Chantale aims to earn her keep in UTR stint in US

Just five days after her exploits at the inaugural Lion City Cup girls' competition, Singapore's Chantale Lamasan made history by becoming the first goalkeeper from either gender to receive the Unleash the Roar! (UTR) overseas football scholarship.

- Samuel Tan

She was one of seven recipients, aged between 14 and 16, to be awarded the scholarship at Parkroyal on Beach Road on July 17.

Chantale will be heading to IMG Academy in Florida, United States, for a three-year tenure and is excited to continue her development at the same institution as the previous two batches of recipients.

"Going online (and) seeing the school, it's really huge. In IMG there are like 16 football pitches and a huge gym. Hopefully (I will) have the freedom to work on myself and improve over there," said the 16-year-old, who noted that the training facilities are a far cry from those in Singapore, which are "quite hard to get".

The Singapore Sports School (SSP) student added: "It's exciting for me to try out how different goalkeepers from different countries train, especially from such a big powerhouse like (the) US."