https://www.scmp.com/rss/511467/feed Natalie Tan is from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It is 8am on Sunday and about 40 boys and girls in blue jerseys and knee-high socks stand ready at the Farrer Park Field in central Singapore. For the next hour, these three- to eight-year-olds will work on football drills and compete against each other, under the instruction of coaches from the ActiveSG Football Academy. The field is one of 14 training venues under the academy, which has seen a steady rise in the number of players over recent years. The academy had about 400 players at five... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3160034/can-singapore-reach-world-cup-heres-what-its-doing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3160034/can-singapore-reach-world-cup-heres-what-its-doing?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Dec 2021 01:45:16 +0000