Yahoo! Southeast Asia Yodel! » Reds http://yseablog.com/blog Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:15:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Liverpool to paint the town Red http://yseablog.com/blog/2009/07/24/liverpool-to-paint-the-town-red/ http://yseablog.com/blog/2009/07/24/liverpool-to-paint-the-town-red/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:52:05 +0000 jeffoon http://yseablog.com/blog/?p=219 550yahoo_welcomegroup

From left: Torres, Benitez and Benayoun upon the team’s arrival in Singapore.

First Kobe. Now Liverpool. It’s been a good week for sports fans in Singapore. And it’s only going to get even better this weekend.

Close to 9,000 raucous fans packed the Indoor Stadium for NBA superstar Kobe Bryant on Tuesday. It’ll be 6 times that many as Liverpool take on the Singapore Lions at the National Stadium on Sunday at 7 pm.

Don’t believe reports the reception for the Reds has been somewhat muted compared with their last visit here in 2001. There was no Steven Gerrard then or now, and he is greatly missed. But as die-hards will proudly proclaim, there’s still Torres, Alonso, Carragher, Reina and Kuyt.

Torres signs an autograph for a lucky fan.

Torres signs an autograph for a lucky fan.

So if you get to meet the players or catch the team in action over the next few days — whether at the various meet-the-players sessions, Saturday’s river cruise, during training or Sunday’s match itself — jot your thoughts down here. Include details like who (and where) you met and your impressions. If you have pictures, include the URL if possible. (For a free photo-sharing service, create a Flickr account here http://www.flickr.com/).

We’re looking forward to some great stories being shared! We’ll kick things off first — check out our pictures below.

Jeffrey Oon
Country Editor, Singapore

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'El Nino', clearly the most popular Liverpool player in the absence of Steven Gerrard, faces the media.

Yossi Benayoun

Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun says Liverpool are good enough to win the league this season.

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S$70m-rated midfielder Xabi Alonso, currently coveted by Real Madrid, is sure to set women's hearts aflutter with his roguish good looks.

Javier Mascherano

Argentine midfielder Javier Mascherano, who is reportedly unhappy with life in England, cut a brooding figure.

Rafa Benitez with a lucky fan.

Reds boss Rafa Benitez comes face-to-face with Yours Truly.

WHERE TO MEET THE PLAYERS

Friday

Autograph sessions at Velocity Novena, Jurong Point, VivoCity and Tampines Courts Megastore, 2 pm to 4 pm

Open training session, National Stadium (for ticket holders only), 7 pm

Saturday

Singapore River Cruise, 1:30 pm (start from Fullerton Hotel to Liang Court)

Sunday

Liverpool v Singapore, 7 pm, National Stadium

Where the team are staying: Mandarin Oriental

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