SINGAPORE: The FIFA World Cup starts only in June, but football fever has already begun for many in Singapore – including one chicken.
A video posted by TikTok user aisyah.jalil on Jan 6 shows a boy passing a small football to a chicken, who “dribbles” and “heads” the ball in response, in what appears to be the void deck of an HDB block. The text in the video says: “POV: it’s 2026 and you’re playing football with a rooster”.
Tagging the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) in the caption, the user also wrote with tongue in cheek: “FAS latest signing”.
The post has since garnered over 118,000 views on TikTok, with netizens gushing about how wholesome the moment was.
A commenter said: “This is that one post that makes me feel so happy.”
Another, referring to a French sportswear brand, quipped: “The Original ‘Le Coq Sportif’...”.
Viewers also praised the child for being gentle with the animal, saying he is a “good trainer”, while others joked that the chicken has better skills than most people.
One viewer wrote: “What a WONDERFUL BOY! So unselfish to share his ball, and so caring to share his time with Wildlife! To the PARENTS – well done for raising him with awareness to share home with the animal world!”
Another user added: “...need to add these two players to our Singapore squad.. the potential is there...”
Chickens have had a long association with football. The French Football Federation’s emblem contains a cockerel, which the two-time World Cup champions sport on their jerseys, while English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur’s logo boasts a cockerel atop a football. - The Straits Times/ANN
