Deepanraj Ganesan subs made a big difference imo + malaysia possibly got a little complacent. Hami kept trying to make things happen.

A good start to the season doesn’t necessarily mean your job is safe. Southeast Asian football is, and will continue to be unique.

Introducing Francesco Totti and Philosophies. First up, Totti in all his glory, covering the highs and lows of his Roma and Italy career. Just look at that cover! Alongside it comes our exploration of the philosophies and systems that made football. thesefootballtimes.shop/mag

25y 331d - The average age of CommBank Socceroos' starting XI today is 25y 331d; the last time they fielded a younger starting line up was 22 June 2017 vs Cameroon (25y 266d) at the FIFA Confederations Cup. Youth. #Socceroos #SoccerAshes #NZLvAUS

“Joined by a number of staff worked with at Tottenham” Wonder if Nick Montgomery - who has held talks with FAS about becoming Lions coach- will be one of them.

No disrespect to Nuno, but Ange has won 14 trophies as a coach (more if you include youth international), Nuno has won 3. Ange biggest trophy is a Europa League. Nuno's is a Saudi League. The amount of players that 'peaked' under Ange might be more than Nuno has coached.

Marcus Rashford has now scored more goals for England (18) than David Beckham (17). Harry Kane is the only England player in the current squad with more international goals than him. A fit and firing Marcus Rashford would be massive for England in the summer. 🔥

Official confirmation that Nick Montgomery has joined Nott Forest nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2025/sept…

Non football; but a story I enjoyed uncovering and working on this week! From silat to wushu, Singapore athletes make the switch for the SEA Games straitstimes.com/sport/combat-s…

According to Marco Monteverde, former Manchester United, Chelsea & Spain midfielder Juan Mata is set to join Melbourne Victory. He spent 2024-25 at Western Sydney Wanderers. news.com.au/sport/football…

What a draw for the Sailors’ women’s team in the ACL. After making history as the 1st side from Singapore into the group stage, they will get to face Australia’s Melbourne City - who were runners up in ACL last year. Ho Chi Minh City women and Stallion Laguna the other teams.

BG Tampines announce that a mutual decision has been reached to part ways with head coach Akbar Nawas. What’s up with turning off comments on the post though ? Engagement with fans and public only counts when you want to read and hear good stuff ? Embarrassing….

Advice for young Aussie coaches?Postecoglou: “People particularly in Premier League think I started coaching 2 years ago when I took over Spurs. Seems everything I’ve done up until then doesn’t really resonate with anyone but that’s okay. We love being written off as Aussies”

Tampines Rovers have announced that Noh Rahman will be head coach till the end of the season. Comments continue to be turned off. What a shame. I wonder how Stags fans feel.

On the decision itself;could turn out to be a good move. Club has clearly decided it needed a change to make the most of their season. Unbeaten start; but sometimes there is more below the surface that we don’t see. Noh Rahman; very good reputation locally. Wish him the best.

Noh Rahman looks to exert quiet influence after taking the reins at BG Tampines Rovers straitstimes.com/sport/football…

Happy that the Singapore Premier League is back today. Has been a weird start to the season given we’ve not seen all the teams in action and there has been an intl break to deal with. Geylang/Albirex a good way to start the week.