However, foreign players are normally only recruited into the Young Lions squad if they could potentially change their nationality to Singaporean and be eligible to play international football for Singapore at some point in the future.

In preparation for the upcoming 2024–25 Singapore Premier League season, Young Lions signed an additional two more Japanese players, Kaisei Ogawa and Itsuki Enomoto and also signing Australian national Rashid Hayek from Western United making it the first time the club has five foreigners registered in the squad.

[3] On 7 September 2010, The S.League fixture between both Young Lions and Beijing Guoan Talent was abandoned in the 89th minute when a massive brawl erupted into violence.

However, a tackle by Beijing's Yu Tianzhu on Nazrul Nazari in the middle of the field saw the match degenerate into a brawl involving both teams, including bench players.

Several Beijing players went in with flying kicks on Gabriel Quak, resulting in arm injury, while Faritz Hameed was seen receiving a blow to the head on the ground.

Young Lions head coach Eugene Loo stepped in to help but was in turn kicked in the back.

Two new screens were also placed at the two ends of the Grandstand, North and South, to enable better match experience for the Gallery fans.

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