Football (Soccer) Culture

25 May 2013

More than 60,000 people packed into Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on a recent Saturday night to see the national soccer team play. Another 100 million tuned in to television to watch the...

2:42AM

Humble coin toss will confound fight against football graft

1 Mar 2013

How much is a coin toss worth? Can foolishly faking a frivolous flip and flick of a thin metallic disc prove financially tempting? You bet. Five years ago, the going rate was 100,000 yuan (HK$124,...

4:53AM

Abuse of soccer officials needs to end

22 Feb 2013

Crystal Palace boss Ian Holloway was clear last week about his intimidatory, insensitive and inappropriate intentions towards match officials. Hostile treatment towards match officials inevitably...

4:17AM

Oldham told to keep their shirts on

18 Feb 2013

Oldham banned their players from swapping shirts with Everton's stars after their dramatic 2-2 draw in the FA Cup fifth round as the cash-strapped League One club try to cut costs.

3:15AM

Youngsters suffer burnout in quest for perfection, study says

31 Jan 2013

Researchers from the University of Leeds found that some school-age footballers were showing signs of chronic stress, exhaustion and disillusion with the sport given the demands for perfection...

4:26AM

Pandora's Box to remain ajar without consistency

25 Jan 2013

Unforeseen troubles for referees lie ahead because of the FA's decision to rescind Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's red card for what match referee Mike Dean deemed to be serious foul...

3:13AM

Opinion

Howard Winn

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

2:53AM

Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

3:37AM

Wenger appoints German debt collector at Arsenal

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed his faith in German economic efficiency by saying it was the reason why defender Per Mertesacker had become the club's debt collector.

3:09AM

Flare incident at Bundesliga match renews security debate in Germany

After hooligans forced a Bundesliga game to be delayed by throwing lit flares at the weekend, Germany coach Joachim Loew is leading the call for tighter security measures in stadiums.

3:09AM

English Premier League pandering to namby pambyism

Of all the things we fans enjoy when watching soccer, now is the time to count the number of tackles and savour them.

5:20AM

Playing a blinder against the bigots

The debate over nationalism, racism and football hooliganism, the touchpaper topics overshadowing the Euros, sizzled at Camp Wok before the much anticipated opening match in Warsaw.

5:06PM

Harsh measures vital to stop rioters

The opening of a new English Premier League season today will thrill football followers around the globe, not least in Hong Kong. British authorities will also be hoping that the distraction will...

4:53PM

Pitch invaders to be arrested at the Sevens

His antics may have sent revellers wild at last year's Hong Kong Sevens, but the man who led security staff a merry dance when he climbed the goalposts at the Hong Kong Stadium has forced...

4:15PM