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Good start, but Ukraine’s defence is suspect

June 12, 2012 - 7:48am

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Ronald Loh

PICTURE: AFP

It's the stuff that dreams are made of, says our analyst Ray Houghton.

Ukraine, taking part in their first European Championship, couldn't have asked for a better start after they beat Sweden 2-1 this morning (Singapore time).

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Singapore boys impress in The Chance regional finals

June 12, 2012 - 12:30am

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Sazali Abdul Aziz

PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES

This evening, four out of 20 promising young footballers from around the region will be picked for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Barcelona.

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'Singapore can win Suzuki Cup'

June 11, 2012 - 11:20pm

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David Lee

TNP PICTURE: BENJAMIN SEETOR

The Lions can mount a realistic challenge for the Suzuki Cup if they have their full compliment of players.

So said national football coach Raddy Avramovic, and his Malaysian counterpart K Rajagobal.

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All's calm on the English front

June 11, 2012 - 10:04am

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Gary Lim

PICTURE: AFP

There was calm. Hopefully it isn't because of an impending storm.

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Praise Prandelli

June 11, 2012 - 10:00am

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Gary Lim

PICTURE: AP

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli (above) has never been afraid to experiment, having deployed the 4-3-3 and variations of the 3-4-1-2 formation since he took over the national team two years ago.

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Spain are too cautious

June 11, 2012 - 9:57am

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Neil Humphreys

PICTURE: ACTION IMAGES

Spain played 74 minutes with no recognisable striker.

Whether the startling strategy was down to overconfidence or over-cautiousness is a question only coach Vicente del Bosque can answer, but it didn’t work.

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Play Torres more

June 11, 2012 - 8:54am

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Lim Say Heng

PICTURE: Reuters

Spain striker Fernando Torres was almost the hero for Spain in their 1-1 Euro 2012 Group C draw against Italy this morning (Singapore time).

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The new Croatia – effective and efficient

June 11, 2012 - 8:50am

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Dilenjit Singh

PICTURE: AFP

SCORING two headed goals against the Republic of Ireland is like finding the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow, and getting to bring home the leprechaun that guards it to start your own personal Guinness microbrewery as a bonus.

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Today, they seize their chance

June 11, 2012 - 1:38am

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Sazali Abdul Aziz

TNP PICTURE: KELVIN CHNG

They emerged tops from among 1,805 Singapore hopefuls.

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Hodgson’s always ready for a laugh

June 11, 2012 - 1:33am

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Gary Lim

PICTURE: AFP

He flashed a bright smile as the Uefa official announced his arrival.

Ahead of his massive first test as England manager, Roy Hodgson was cool as can be, nonchalant even.

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