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 MoreCerita bolasepak aku bermula sewaktu aku berumur 6 tahun. Dari kecil aku suka baca komik dan main game tape. Benda ini lah yang buat bapak aku, seorang jurulatih akademi bolasepak remaja marahkan aku.
Read MoreHave you any idea what life is like for a Terengganu fan? The constant hope and anticipation. The endless hours of travel, back to Kemaman, that slowly eats into your soul and crushes whatever’s left of your weekend. And all the while, sweat is pouring down the crack of your bottom because you can’t afford to fix the bloody air-conditioning in your miserable old Proton Satria.
Read MoreApabila aku dijemput oleh Padang Bola Sepak untuk menulis sebuah karangan yang bertopikkan bola sepak sama ada kisah mengenai pertama kali kau jatuh cinta dengan bola sepak, kali pertama menonton atau bermain bola sepak, persahabatan terjalin melalui bola sepak dan sebagainya asalkan ia berkait dengan sukan nombor satu dunia iaitu bola sepak.
Read MoreIni adalah satu pengakuan;
I am a certified geek, and a bonafide nerd.
Biarpun sukan, terutama bola sepak, merupakan satu subjek yang amat diminati, obsesi penulis dengan bahan bacaan, filem dan televisyen, dan juga muzik, adalah satu kenyataan yang hakiki.
Penulis mungkin tidak menepati ciri-ciri peminat bola sepak sejati. Bukan bermakna bola sepak tiada tempat dalam hati ini. Malah, penulis berani menyatakan bahawa minat pada dua pasukan kegemaran, Perak (pasukan tempatan) dan Tottenham Hotspur, sudah masuk dekad ketiga.
Read MoreAyah, dialah yang memperkenalkan majalah Piala Dunia 2002 kepadaku. Piala Dunia Korea & Jepun 2002 ialah piala dunia pertama yang menjadi ingatanku. Biarpun ayah selalu cakap yang aku sering menemaninya ketika Perancis 1998 ketika aku berumur 2 tahun. Dia jugalah yang mengajar aku untuk mengumpul material-material mengenai 'Big Event' bola sepak antaranya World Cup dan Euro.
Read MoreFootball? What’s so good about it? Why are they all so obsessed with football? I hate football season the most because I’ve always got distracted by the screaming and shouting voices everywhere around me. And everytime I went out for dinner with my family, there were a lot of boy groups conquering the street stalls. I hate the fact that I won’t be able to watch television because it has been specially booked for my dad. Not to mention that, when I entered the class, my boy classmates were all talking things like ‘2-1’ or ‘4-3’ that I don’t even understand what the heck did those numbers mean?
Read MoreTo be honest, I can’t remember how it felt when I first set foot in Stadium Negeri, Kuching. I will never be able to unfortunately, since I was probably just a couple years old - sitting with my Mum, not understanding what was going on. We would sit with the WAGs of the Sarawak team usually, since my Dad was with the FA. I made friends with the other kids too, most of them being the sons and daughters of the players’. I recall biting one of the kids, he was the Goalkeeper’s son if I’m not mistaken. He was rough, he’d try to hit me and I’d fight (bite) back.
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 MoreWhile football fans these days transcend borders in terms of the team that they idolise, back then the only option was to start supporting your state team – and for me that was Perak.
Read MoreFootball should never be in lockdown. It should always remain free, in our hearts and memories.
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 MoreAku mula mengenali dan jatuh cinta dengan bola sepak sejak umur 7 tahun. Sebelum itu aku tak pernah sama sekali menyepak bola. Kali pertama bermain aku terus jatuh cinta. Main bawah panas pun aku tak peduli. Sejak dari itu aku terus gilakan bola sepak.
Read MoreA wise man once said, “You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team”, and Eric, if I may, you are spot on.
Read MoreLook up in the sky,it's a bird it's a plane it's superman.
Only my superman was gracing the football field in the once glorious Stadium Shah Alam for the one true king of Malaysian Football, Selangor.
The year was 1999, I had never set foot in a stadium before and you can imagine what a majestic feeling that was.
Tahun 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 MoreBola sepak. Ada banyak tanggapan kalau kita bersembang tentang sukan ini. Ada yang buat tak endah, ada yang anggap biasa saja dan ada juga yang anggap bola sepak adalah jiwa, nyawa dan segalanya. Seperti aku.
Read MoreIt all started when a guy from Senegal, scored the only goal to knock reigning World champion France out from 2002 World Cup in South Korea & Japan. I was 10 at that time. I knew David Beckham because he is a famous guy but never heard of Papa Bauba Diop. To be honest, I didn’t know football at all. I just cheered because everybody did so.
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 MoreThe game of bolasepak has always been a constant factor in my life. Whether it is in my personal, work, dating, relationship or soon to be God willing marriage life, bolasepak will always be the focal point of my existence.
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