Be The Twelfth Man

The Making of a New Season

2012-08-30T20:08:00.001-07:00

Thought the new season has already began? No, not for the Hong Kong Division One which will only begin on Friday, 31st Aug. And speaking of changes, think the HK league tops the list not only with players leaving, coach switching, but change of team names and more…
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Picture of The Day: Hello, Andesron!

2012-08-21T08:45:00.001-07:00

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We saw this picture all over Facebook today, and as Photoshop is so popular nowadays, of course we have to double check with some match video clips. And guess what? Yes, this picture is real. Man Utd tries to expand their squad by signing Andesron.

Sir, How do you pronounce your name, please?

The Beginning of 2012/2013 Season

2012-08-20T16:42:00.001-07:00

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After such busy summer with Euro 2012 and Olympics one after another, the new season has finally began,. The Premier League and La Liga both started during the weekend, and of course The 12th Man has a lot to update our readers, as many changes had made in many clubs.
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Community Shield: First Trophy for Man City

2012-08-14T07:43:00.001-07:00

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Community Shield indicates the new season is just around the corner. Sorry for missing in action and lack of updates lately, we were just enjoying the summer holiday like what our footballers always do. Since now they are all back in action, so do we. After a busy summer with Euro 2012 and Olympics occupying our TV lately, the beginning of new season is going to slow down our life a bit, back to the usual weekend routine.
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Pre-Season Tour: Gunners to set Bukit Jalil on Fire

2012-07-23T07:43:00.001-07:00

Behold fellow Gooners, the Gunners have finally touched down in Kuala Lumpur, kicking off their pre-season Asia tour. We were very lucky to be invited by the ProEvents, the promoter of the tour, to attend the Arrival Press Conference.
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Euro 2012: Spain, The Unstoppable

2012-07-03T08:43:00.001-07:00

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Four years ago, they became the champion of Euro 2008; two years ago, they added another title to their pocket, the World Cup champion, and when people think that must be the top a team can ever be. Now, they became the first team in history to lift three major trophies in a row and becomes the first team who successfully defended the Euro Cup champion. World Cup awaits them in two years time, with such great players and talented youth in the team, it seems possible for them to lift the World Cup trophy once again.

Euro 2012: Group D Sum-up

2012-06-19T08:03:00.001-07:00

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Just a quick update today on Group D, as we need some sleep to know who will be the last two teams to qualify into next stage. Okay, here we go:

Euro 2012: Group C Sum-up

2012-06-18T08:10:00.001-07:00

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Being the defending champion, Spain didn’t come out very strongly. In the same group as Italy and Croatia, they do have some challenges to face. Today, Spain is going to take on Croatia and Italy plays again already-out Ireland. Who do you think will stay in the tournament?

Euro 2012: Group B Sum-up

2012-06-17T07:23:00.001-07:00

The outcome in Group B after two rounds is probably the most shocking among all? Yes, they are the group of Death, so we have expected some dramas in the group, but never thought the biggest failure would be Netherlands. One of the finalist in the World Cup might not be able to make their way through in Euro 2012, hmmmm that’s shocking!
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Euro 2012: Group A Sum-up

2012-06-16T09:08:00.001-07:00

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Pretty sure quite a number of us (probably all!) were surprised by the outcome of the first two rounds, nothing else, just the unexpected results are enough. Or, you can add the poor referee quality (not that surprise as they barely improved) to it?
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Euro 2012: Players to Look Out For

2012-06-07T09:43:00.001-07:00

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With the Euro 2012 in less than a day to go, in no particular order, we present you our list of players who will keep your football radar beeping throughout the entire tournament.
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Say Goodbye to Cristiano Cordeiro

2012-06-06T09:09:00.001-07:00

Photos by Karen Chan

Sun Hei footballer Cristiano Cordeiro played his last football game on Sunday, in Mongkok stadium with a lot of fans and friends. Cordeiro, now 38 years old, dedicated his best time for Hong Kong football, played for SCAA and Sun Hei in his 14 years time in Hong Kong. He also gave up his Brazilian citizenship in order to represent Hong Kong in the international stage.
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Kitchee vs TSW Pegasus: Emotional FA Cup Final Turns Violent

2012-06-02T19:54:00.001-07:00

At first glance of this picture, it kinds of reminded me of El Clasico. Yeah, I know Kitchee and TSW Pegasus can be in no way compare with Barcelona and Real Madrid, but isn’t this scene familiar? Didn’t El Clasico usually end with some red cards and fights? Need not to emphasize how much we dislike such scenes as they always ruined a great match. Alright, let’s get back to the topic.
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Weekend Sum-up: The Blues Continued to Shine, and more…

2012-05-25T08:23:00.001-07:00

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For many years, the football world had been filled with the red colour, Man Utd, AC Milan, Spain national team, and so on. This season, however, the colour has finally changed, to the Blues. Man City won the Premier League; Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time during the weekend and in Hong Kong, Kitchee lifted the league champion trophy again.
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Weekend Sum-up: Madrid Celebrates Victory, and more…

2012-05-11T10:45:00.001-07:00

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Sorry for the late update as we had a busy week. Real Madrid confirms to be the Champion of this season’s La Liga, but in Premier League, and Hong Kong League, chances are there for a huge turnover at the very last game. Both Manchester teams have 86 points; Kitchee and TSW Pegasus are just 1 point apart. So…Will there be a huge turn over? Or will City and Kitchee end up keeping their lead? We will find out soon enough.
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Weekend Sum-up: Championship, Play-offs and more…

2012-05-02T08:13:00.001-07:00

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So the football season is coming to an end. Championship teams played their last games during the weekend, now all eyes are on the play-offs, wondering who will be the third team joining Premier League next season. Dramas seems to continue in the Premier League, Wigan looks set to earn themselves another season in the Premier League, pretty amazing huh? As for the Hong Kong league, title run is over for SCAA and Sun Hei after they lost the FA Cup games on Sunday. To top all these news? How about Hodgson will be the next England manager?
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Weekend Sum-up: Barcelona Crashed and more…

2012-04-25T06:25:00.001-07:00

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Another eventful weekend had passed. La Liga title run seems to have come to an end, whereas City seems to stand a chance in winning Premier League title again after the surprising outcome between Man Utd and Everton. Reading has confirmed their promotion to Premier League next season but who will be the second team joining Reading for a direct promotion? Kitchee looking good in claiming the title but will Pegasus turn it around after losing two games in a row?

League Cup Final: Kitchee vs TSW Pegasus

2012-04-18T15:16:00.001-07:00

Sunday was the big day for League Cup final between Kitchee and TSW Pegasus. Both teams have chances to win League Cup champion, League champion and FA Cup champion, but being the better team throughout 90 minutes on Sunday. Kitchee claimed their first trophy of the season. Winning the game with a 2-1 scoreline.
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Weekend Sum-up: Series B Tragedy and more…

2012-04-17T09:02:00.001-07:00

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Another unquiet weekend. Before we talk about England FA Cup, Premier League, Hong Kong League Cup final and La Liga, we would like to send our condolences to Italian Series B player, Morosini’s family and friends.

Weekend Sum-up: Arsenal Shatters City’s Dreams and more…

2012-04-09T07:38:00.001-07:00

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Premier League, La Liga and Hong Kong First Division are all moving toward the end of the season, ‘Who will win the title?’ becomes the main concern to all football fans. So, will it be Man United or Man City? Real Madrid or Barcelona? Kitchee or TSW Pegasus?
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Weekend Sum-up: Championship Gets Exciting and more…

2012-04-02T09:13:00.001-07:00

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What caught our attention this weekend, was the Championship game between West Ham and Reading. Both teams are fighting for a direct promotion space to the Premier League, yet after the defeat on Saturday, Reading is already 4 points ahead of West Ham. Talking about losing precious points, in Premier League, Man City drew Sunderland on Saturday and in Hong Kong Local League, SCAA and Pegasus both drew and lost points that may help them win the champion.
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Weekend Sum-up: Hong Kong FA Cup First Round and more…

2012-03-27T09:00:00.001-07:00

Which one of these interest you more? Man City continues to lose points? Real Madrid continues to lead the La Liga table? Or Hong Kong Sapling managed to qualify for FA Cup second round after penalty shootouts with Tuen Mun? Guess I shall start with our local league first.
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Weekend Sum-up: Pray for Muamba and more…

2012-03-19T08:03:00.001-07:00

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You must have gotten bored of us saying, ‘It was a crazy weekend.’ Yet, it was really one crazy weekend after another. Shall we begin with Torres scored two goals (yes, he finally scores.)? Or Real Madrid finally stopped winning? Or Pegasus and Citizen scored 10 goals in their game? Before we mention all these, we would like to dedicate this post to Bolton player Muamba, who is still in hospital fighting for his life. We really hope he will get well soon!
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European Leagues Wrap-up: Manchester OUT!

2012-03-16T10:48:00.001-07:00

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Guess no one expected both Manchester teams to leave Europa so soon? Or you have expected that because you think both teams want to concentrate on Premier League? How about Chelsea? Did you expect them to be the only English team standing and made such a comeback after sacking AVB? Well, this is the fun in football world, sometimes it is impossible to make predictions!
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Weekend Sum-up: League Cup Semi-finals and more…

2012-03-12T10:20:00.001-07:00

Another eventful weekend, so let’s cut the crap and start talking about it!

In Hong Kong League…

League cup semi-finals were played during the weekend, which Kitchee took on rival SCAA on Saturday and TSW Pegasus played against Citizen on Sunday.
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