The Final Whistle

The face and voice of Singapore football, former professional footballer turned presenter Duncan Elias will be leaving Singapore in a week. We decided to get him into the studio and bid him farewell, The Final Whistle style. What can be improved in Singapore football? What did he enjoy and what did he not ? Listen now to find out.

This is our special tribute to one of the greatest players ever, Diego Maradona. Listen as Singapore football legends V. Sundramoorthy and Fandi Ahmad talk about how Maradona inspired them. Fandi also shares about how it was like playing against Maradona. We also had Argentina football fan and writer John Sivan to give us excellent insights on the legend that is Maradona.

It's the best time to be a Spurs fan as Tottenham Hotspur sit at the top of the Premier League after 8 games. Their latest result, a 2-0 win against Manchester City has meant that Spurs fans are dreaming of a title triumph. Can they do it ? Will Jose Mourinho drive them to a title and silence the doubters in the proccess? We had a Spurs die hard in the form of Navin Nambiar to make sense of it all...

A coaching masterclass. He's won the league in India and was named coach of the year in Philippines, former Stags head coach Akbar Nawas joins us and talks about why it's important to believe in your coaching philosophy and the steps he took to instil them into players at Chennai City. How was it like coaching Jermaine Pennant and why does he disagree that our players are too comfortable? Listen n...

It's been 7 years since a Singaporean side, LionsXII lifted the Malaysian Super League and its fair to say that Singapore football has not seen that kind of clamour since. Is going back to Malaysian football something we should consider or should we not be looking across the causeway at all? What about our Lions? What's the lure for them to play in the MSL? TFW and former journalists from The Foot...

The first Singaporean footballer to sign for a Japanese side when he linked up with J2 side Matsumoto Yamaga, current Hougang United defender Anders Aplin talks us through his journey from being a former Sports School student to graduating from NTU. We also asked him how he got his big break after playing in the NFL. And we close out the show by addressing a taboo topic amongst the football commun...

With 8 gameweeks gone in the English Premier League, the numbers speak for themselves. After a 3-0 loss to Aston Villa at home, Arsenal have already suffered four defeats in the current season. The Final Whistle are joined by Arsenal fans Shanjayan and Noah to discuss all things Gunners and especially if manager Mikel Arteta should continue to get a free pass from the media. And stay till the end...

One of the fulcrums of the Lions and Home United's successful eras, S Subramani joins The Final Whistle on this episode to talk about how two individuals convinced him against retiring from the national team in 2004, what went through his mind during the infamous 2004 bottle throwing incident against Myanmar and how long distance running and not football was his first love.

Albirex Niigata(S) and local clubs in the league currently abide by rules that govern who starts for them. Albirex must field two Singaporeans in their XI while local clubs must start three U23 players in their lineup. On this week's episode of The Extra Time, we discuss if there is any benefit to this rule.

Patrick Vallee, the man who led the Singapore Premier League's first-ever foreign champions, Etoile FC shares with us why leading the French team to the title was tougher than what most thought, why he’s proud to have kick-started Frederic Mendy's career and why he was elated to have signed Ahmad Latiff when he was head coach at Tanjong Pagar. And of course, we asked him how it was like to manage...

With the Football Association of Singapore's announcement that SPL defending champions Brunei DPMM will sit out the 2020 season, we take a look at whether Singapore football really does need the Bruneian team. Are we better off without them ? Local football observer Gary Koh joins us to debate about the merits of having DPMM in the league and who has what it takes to replace DPMM as champions.

We last saw him five years ago when he was the head coach of the SEA Games football team and finally former national team captain Aide Iskandar returns to the spotlight. What does a captain actually do? What kind of a skipper was Aide and did he ever have to step in to be a mediator when players had a go at each other? We also addressed the 2015 SEA Games campaign? Does Aide have any regrets? List...

Singapore national team and Johor Darul Tak'zim captain Hariss Harun caused a stir last week when he announced he was signing for Coventry. It was eventually revealed that Hariss was taking up a role as a PSB Academy Ambassador and student of Coventry University’s Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Business and Marketing. We spoke to him about his decision and with a member of PSB's marketing depart...

One of Singapore's most decorated goalkeepers Shahril Jantan, winner of six S.League titles and four Singapore Cups joins us to talk about the highs and lows of his career. Shahril shared how the 4-0 loss to Malaysia during the 2002 Tiger Cup affected him and we finally got to the bottom of why a player who had such a successful time at club level was largely ignored at the national team level. Yo...

Former Singapore national team, LionsXII, Home united, Gombak United, Sembawang Rangers and Geylang United defender Sevki Sha’ban shared with us the most memorable moments of his career, how he coped with the several injuries and came back stronger each time, what he really thought of the tactics employed by the LionsXII and what led to him being terminated by Home United.

Two of the biggest clubs in world football suffered heavy losses the past week. Was the Red Devils' defeat a sign of how the season is going to pan out and is it just a freak result for Liverpool? The Final Whistle crew is joined by Manchester United fan Phoon Jia Hui and Liverpool fan Eric Teo to discuss what the results mean and where both teams go on from here.

He’s captained and coached the Australian national team and he’s now in Singapore to make a mark. Lion City Sailors' head coach Aurelio Vidmar speaks about the standard of Singaporean footballers and whether they can make it in Australia, how it was like playing against Diego Maradona and the heartbreak of losing to Iran in a crucial 1998 World Cup Qualifying playoff.

The third gameweek of the 20/21 English Premier League was it's most controversial yet with Crystal Palace, Brighton and Tottenham Hotspur on the wrong end of VAR calls and handball decisions. We discuss what needs to change to eradicate this controversies.

A head coach at just 29, Gavin Lee is breaking the mould whilst doing an outstanding job as Tampines Rovers' chief tactician. What got him into coaching and what's his daily schedule like ? And how is it like being a coach to players older than he is? It's as insightful as it gets in this conversation with one of Asia's top coaching talents.

After Manchester United fell to a 3-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace in their first game of the 20/21 season, is it a sign of things to come for the Red Devils this season ? In this new weekly show, The Final Whistle discuss what's wrong at Old Trafford.

The man with the midas touch. The Singapore national team’s youngest ever head coach joined us this week as we got through a host of topics with him. How did he react to being named head coach of the Lions at just 29, his pride at representing the country and why getting back to the Malaysia Cup is not the solution to our current problems- all this and more on this episode.

He led the country out at the 2015 SEA Games on home soil but soon enough, Al-Qaasimy stepped away from the game. The former Young Lions skipper joined us on this episode to tell us why and what he's up to these days. And of course, we had to ask him about putting Patrice Evra on his bum at the Sports Hub.

Former Newcastle United youth player and current Hougang United midfielder Charlie Machell is this week's guest as we tackle the hot news of the proposed takeovers at Newcastle. A life-long Magpie, Charlie gives his perspective of why the fans have had enough with owner Mike Ashley. In part 2, we dive into Charlie's career as we trace the steps he's taken from Newcastle to Hougang.

South Korean midfielder Song Ui-young joined us on this episode to discuss his potential future with the Singapore national team. What are the chances of him representing his "second home" ?  We also asked him how he dealt with loneliness after moving to the sunny island as a teenager. He was just a call away from quitting. Find out more on this episode.

One of Singapore's best left-footed players, Shaiful Esah joined us on this episode to look back on a successful career in Singapore football. What prompted him to retire quietly and why does he feel that the FAS can do more? Tune in to find out.