Champions League 2019 final: Two sides, one shared ethosIt was October 2015, it was Jurgen Klopp's first game as Liverpool manager and it was a 0-0 draw with Mauricio Pochettino's evolving Tottenham.Then, they were 10th and seventh respectively in the Premier League. Almost four years later, they meet again as Europe's...

FAS technical director hopeful Sigurdur Ragnar Eyjolfsson says Iceland can be model for SingaporeWith a population of less than 350,000, Iceland's meteoric rise in football has drawn questions here as to why Singapore cannot follow suit, with both nations hemmed in by limited human resources.Sigurdur Ragnar Eyjolfsson...

Football: Eden Hazard's supporting cast must step up to liberate Belgian and match City's match-winnersSINGAPORE - The top scorers versus the best attacking player? One is fact, the other opinion.But Eden Hazard has figured in the top two of the voting for Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year in three...

Football: Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 to reach Copa del Rey finalMADRID (REUTERS) - A clinical Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 away in an intense Copa del Rey semi-final, second leg on Wednesday (Feb 27) as a Luis Suarez double helped them secure a 4-1 aggregate victory and a spot in the final for the sixth straight...

Players to watchStipe Plazibat (Hougang United)The last time Stipe Plazibat played in Singapore in 2017, he scored 37 goals in 39 games for Home United in all competitions.The 29-year-old striker is no stranger to Hougang fans as the Cheetahs were the first Singapore team he signed for in 2016, when he scored 16 league...

Football: Doucoure comes off bench to save WatfordLONDON (REUTERS) - Abdoulaye Doucoure came off the bench to bundle home the equaliser and then almost grab a winner as Watford secured a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United at Vicarage Road in the Premier League on Saturday (Dec 29).The French midfielder was brought on at the...