Jika anda punya minat, keghairahan, pasti anda akan berusaha untuk mencapai cita-cita anda bukan? Ingin aku kongsikan sedikit sebanyak pengalaman aku yang ku bangga-banggakan, yang ku kenang, yang akan ku ceritakan dekat anak cucu kelak. Lahir dengan susuk tubuh yang kecil, bersekolah pula di kawasan pendalaman, agak sukar untuk untuk aku menempatkan diri dalam sukan bola sepak ini. Dengan ketika itu pula bukannya seperti sekarang, penuh dengan kemudahan, petik jari sahaja.
Read MoreI started loving football since I was 4, back when I still couldn't utter a single word. I grew up admiring Peter Schmeichel, Fabian Barthez, Edwin van der Sar...Man Utd keepers right? Yes, I grew up in football as a goalkeeper, striving to become just like them in the future.
Read MoreMungkin ramai yang ingat aku berjenaka, tetapi ada kalanya memang aku berjenaka.
Lord Fakri, Super Fakri, Ultra Fakri. Macam-macam gelaran yang aku dan ramai orang beri kepada pemain ini. Tahap lagendanya pemain ini disamakan dengan pemain seperti Lord Bendtner kalau di Eropah.
Read MoreTahun 2018 merupakan tahun gemilang buat skuad Yob apabila menjuarai Piala Malaysia buat kali ke lapan sepanjang sejarah penubuhan pasukan. Tetapi ia menjadi lebih manis apabila kenangan itu dikongsi bersama rakan-rakan yang sentiasa menjadi teman ke stadium untuk memberikan sokongan kepada pasukan Perak.
Read MoreWith Malaysia Cup matches few and far between with football season lasting a mere few months, my first official football game as a spectator was an international encounter that took place exactly 40 years ago.
It was the Merdeka Cup final at Stadium Merdeka, pitting Soh Chin Aun and his men in yellow, against the Atlas Lions, Morocco.
I could not remember how my late Ayah bought those tickets. It must have been over the counter. I did remember the exact place I was though when Labd Khalifa took that free-kick which turned out to be Morocco’s winning goal.
Read MoreOne day he asked me where I was born. "Teluk Intan," I answered. Knowing me as a Selangor fan, he then said something that shook my belief:
"But you were born in Perak. Your blood spilled first on the land of Perak. How could you support Selangor?"
You have to remember; we were still 8 years old of age at that time.
Read MoreI brought a colleague to watch Malaysia vs Indonesia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium last year. He was an EPL fan and knew basically nothing about Malaysian football, but because of me always talking about it at office, he decided to follow me to the game. Long story short, the Harimau Malaya won and we had a blast.
Read More“People usually ask, why are you all so excited about a chasing a ball. For me, it is never about the ball, it is the process of everyone coming together for one common goal to take away from the match.”
Read MoreFrom the distance you see the floodlights. Mesmerised, you’re drawn towards the stadium. One foot after another with eyes peeled towards the lights ahead of you.
As you walk you’re aware that there are two, then ten, then hundreds alongside you. Treading the same path towards “Our Mecca”.
Read More“Huish, goalkeeper dia score goal!”
“Bukan goalkeeper, striker dia. Ole Gunner Soldier nama dia.”
The conversation we had back when we were in Standard Three was one of the earliest football discussions I had in life. I
Read MoreIanya adalah tahun 1997, perlawanan akhir Piala Malaysia pada hari Sabtu malam minggu, seorang budak kecil berusia 9 tahun, dibawa ke Stadium Shah Alam hanya dengan motosikal Kriss empat lejang oleh abang sulungnya.
Lahir dan dibesarkan di Kampung Pendamar, Klang. Pastinya pasukan yang di sokong adalah pasukan Merah Kuning.
Read MoreJuly 2007. To be specific, 10 July 2007.- How funny when a non-Malaysian has any stake in Malaysian football? Till today I still have no idea. Malaysia vs China starts at 8:40pm and away we go.
Read MoreFootball is pretty general. Everyone would know of its existence, some incorporate it in their lives, some don't. Nevertheless, the word to describe it would be SEXY. It’s definitely sexy.
Read MoreMy quest to get my football fix took me to the Hang Day stadium in Hanoi during a recent trip to Vietnam. When I travel to a new country I always try to go to a local game.
Read More“My first memory of being football-mad was the year was 2002. Ronaldo (the real one) had just won the award for worst haircut ever and as a bonus gifted Brazil their fifth World Cup. Right after, everyone went nuts about player trading cards and made collages from newspaper cuttings…”
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