From full-time footballer to balancing life beyond the pitch.
Former Singapore international Toh Choon Ming joins me on Back Passt with Ras to reflect on his journey with Sembawang Rangers, Jurong FC, Gombak United, and the national team.
We discuss the sacrifices, setbacks,
Toh Choon Ming shares why he pivoted from being a full-time footballer to being a part-time footballer. Interesting to note that after all these years, things haven't changed as much in terms of professional footballer's renumeration in Singapore.
To listen to the rest of the
shake hands before the match and during the hydration break. If there is a need to show advertisements, I like how it is shown in Malaysia, with a split screen showing the match and the advertisement during the hydration break.
World Cup advertisements.
For those watching in Singapore, how many feel it is excessive? There is one round when the national anthems are over, another during the hydration break, then at half-time and finally, the second half hydration break. I would want to see the teams
From full-time footballer to balancing life beyond the pitch.
Former Singapore international Toh Choon Ming joins me on Back Passt with Ras to reflect on his journey with Sembawang Rangers, Jurong FC, Gombak United, and the national team.
We discuss the sacrifices, setbacks,
World Cup One-Hit Wonder
We continue with the controversial El Hadji Diouf, who was born in Dakar, Senegal. He started his career playing in France for Sochaux, Rennes and Lens. He had a successful World Cup 2002 where he was the standout player for the surprise packages, Senegal
move to Liverpool where he won the League Cup. He spent a season on loan at Bolton Wanderers before moving to Sunderland, Blackburn Rovers, on loan at Rangers where he won the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup, Doncaster Rovers, Leeds United and he retired in 2015
I feel the best thing Gianni Infantino has done since becoming the President of FIFA is to get legends together for the World Cup matches. What is your opinion about it?
World Cup One-Hit Wonder
We continue with the late Salvatore Schillaci, who was born in Palermo, Italy. He played for Messina, Juventus, Inter Milan and finally, a Japanese club, Jubilo Iwata. He retired from football in 1997 after his spell in Japan.
He had won the Serie C1 and
C2 titles at Messina, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup at Juventus, UEFA Cup at Inter and the J.League title at Jubilo Iwata.
He had a standout World Cup in 1990, finishing as the Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner, named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team and was second in the