“Why do you deserve to meet Wayne Rooney in person?”

This question has been swimming in my head for the last 2 weeks since I was invited to take part in the Tiger Beer regional online influencer challenge.

Frankly speaking, I was stumped by this question, I mean, what has one got to do to deserve to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Manchester to visit Old Trafford Stadium and have a kick-about with Wayne Rooney? Yes you heard it right, The Wayne Rooney! The biggest Manchester United fan perhaps? And I’m not gonna kid you by pretending to be the biggest Man United or Wayne Rooney fan, that my room is decked in Man Utd colours, that I sleep in Man Utd perjamas, bedsheet and pillow case and wear Man Utd jersey to work everyday! No, that’s just superficial and doesn’t prove anything!

What I can tell you and I’m proud to say is that I’ve been a fan of English football for over 20 years, started watching “Big League Soccer” when I was a kid, and went on to witness the inception of the Premier League in 1992. I’m a huge fan of the English Premier League who has been served seasons after seasons of world class football actions through the football channel on cable TV, but that is simply an incomplete experience.

Please tell me which self-respecting fan of English football do not want to watch a live Premier League game in action? The Wembley Stadium, Stamford Bridge , Emirates Stadium, Anfield, and Old Trafford, these are the holy grails of football and truly are the theatres of dreams for football fans worldwide. Making a trip to Old Trafford and have a kick-about with Wayne Rooney would definitely be a once in a lifetime experience that not even money can buy!

What has my passion for the English Premier League  got to do with me being wanting to meet Wayne Rooney in person? Well, what I lack in sworn allegiance to Man Utd, I made up for in my fierce passion towards football and the English Premier League in particular. This, I’m sure is the common bond I shared with Tiger Beer and its latest brand ambassador, Wayne Rooney. In a nutshell, we enjoy winning! Rooney epitomized the very best of the Premier League, and it would really be a dream come true if I can play ball with this football genius!

And just to share a Man Utd trivia I picked up online, Man Utd always wins the EPL title after a World Cup! Going back to the record books, Man Utd won the title in 1998/99 (a memorable treble), 2002/03, and in 2006/07. And the new EPL season just got underway at the back of World Cup in South Africa ! Isn’t that exciting!

And assuming I’ve won this blogging challenge and gone on to meet Wayne Rooney in Manchester (let me dream a little, will ya?), what question would you want me to ask him? Come up with your most quirky questions for Rooney and leave them in the comment form. The person who submitted the most interesting question (selected by Tiger Beer judging panel) will win a piece of signed merchandise by Wayne Rooney.

Here’s another look at the Tiger Beer TV commercial featuring Wayne Rooney.

Over the last 12 days, 3500 young athletes had competed against one another, lived together, laughed and made friends with each other in the first ever Youth Olympic Games here in Singapore. All too soon, the show has come to an end, the Olympic flame will burn no more, but the warmth hospitality of Singapore will be remembered and the Olympic values will continue to live in the hearts of the young Olympians.

China top the medal tally with 30 Golds, 16 Silvers and 5 Bronzes with Russia coming in second with 19 Golds, 15 Silvers and 11 Bronzes. The host nation, Singapore finished the Games with 2 Silvers and 4 Bronzes.

The closing ceremony promised to be as spectacular, if not better than the opening ceremony. The 3500 athletes were invited onto the floating platform to party away and enjoy themselves.

The Olympic Flag was lowered and then passed on to the next host city, Nanjing in 2014. Singapore’s Mayor passed the flag to IOC President Jacques Rogge, who then passed it to the Mayor of Nanjing.

With the passing of the Olympic flag to the next host city, it was time to extinguish the Youth Olympic flame.

See you in Nanjing 2014!!!

After suffering the disappointment of crashing out of the football semi-finals, the Cubs picked themselves up to play Montenegro in the Bronze medal play-offs. The Cubs won the match 4-1 and duly add another Bronze to Singapore’s medal tally.

Here’s a look at day 10 of YOG competitions in pictures.

Today this blog Betshopboy.net reached its 3rd anniversary on the interweb and celebrate with this 300th blog post. And here’s a look at day 10 of YOG competitions in pictures.

After the disappointment of watching the Cubs defeat by unfancied Haiti in the football semi-finals, Singapore sports fans were once again rooting for one of our own, this time in the women’s table tennis singles competition.

Isabelle Li faced China’s Gu Yiting in the final of the women’s table tennis singles competition but had to settle for the silver medal when she was beaten in straight sets by the world’s best player in junior level.This is the 2nd Silver medal for Singapore in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

Here’s a look at day 9 of YOG competitions in pictures.