Can parents be convinced of a football future for their kids?

Singapore’s ‘generational change’

To play or not to play? The dilemma during exams

ST Sports Talk Ep 125: Can children succeed in SG football with a good post-playing career?

13:23 mins

Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month.

In the second of a three-part series, ST sports editor Lee Yulin and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz chat with the two men spearheading the government’s ambitious Unleash The Roar! project to lift Singapore football standards with the goal of getting the national team to the 2034 World Cup.

Their guests, Lim Teck Yin, chief executive officer of national sports agency Sport Singapore, and Bernard Tan, deputy president of the Football Association of Singapore, share how they plan to convince parents to buy into their long-term plan for the local game.

They discuss:
Can parents be convinced of a football future for their kids? (0:37)
Singapore’s ‘generational change’ (8:15)
To play or not to play? The dilemma during exams (9:37)

Listen to Pt 1 - How can football build a culture of excellence needed for Unleash The Roar plan?: https://omny.fm/shows/gameoftwohalves-1/how-can-football-build-a-culture-of-excellence-nee

Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Penelope Lee

Edited by: Penelope Lee

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ST Sports Talk Ep 125: Can children succeed in SG football with a good post-playing career?
13:23 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the biggest sports talking points every month.
In the second of a three-part series, ST sports editor Lee Yulin and sports correspondent Sazali Abdul Aziz chat with the two men spearheading the government&rsquo;s ambitious Unleash The Roar! project to lift Singapore football standards with the goal of getting the national team to the 2034 World Cup.
Their guests, Lim Teck Yin, chief executive officer of national sports agency Sport Singapore, and Bernard Tan, deputy president of the Football Association of Singapore, share how they plan to convince parents to buy into their long-term plan for the local game.
They discuss:
<ol>
<li aria-level="1">Can parents be convinced of a football future for their kids? (0:37)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Singapore&rsquo;s &lsquo;generational change&rsquo; (8:15)</li>
<li aria-level="1">To play or not to play? The dilemma during exams (9:37)</li>
</ol>
Listen to Pt 1 - How can football build a culture of excellence needed for Unleash The Roar plan?: <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/gameoftwohalves-1/how-can-football-build-a-culture-of-excellence-nee">https://omny.fm/shows/gameoftwohalves-1/how-can-football-build-a-culture-of-excellence-nee</a>
Produced by: Sazali Abdul Aziz (msazali@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis &amp; Penelope Lee
Edited by: Penelope Lee
Subscribe to the ST Sports Talk podcast series and rate us on your favourite audio apps:
Channel: <a href="https://str.sg/JWRE">https://str.sg/JWRE</a>
Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/JWRa">https://str.sg/JWRa</a>
Spotify: <a href="https://str.sg/JW6N">https://str.sg/JW6N</a>
Google Podcasts: <a href="https://str.sg/JX88">https://str.sg/JX88</a>&nbsp;
Website: <a href="http://str.sg/stpodcasts">http://str.sg/stpodcasts</a>
Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg
Follow Sazali Abdul Aziz on Twitter: <a href="https://str.sg/JbxS">https://str.sg/JbxS</a>
Read his stories: <a href="https://str.sg/Jbxq">https://str.sg/Jbxq</a>
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Health Check Podcast: <a href="https://str.sg/JWaN">https://str.sg/JWaN</a>
Life Weekend Picks Podcast: <a href="https://str.sg/JWa2">https://str.sg/JWa2</a>
#PopVultures Podcast: <a href="https://str.sg/JWad">https://str.sg/JWad</a>
Bookmark This! Podcast: <a href="https://str.sg/JWas">https://str.sg/JWas</a>
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Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month. 

Podcaster: Deepanraj Ganesan

Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis & The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

Synopsis: The Straits Times tackles the talking points in sport every second Wednesday of the month. 
Podcaster: Deepanraj Ganesan
Produced by podcast editor Ernest Luis &amp; The Straits Times, SPH Media Trust.

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