Mula menonton aksi pasukan Pahang di stadium sejak tahun 2012 dan suka duka itu bersilih ganti saban tahun. Namun begitu, tahun 2014 tetap akan diingati sampai bila-bila.

Tidak menunggu lama untuk meraih perhatian, pasukan Pahang bimbingan Ron Smith pada awal musim 2014 berjaya meraih Piala Sumbangsih. Hadir di atas kapasiti Juara Piala Malaysia 2013, pasukan Pahang berjaya menjinakkan Lions XII di laman sendiri hasil jaringan Matias Conti.

My father who was also an Arsenal fan bought tickets as soon as they were on sale.To say that was excited would be a massive understatement.As the sun was setting at the heart of Kuala Lumpur,We started our journey to the stadium.

Dulunya semasa kecil, minat aku terhadap bolasepak hanyalah biasa biasa sahaja. Sekadar suka menendang bola dan bermain bersama rakan rakan selepas tamat waktu persekolahan, tidak lebih dari itu. Aku juga tidak suka untuk menonton perlawanan bolasepak kerana menganggap ia “bosan”

Kalau nak dibuat cerita, aku ni memang boleh dikatakan seorang yang meminati bolasepak. Bermula dari sekolah menengah lagi, mesti takkan terlepas dari ambil tahu perkembangan semasa pasukan di hati, Arsenal FC. Memang betul apa yang orang cakap pasal Bola sepak, “it’s a beautiful game”. Asal ada perlawanan EPL atau liga juara juara dekat tv, sanggup bersengkang mata tengok tv pada larut malam atau awal pagi. Sampaikan Ayah pun tahu kenapa pergi sekolah dengan mata panda.

In my childhood days, I used to watch the Pahang team play at Stadium Darul Makmur, with my dad. Those were happy times and I shall treasure them. Then, I left my hometown for Selangor first to study and then to work. My childhood innocence was taken away from me with the ‘President FAM Sila Letak Jawatan’ commotion. I was not part of the pressure group but I was pretty upset with the Malaysian Football landscape back then. Now, I am happy that Malaysian football can look forward to a better future and I am now a season pass holder of FA Selangor.

Deretan rumah kedai dan susunan kereta pulang petang adalah antara pemandangan aku di waktu kecil membesar di Berek 12, Kota Bharu. Kehidupan seorang anak saudagar marhaen (ayah punyai sebuah kedai letrik dan kedai runcit di deret yang sama) membuka ruang untuk aku berjabat jual dengan pelbagai lapisan masyarakat dari kenamaan sehingga kepada orang Bahagia (hospital sakit jiwa berada berdekatan dengan kedai aku)

Have 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.

I 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.

While 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.

Football should never be in lockdown. It should always remain free, in our hearts and memories.