ZaoBao: Singapore has "football fans"?

新加坡有“足球迷”吗?
（2009-03-24）
● 陈汇崑 

　　新加坡有没有足球迷？这似乎是一个多此一举、毫无必要的问题。 

　　但如果为“足球迷”这三个字设下更严格的定义，一般的新加坡足球爱好者或许充其量只能说是“英超迷”或 “大牌球队迷”，而并非真正的“足球迷”。 

　　新加坡人近年来对于足球的喜好可说是相当耐人寻味的。不久前利物浦对曼联的“双红大战”，相信看球的新 加坡人都会去留意。然而，七天前在惹兰勿刹体育场举行的军团对垒韩国水原三星蓝翼的亚洲冠军联赛战役，竟只 吸引了3867人前去观赛，人数不过比一般的新联赛战役多一些而已。 

　　亚冠赛没有欧洲的版本那样吸引人，这是不争的事实。但亚冠赛并非是年年都会在新加坡出现的赛事，而由韩 国前足球名将车范根领导的水原在未来10年里，也不一定会再踏上新加坡国土，喜欢足球的国人应该不会错过一 睹“韩国球风”的机会吧？ 

　　是因为经济不景气，没有多余的钱去购票吗（但普通看台门票只需5元）？还是因为比赛在周中举行，大家还 未放工，根本没空去观赛？换成是曼联或利物浦前来，情况会是如此吗？ 

　　回到去年7月。巴西国奥队来到我国热身时，尽管该队有罗纳尔迪尼奥（Ronaldinho）和帕托（P ato）这些球星助阵，也只有3万3650人买票入场观赛。 

　　新加坡人不爱到现场看球？那可不一定。新加坡国家队去年在铃木杯半决赛对垒越南时，就有将近5万人到场 支持。笔者的电话在新加坡确定进入半决赛时已响个不停，多名友人向我询问是否有办法帮他们弄到 免费门票。 

　　不到一个月时间，当新加坡在亚洲杯外围赛对垒约旦时，笔者手中的免费门票竟然无人问津。 
　　这是否意味着，只有当赫赫有名的英超和欧洲球会前来时、只有在新加坡有机会争夺冠军时，国人才愿意从“ 沙发球迷”变成现场观众？
曾有同行提出这样的观察：新加坡人似乎比较喜欢亲自去参加体育活动，而对于观看体育赛事，却不那么热衷，除 非是像F1赛车这样的世界级体育赛事。所以，我们会看到越来越多人参加马拉松赛、越野长跑、铁人三项等，但 要他们买票进体育场观看一般的球赛，他们好像不怎么在乎。 

　　我国将在未来几年内建筑体育城，其中一个合作伙伴世界体育集团曾拟议在体育城竣工后，创立亚细安超级足 球联赛，并在全年引入多项国际赛事供国人观赏。问题是，如果没有世界级的运动员、不是世界级的比赛，这类赛 事会不会在空荡荡的场馆内举行？


Singapore has "football fans"? 
（2009-03-24）

● Chan Wui Kun 

Singapore has no football fans? This seems to be a superfluous and unnecessary questions. However, if the "football fans" It's words set a more stringent definition, the Singapore soccer fans in general may, at best, can only be described as "England fans" or "big-name team fans", rather than real "football fans" . 


Singaporean soccer preferences in recent years can be described as quite intriguing. Not long ago, Liverpool and Manchester United's "double-red World War II", I believe that Singaporeans will go to watch a soccer match attention. However, seven days ago at Jalan Besar Stadium against Legionella Suwon Samsung Blue Wings of Asian Champions League campaign, has attracted only 3867 people went to watching, the total number than many of the new league campaign some more. 

AFC Champions Tour version is not as attractive in Europe, this is an indisputable fact. 

AFC Champions Tour but is not every year the event occurred in Singapore, while the former football star from Korea's Cha Bum-kun Suwon Leaders at the next 10 years will not necessarily set foot on Singapore territory, enjoy the football people should not miss to see the "ball Korea Wind" opportunity, right? 

Yes because the economic downturn, there is no extra money to purchase? (but general grandstand tickets only 5 dollars)? Or because competition held in the week, yet everyone off work, the fundamental concept of race did not go empty? Are replaced by Manchester United or Liverpool to come, the situation will be like this? 

Back in July last year. Brazil Olympic team warm-up time came to our country, even though the team has Ronaldinho (Ronaldinho) and Pato (Pato) of these players back, and only 33,650 people watching admission ticket. 

Singaporeans do not love to the scene to watch a soccer match? That does not necessarily. Singapore national team last year in Suzuki Cup semi-final against Vietnam, there are nearly 50,000 people arrived at the scene support. The author of the phone in Singapore to determine when to enter the semi-finals have been ringing non-stop, more than a friend asking me whether there are ways to help them get free tickets. 

Less than a month time, when Singapore at the Asian Cup qualifying round against Jordan, the author has the hands free tickets nobody cares. Does this mean that, only when the famous English Premier League and Europe will be coming to the ball, only in Singapore has the opportunity to compete for Championship, the country is willing to talent from the "Sofas fans" into the audience? 

Peer had made the following observation: Singaporeans seems to be more personally enjoy go take part in sports activities, and for watching sports events, but not so enthusiastic about, unless it is like F1 racing this world class sporting events. Therefore, we will see more and more people take part in marathon, cross-country long-distance running, triathlon, etc., but want them to buy into the stadium watch the game in general, if they do not care about. 

Our country will be in the next few years building Sports City, a partner in one of the World Sport Group had proposed in the Sports City is completed, the creation of ASEAN, Premier League and at international competitions throughout the year for the introduction of a number of people viewing. The question is, if there is no world-class athletes, rather than a world-class competition, such events will not be held in empty stadiums?