter Milan to the Serie A Title last Season and against new manager Carlo's Ancelotti's Former club - AC Milan will surely be watched on very closely by the managers of both sides , as well as their Fans , although it is just a Pre - Season Friendly Fixture .

This will surely add much more Drama and Excitement and this would surely mean more than just an ordinary Pre - Season Friendly Match for both Chelsea Fans and the team . Chelsea will end their Pre - Season Friendly Fixture with a trip to the Madejski Stadium to play former Premiership side Reading .


* Important Dates To Look Out For :

Wednesday , 22 July 2009

Chelsea vs Inter Milan

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesia's TV One Channel at 11am *


Saturday , 25 July 2009


Tottenham vs Barcelona

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Starhub Football Channel at 3am . *


Saturday , 25 July 2009


Chelsea vs AC Milan

LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Indonesia's TV One Channel at 8am .


Sunday , 26 July 2009


Tottenham Hotspurs vs Celtic

* LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 at 11pm ) *


* Note : All Telecast Times & Kick Off Times refers to Singapore Time . All information are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change . *


Asia EPL Fans Gets Into Red Frenzy !

15 July 2009

A wave of Red Tide is sweeping across Asia beginning this Weekend for a space of two Weeks , as EPL fans all over Asia begin to get into a frenzy as they are beginning to get all excited with the golden chance to catch a glimpse of their favourite and popular Soccer players touching down on their shores and playing a game of Friendly Match against their various National Team . The top two clubs in Red - Man United & Liverpool , who finished as Champions & Runners Up in the English Premier League respectively last Season , will be embarking on a trip to Asia that will include our neighbouring Asian countries too .

EPL fans in Malaysia and Indonesia will be able to catch their favourite players in action beginning this coming Saturday onwards , with the Red Devils due to play a Pre - Season Friendly Match against the Malaysian XI Selection Team . After which , two days later , the team will then head to Jakarta to play another Pre - Season Friendly against the Indonesian National Team at the 88,000 capacity Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta .

While fans in Malaysia and Indonesia get to see the Red Devils in action , Liverpool fans will not be left out either . The Premiership Runners Up will first travel to Bangkok on next Wednesday , 22 July 2009 to play a Friendly Match against a Thai National Side before heading to Singapore the very next day , where they will stay in Singapore for a duration of four days , which also includes the Big Match Friendly Clash against the Singapore Lions National Team at the National Stadium on Sunday , 26 July 2009 ( 7pm ) .

Man United trip to Kuala Lumpur this Saturday , also more than made up for the loss and disappointment the die - hard Man United fans had to suffer and overcome after the supposed trip to the country two years ago in 2007 was forced to be called off due to the country being involved as Hosts for the Asian Cup Tournament , where Malaysia , along with three other Asian countries - Indonesia , Thailand and Singapore were co - hosts of Asia's biggest football Event two years ago .

On the other hand , Liverpool's trip to Singapore this time round will see some great changes from the side that played against our National side at the National Stadium eight years ago in 2001 .

Several new additions and new faces had been added to the squad since then , including star striker Fernando Torres and ( a new manager too in Spainard Rafa Benitez ) who will surely be one of the many star studded players to look out for when they take to the field at the National Stadium two Sundays later . Michael Owen who were part of the Liverpool side that played against us eight years ago , has now moved in the ' opposite ' direction to the Red of Manchester instead , making the switch on a free transfer from relegated Newcastle United , where he spent more time sidelined on the bench than playing on the pitch due to his injuries .

Soccer fans who want to catch the two Premiership Teams tour of Asia but are unable to get their hands on the tickets , will surely be concerned whether any of the TV Stations here will be showing the Match LIVE . What we do know now at the present moment is that Man United visit of Indonesia next week will be shown LIVE , but not on any of our TV Channels ( at least not confirmed at the moment ) , but will be shown LIVE & EXCLUSIVE on Indonesia's TV One Channel at 8pm ( Singapore Time ) .

As for Man United upcoming clash with Malaysia this coming Saturday in Kuala Lumpur , Starhub has already confirmed that they will not be showing the Match LIVE , but we are not sure if any of Malaysia's free to air TV Channels such as RTM 1 or RTM 2 will be showing it LIVE as yet at the moment .


* LATEST : Indonesia's Trans 7 Channel will be showing the Match LIVE & EXCLUSIVE from Bukit Jalil Stadium at 5.30pm ( Singapore Time ) . *



* Man United play Malaysia XI this Saturday at 5.3opm in KL - Bukit Jalil Stadium . Liverpool will play Thailand in Bangkok on 22 July 2009 at 7.30pm ( Singapore Time ) in Bangkok , while our Lions National soocer team will play host to the UEFA Champions League Winners in 2005 at the National Stadium on 26 July 2009 at 7pm .
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* Man United & Liverpool Trip To Asia At A Glance :


MANCHESTER UNITED :

vs Malaysia ( Saturday , 18 July in KL @ 5.30pm , LIVE On Indonesia's Trans 7 Channel )

vs Indonesia ( Monday , 20 July in Jakarta @ 8.30pm - LIVE On Indonesia's TV One Channel )


LIVERPOOL :

vs Thailand ( Wednesday , 22 July 2009 in Bangkok @ 7.30pm )

* vs Singapore ( Sunday , 26 July 2009 - National Stadium @ 7pm ) *


* Singapore Fans of Liverpool FC can start to catch the team in action in their first Pre - Season Friendly Match against St Gallen Tonight at 2am ( Singapore Time ) LIVE & EXCLUSIVE On Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 ) . *

* Liverpool will reach Singapore on Thursday , 23 July 2009 - ( just one day after their Friendly Match with Thailand in Bangkok ) where they will stay in Singapore for a duration of four days . *