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FAS says promoters of Liverpool match breached contract by playing anthem By Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 31 July 2009 1617 hrs Photos 1 of 1 English Premier League club Liverpool's Spanish striker Fernando Torres (L) dribbles past an opponent during a friendly football match against Singapore's national team. SINGAPORE: The promoters of Liverpool FC's tour to Singapore could be in trouble due to a breach of contract with Singapore's Football Association (FAS). After several queries from members of the public, the FAS finally clarified its stand on the issue of the National Anthem at last Sunday's game. Close to 50,000 fans showed up to watch the Singapore Lions take on English giants Liverpool FC. Prior to the friendly match, the match promoters from Profitable Group, together with the FAS, had agreed that Singapore's national anthem and the Liverpool club "anthem", would not be played as part of the official pre-match ceremony. However, that agreement was broken when the Liverpool anthem was played, following the announcement that the Guest of Honour, Singapore's President SR Nathan, was about to inspect both teams on the field. The FAS said it is shocked and disappointed with the breach of agreement by the match promoters. Deputy General Secretary of the FAS, P Sivakumar, added that the promoters could find themselves in trouble due to other issues, not revealed at press time, as well.

Reports in the news have suggested that HK has rejected Liverfool's proposal for a summer tour of Asia as they are greedy b@st@rds, wanting lots of money and suggesting to the promoters that they should rip the Asians off to the tune of USD$103 per ticket for the privilege of watching their reserve team play with equally crappy Asian opponents. So the question is, how many of you are willing to be sh@fted up the @rse to watch your liverfool reserves play in Singapore?

Oh noooooooo.... Liverfool has forgetten how to win a game be it winning the EPL league title ................... Its seem that they had enjoyed too much after Boxing Day match until that they don't know how to shoot on sight ... They are back to their old habits of too much passing and dribbling into the penatly box. The strikers totally don't click at all.... Although I am a Fool fan, only one word to sum it up : "You Better Walk Alone" ..... LiverFOOL can kiss goodbye to winning anything this season if they continue to scrabble at the Board room level. No doubt from this stage onward, ManU will win the EPL title again . Pool will meet ManU at OT next weekend and with home ground advantage, ManU will humble LiverFool as they (Fool) forget how to win. ESPN Soccernet report: Liverpool miss out on top spot after conceding late goal Everton stopped Liverpool in their tracks at Anfield with a 1-1 draw thanks to a late Tim Cahill equaliser that prevented their bitter rivals reclaiming the Premier League leadership. LIVERPOOL 1-1 EVERTON - REACTION Benitez denies pressure is getting to Liverpool Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez insisted that his side are not wilting under the pressure of a title fight, despite their failure to beat neighbours Everton at Anfield on Monday night. The Reds had looked on course to collect the three points that would have moved them above Manchester United and back to the Premier League summit after Steven Gerrard's 35-yard drive after 68 minutes. But a late equaliser from Tim Cahill, who headed home unmarked at the near post from a Mikel Arteta free-kick, meant Benitez's side remain behind their north-west rivals on goal difference having also played a game extra. Despite that the Liverpool boss still maintained: ''The players believe they can challenge for the title.''