Gabriel Tan
General Editor at ESPN
General Editor, ESPN. Thoughts are all mine. Asian football takes up most of my time.
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1 week ago |
espn.com.au | Gabriel Tan
Having seen fellow A-League clubs Western Sydney Wanderers and Central Coast Mariners taste continental glory previously, Sydney FC are not giving up on their own bid to reach a maiden Asian final. They are confident they have what it takes to overturn a 2-0 deficit suffered in a shock loss to Lion City Sailors in last week's semifinal first leg in the AFC Champions League Two.
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1 week ago |
espn.com.au | Gabriel Tan
If it really turns out to have only been happening in their sleep, then what a dream it has been for Lion City Sailors to be 90 minutes away from reaching the AFC Champions League Two decider. But, in what has been a brilliant campaign thus far, that is exactly the reality for the unheralded Singapore Premier League outfit -- who have rose to the occasion, and rode their luck a little, to be on the verge of becoming the first club from their nation to reach a major continental final.
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2 weeks ago |
espn.com | Gabriel Tan
SINGAPORE -- As a self-declared "proud Australian" who has represented the Socceroos at two FIFA World Cups, Bailey Wright will always want to best for his country. But on Wednesday evening, and for another 90 minutes in six days, the 32-year-old can live with his role as someone plotting the demise of an Australian team.
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2 weeks ago |
espn.com | Gabriel Tan
SINGAPORE -- In what has been an incredible run in the AFC Champions League Two thus far, Lion City Sailors have just kept raising the bar -- for themselves, and for Singaporean football. On Wednesday, they found another level once more when it mattered most -- producing a near-perfect display to claim a 2-0 win over Sydney FC in the first leg of their semifinal, which will surely prove hugely valuable ahead of what will be a daunting away task in next week's return encounter.
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2 weeks ago |
espn.com.au | Gabriel Tan
SINGAPORE -- They have been together on numerous training camps and even shared the pitch on the international stage on a number of occasions. While they have usually been on the same side, Sydney FC captain Rhyan Grant and Lion City Sailors defensive lynchpin Bailey Wright will find themselves on opposing teams on Wednesday -- when their respective teams face off in the first leg of their AFC Champions League Two semifinal at Jalan Besar Stadium.
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