IN FOCUS: The naturalisation push in Southeast Asian football – do foreign-born players guarantee success?

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Countries in the region are dreaming big as more foreign-born footballers are imported into their ranks. But is this no more than a quick fix? SINGAPORE: At the recently concluded ASEAN Championship, one footballer caught the eye. He netted seven goals in just five appearances, terrorising defenders with a potent blend of physicality, speed and clinical finishing. Despite a serious injury which saw him stretchered off in the second leg of the final and sent for surgery, Nguyen Xuan Son was