S’pore could lose first-ever S’porean EPL signing Ben Davis to Thailand or England
The Ministry of Defence (Mindef) has announced that the first-ever Singaporean to be signed to an English Premier League side Fulham would have to serve National Service regardless.
This has come as a surprise to some Singaporeans.
Many probably recall recent cases of deferment, such as Singapore’s first Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling and fellow national swimmer Quah Zheng Wen.
……Read full article on Mothership.SG
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kiasu king 17/07/2018
no point of staying in Singapore. there is no career in sports here. What advantages you have in becoming a Singaporean?
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Blackrose 16/07/2018
Singapore don't deserve him then. All talk and no action is what Singapore will be known for.
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Allan 16/07/2018
Forgo your Singaporean citizenship and go UK to play for good. Don't waste your soccer talent here. Soccer is not a one man game. Only one good player is not enough. Singapore can never make it to the World Soccer scene.
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Never Give Up 16/07/2018
asking a deferrment is personal gains... the gov cld provide other options...
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nmz 22/07/2018
What is the government doing.. hope they realize that if they don’t give him deferment he doesn’t even need his Singapore citizenship given his mixed blood..
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