the wes 7,212 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Chelsea has agreed to be the exclusive football club partner of a grass roots talent search in Malaysia. The Super Soccer Star television show will be broadcast by RTM, the country's leading free-to-air broadcaster, in December. The news follows Chelsea's highly successful pre-season friendly in Kuala Lumpur that attracted a 60,000 plus crowd. It is the second time Chelsea has been involved in the Super Soccer Star format. The first show was broadcast in Guangdong, the southern province of China, where Chelsea also played a pre-season friendly this summer. Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon said: 'We are delighted to be involved again in this innovative project that helps us deliver on our continuing commitment to promote grass roots football among youngsters in Asia. 'The show complements our involvement in Vision Asia with the AFC as well as showcasing Chelsea to a large audience and we look forward to hosting the finalists of Super Soccer Star in England once again.' Super Soccer Star is co-produced by British company Galleon plc and provides a mix of football and entertainment as well as interactive content for viewers. The show aims to promote football skills and fitness across the 14-16 age group and will appeal to family peak-time viewing. The tests by which participants are judged are based on those used at the Chelsea Academy. The club's name and brand will be promoted on air and in conjunction with the naming of the show. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) are also a partner. The four finalists are destined to visit Chelsea's world renowned Academy and Stamford Bridge later this year. The show extends Chelsea's relationship with Malaysia. As well as the friendly in July against a Malaysian Select XI, the FAM's President His Royal Highness Sultan Ahmad Shah visited Cobham earlier this year where two young Malaysian players had been invited to train at the Academy. Chelsea is already the official football development partner of the Asian Football Confederation's Vision China project that aims to set up 15 city leagues in China.chelseafc.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Super Soccer Star ? Its a bit cheesy isnt it.....you'd have thought they could have come up with a better name for it than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Super Soccer Star.. sounds very American. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Super Soccer Star.. sounds very American. Should have went down this route..... PETER KENYONS MALAYSIAN SOCCER IDOL AND POSSIBLY CELEBRITY GIANFRANCO ZOLA SOCCERSTAR SUPERSTAR STRICLTY ON GRASS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC 108 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 AND THEIR BIG BROTHER...SHIPWRECKED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Should have went down this route..... PETER KENYONS MALAYSIAN SOCCER IDOL AND POSSIBLY CELEBRITY GIANFRANCO ZOLA SOCCERSTAR SUPERSTAR STRICLTY ON GRASS haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Should have went down this route..... PETER KENYONS MALAYSIAN SOCCER IDOL AND POSSIBLY CELEBRITY GIANFRANCO ZOLA SOCCERSTAR SUPERSTAR STRICLTY ON GRASS Very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) Should have went down this route..... PETER KENYONS MALAYSIAN SOCCER IDOL AND POSSIBLY CELEBRITY GIANFRANCO ZOLA SOCCERSTAR SUPERSTAR STRICLTY ON GRASS Hahahah Super soccor star though lmfao..cheeseeee.Could be worse..Sir Alex Most Wanted just sounds a bit wtf lol.. Edited October 21, 2008 by Laylabelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Cee 50 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Yeah, well, we don't say football here, it's always 'soccer'... And Kenyon better focus more in Indonesia than Malaysia (I'm not racist but that country kind of piss me off)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo814 1 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 We did have a show based here, but the partner club was Everton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,311 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I wish Buck or whoever would come just clean and say, ''Look, we thought we might make a killing flogging shirts made in China and other Chelsea tat, in Malaysia, now they've all got sattelite and shit'' - insted of dressing it up as X Factor, Strictly Come Wanking Kenyon Style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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