A little over a decade ago, South Melbourne FC took part in the FIFA Club World Championship as champions of Oceania, trying their luck in a group containing England's Manchester United, Brazil's Vasco da Gama and Mexico's Nexaca. South Melbourne could then claim to be Australia's most successful club, winners of four National Soccer League titles.

A little over a decade ago, South Melbourne FC took part in the FIFA Club World Championship as champions of Oceania, trying their luck in a group containing England's Manchester United, Brazil's Vasco da Gama and Mexico's Nexaca. South Melbourne could then claim to be Australia's most successful club, winners of four National Soccer League titles.

It was once the home of one of Australia's finest teams based in Sydney's southern suburbs, St. George Budapest (who later became St. George Saints), playing in Australia's then-leading professional division, the National Soccer League (they won the league in 1983). The club had a rich history, having supplied almost half of Australia's 1974 World Cup team.

It was once the home of one of Australia's finest teams based in Sydney's southern suburbs, St. George Budapest (who later became St. George Saints), playing in Australia's then-leading professional division, the National Soccer League (they won the league in 1983). The club had a rich history, having supplied almost half of Australia's 1974 World Cup team.

Met up with the former Geylang United and Cambodia national team coach earlier today and had a good old natter. Catch up with his thoughts on Cambodian football and some National Soccer League memories on Jakarta Casual TV.

Young Lions have announced Pele will be attending their home game with Geylang United on 3 March. He will be joined by well known fisherman and kick boxer Eric Cantona.
I've seen Pele a couple of times and never seen what all the fuss was about. First time he ran round the pitch at Highbury before Arsenal played Aston Villa in 1981, the game Villa won the league.

Australian Memories

One of the rewards I've enjoyed since beginning Jakarta Casual has been the opportunity to run into familiar names and faces from my time down under following St George in the now defunct National Soccer League. Steve Darby, Abbas Saad, Darren Stewart, Scott O'Donell, Scott Ollerenshaw, Les Murray, Francis Awartefe etc were known to me, though I wasn't to them, through the NSL.

Supposing former Lee Hendrie does decide to come and play for Bandung in the Liga Primer Indonesia. How would Indonesian football benefit from his presence? It won't of course beyond an aroma of glamour through having a fairly recognizable face linked with the unofficial league.

Given Indonesian fans' devotion to Manchester United, Liverpool or Chelsea it's highly probable that Hendrie would have long slipped from the public consciousness and it is highly inlikely there are a significant number of Villa fans in Bandung who would make him feel welcome in the city of factory outlets and Brownies.

ALGIERS, Algeria – The national soccer league in Algeria has canceled matches scheduled for Friday and Saturday after riots in the capital and elsewhere this week. The Algerian National Football League announced the cancellations in Al Watan, a local newspaper. The matches were canceled in an effort to prevent large groups of young people from [.