The First Post

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a new chapter of @padangbolasepak, which is www.padangbolasepak.com! This is a significant step towards an interesting direction.

A quick historical recap of @padangbolasepak (Twitter). The Twitter account started July 2014, after the then World Cup ended. Look at the overview of Malaysian football, saw that there wasn’t a significant English speaking social media presence on Malaysian football. So decided to start the Twitter account, with the objective to live-tweet Malaysian football games in the English Language. Having discussions about the sport and life with the people who loves the game.

Over time, it grew into something more than a discussion and live match tweeting account. It evolves into something social after going to the ground a lot. Watching a lot of amatuer-community-grassroots-social football, as well as organising social football and futsal games with the Twitter as well as Instagram followers, now friends through the beautiful game. Realised that they way forward for Malaysian football as well as Malaysian society to go forward, is to build it from the ground up. With real positive and progressive people for real positive and progressive change.

The objective of this website, is to become a library or a nexus. Where independent assessment of Malaysian football is curated accordingly, be it the ground level or the top level and everything in between can be housed. The only limitation towards the pieces of writing, is not be hateful, offensive, and vindictive. This is a positive and progressive zone with objective criticism into the mix in.

@padangbolasepak started with one individual, with passion and love for Malaysian football. Now with a number of dedicated human beings assisting on a number of aspects like so, so, and so. By aligning ambitions to work additionally see Malaysian football heading towards a progressive direction from the ground up. As football is a team game.

Here’s to the incoming future! Hope you enjoy the content and #Nikmatilah!

Love and regards,

Khal.

Author and founder of @padangbolasepak.