Congratulations Lions!!!

Congratulations, Singapore Lions for winning the Asean Football Championship for the third time! Let’s hope this will be a shot in the arm (or leg!) for the future of Singapore football.

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Author: Gerald Giam

Gerald Giam is the Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC. He is the Head of Policy Research of the Workers' Party of Singapore. The opinions expressed on this page are his alone.

3 thoughts on “Congratulations Lions!!!”

  1. Hi Gerald,
    I admit that you have been proven to be right in having so much faith in the Lions.
    They deserve the Championship notwithstanding the “non-penalty” penalty in the first leg!
    Hope they will aim higher ( at the Asian level).
    Good Luck

  2. No lah, I’m not out to prove myself right or wrong. I would say they just scraped through and the Thais blew a lot of their chances.

    Yes, I hope they will aim higher from now on. It didn’t quite happen after our 1998 and 2005 wins, but I hope this 3rd win will convince the players, fans, sponsors and the govt that football is a sport that Singapore can excel in.

    Having said that, I think the $5,000 – $20,000 payouts to the players for their win are pathetic. They deserve much better for their win. I would say at least $50-100K each for the starters. (The Asian Games Gold medalists got $300K.)

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