Vietnam Champions of Asean

Hey, decided to take some time off to post about another team that I support, which is Vietnam! currently crowned champions of the Asean Championships , or the Southeast Asia Championship Suzuki Cup 2008 ！ so proud of you! This is the first time in history that Vietnam has won this championship, and a great step forward for Vietnamese football. My favourite Vietnamese Striker, Le Cong Vinh, scored the final goal in the 90th min to make it 1-1 and 3-2 on aggregate over Thailand! Check out the goal and the celebrations here.


Some pictures that I found at http://kenh14.vn/home/2008122902091380_tm,1cat4/chum-anh-va-clip-dem-no-tung-cua-le-hoi-mung-chien-thang.chn , enjoy






A look on yahoo messenger, with many people celebrating Vietnam's win, with the phrase "Vietnam Vo Dich" or Vietnam champions.




Adding to my delight, Arsenal beat Portsmouth 1-0 , with Gallas scoring the winning goal!, some hope for a season that looks to be improving!

Here are the highlights of the match
Arsenal 1 - 0 Portsmouth

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Arsenal 2 - 2 Aston Villa

We were 2-0 up

But ended up drawing 2-2!!! However, it was an exciting match from start to finish, with good pace, and plenty of incidents.

How can this be happening, now we are another 2 points further adrift from the championship. However, there is still hope, we must not give up, there's still half a season remaining. Many things might happen. And of course Eduardo is coming back from injury soon.

Here's the link to the highlights of the match.

Aston Villa - Arsenal highlights

Enjoy
Daniel Foo

Van Persie 11

From Soccernet.com
Robin Van Persie Bio Send To Friend
Robin van Persie was very much an unknown quantity when he signed for Arsenal at the end of the 2003/04 season.
Bought for just £3million from Feyenoord Rotterdam, Van Persie has proved to be one of the steals of recent years and claims he could become the 'new Bergkamp' may not be wide of the mark.

Van Persie started his career in the Excelsior Rotterdam and Feyenoord youth teams, being capped for the Holland Under-19 and Under-21 sides in the process.

In January 2002 he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Feyenoord and was drafted into the first-team squad because of injury problems at the age of 18.

Van Persie got his first taste of silverware in May when he played in Feyenoord's 3-2 UEFA Cup final victory over Borussia Dortmund at the De Kuip and his performances earned him the accolade of the Dutch PFA's Best Young Talent for 2001/02.

By 2005, Van Persie had emerged as a target for PSV Eindhoven, Werder Bremen and Sevilla, but it was Arsenal who won the race and he made his Arsenal debut in the Community Shield victory over Manchester United.

He continued to grow in confidence, but hit the headlines for the wrong reasons in February when sent off against Southampton after the red mist descended.

The player had more troubled at the end of the season when he was arrested upon suspicion of rape back in Holland, which resulted him spending time in jail while investigations were carried out. But no charges were brought against the star.

The young Dutchman went from strength to strength in the 2006/07 season and ended the season as the club's top goalscorer, despite being injured from February onwards with a broken metatarsal.


Following the departure of Arsenal star striker Thierry Henry prior to the 2007/08 season, Van Persie was expected to assume the role as the main striker of the club. However the Dutchman was injured played for Holland was ruled out for two months.
Failing to return to match fitness for the rest of the season, Van Persie's season was disrupted by injury, although he enjoyed a fairly successful time at Euro 2008 with the Holland side.

While his control and trickery have earned comparisons with fellow countryman Dennis Bergkamp and he continues to be thought of as one of the best prospects in the Premier League, Van Persie has yet to prove himself competent of playing an entire season injury free.

Full Name Robin Van Persie
Birth Date August 6, 1983
Birth Place Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83m
Weight 72.4 kg
Age 25
Position Forward
Squad # 11


We're counting on you for the goals today, Van Persie, do us proud against Aston Villa!



13 of the best Van Persie Goals!

Forever Arsenal
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Aston Villa Vs Arsenal

Up coming match, Arsenal Vs Aston Villa

From an Arsenal fan's point of view, I highly anticipate an Arsenal victory. This is so that they can close the gap on Aston Villa, who CANNOT and MUST NOT grab that fourth spot !!!! Imagine, a champions league without Arsenal!!!

Well, I little bit of introduction about myself, I'm just a normal football fan from Singapore, of course, a keen supporter of ARSENAL FC. Here's a picture of me


Been supporting them for around 3 years now. Back to the Invinsibles Era. Anyway, for those of you who are Arsenal fans, do visit this blog once in a while, I'll try to update it weekly with the latest news and gossips about our beloved Arsenal!!!, of course fans of other teams can come down here as well! and lets have a good debate about our team or your team for that matter, especially when it comes to games played within the top 4! haha I'm anticipating a high turnout and FEVER PITCH debates.

Yea, for a start, here's a video of my favourite Arsenal player of all time, none other than our captain! Cesc Fabregas!!