30
May
2011
On 28th May 2011, the UEFA Champions’ League was first to be held on a Saturday instead of the usual weekday of Wednesday or Thursday..
Went to Sid’s Pub at Bangsar South to watch one of the most memorable football matches so far with my friends..
The match between Barcelona vs Manchester United would be awesome with a capital A..
The starting line-up was as following :
| Barcelona
1 Victor Valdés |
Man Utd
1 Edwin van der Sar |
| 3 Gerard Piqué |
15 Nemanja Vidic |
| 14 Javier Mascherano |
5 Rio Ferdinand |
| 22 Eric Abidal |
3 Patrice Evra |
| 2 Dani Alves |
20 Fabio |
| 16 Sergio Busquets |
11 Ryan Giggs |
| 8 Andrés Iniesta |
16 Michael Carrick |
| 6 Xavi |
13 Park Ji-Sung |
| 7 David Villa |
25 Antonio Valencia |
| 10 Lionel Messi |
10 Wayne Rooney |
| 17 Pedro |
14 Javier Hernández |
All photos being used are taken from UEFA Champions’ League Official Website Photo Gallery..
*Starting line-ups*
The match kick-started and everyone was hoping for a good match as it was a match between Spanish champion and English champion at the Wembley Stadium..
Two years ago the two met in the Finals in Rome and Man Utd got whipped by a classy Catalan side but this year, Man Utd is back with a stronger side with stronger mentality..
The first 10-minutes Barca looked shaky as if their good form is jinxed by Man Utd’s good form..
*Gerard Pique challenges Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez (white)*
For a moment I thought it would be a disappointing match because Barca had been making mistakes and shitty passes, very different from the passing-experts of Xavi and Iniesta..
Man Utd have been making waves of attacks and Barca looked pretty weak..I was dumbfounded..
*Park Ji-sung challenges Lionel Messi*
Fortunately, after about 15-minutes, Barca fine tuned their passes and they finally played the game on par with Man Utd, with their usual slick passes..
If that’s not enough, Pedro slotted in a goal on the 27th minute and it was a moment to cheer for..
*Pedro’s goal*
Seven minutes later Rooney found the back of the net to levelled on 1-1..
*Rooney’s goal*
It’s frustrating but it’s good to see a good fight from both sides at just 34-minutes, with almost an hour to go..
The first-half ended with Barca dominating almost 60% of ball possessions..
More photos and brief match coverage after the jump, like loads of it!
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Posted: Amazed, Footballs and Sports
6
March
2011
The most prestigious trophy of football in the club level, the UEFA Champions League trophy made a pit stop in Malaysia in its Trophy Tour 2011..
The last time the trophy made a visit to Malaysia was 4-years ago and so it’s said that the trophy will not be coming to our shore for the next 4-years, at least!
So I made a visit to Sunway Pyramid to catch a glimpse of the trophy and boy, it was crowded!
*The stage*
Numbers of people queued up to have a photo with the trophy, all donned in their favourite team’s jersey..
The Trophy Tour event was further brightened up with the presence of Joey G as the emcee throughout the event..
*Arsenal fan with the trophy*
Sunway Pyramid was the trophy’s first stop before heading to Gurney Plaza (Penang) on 5th and 6th March 2011..
Then the trophy will be making a comeback in Kuala Lumpur in Centre Court, Pavilion KL on 11th and 12th March 2011..
As this event is brought to you by Heineken, queue up to take a polaroid photo of you with the trophy, buy a bottle of Heineken beer that comes together with a coaster, and you are entitle to join a contest to win a trip to Wembley Stadium..
*Memorabilia*
Other than showcasing the Champions League Trophy, Heineken also brought us some memorabilia from previous matches, from the balls to jerseys and goalkeeper hand gloves being worn by certain players during a Champions League match..
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Posted: Footballs and Sports
1
March
2011
Formula One come and go like a gust of wind, heavy news headlines of strong contenders every new season and winners are no longer the usual suspects of the red colour, if you get what I mean 
Formula One (F1) was almost as boring as attending a History class when Mika Hakkinen retired from F1, until 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button joined McLaren Mercedes in 2010 and teamed up with the youngest world champion so far, Lewis Hamilton..
Check out the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calender..
*McLaren Mercedes team mates – Jenson Button (L) and Lewis Hamilton (R)*
Johnnie Walker, the World’s number one Scotch whisky, which is one of my favourites, and global partner for Formula One team McLaren Mercedes, once again will be bringing Malaysians the ultimate VVIP after-race party experience to Kuala Lumpur, the Black Circuit Lounge..
*Step Inside The – Black Circuit Lounge*
This highly anticipated event is an inside-look at the glamorous lifestyle of global racing that Johnnie Walker has privileged access to and of course to bring that experience to normal citizens like me 
On Saturday April 9th 2011, Johnnie Walker will once again organizing the Black Circuit Lounge, an official race party of the Malaysian Grand Prix and host the crème de la crème of Malaysian society where party-goers will be treated to V-VIP privileges and a high-flying lifestyle by the likes of McLaren Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button and of course other drivers..
I’ve been to a few small-scale Black Circuit events few years back but I bet those are definitely not anything like this Black Circuit Lounge which I think any party-goer would die for it, just saying..
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Posted: Events, Footballs and Sports
15
December
2010
Two days ago, I watched the Man Utd vs Arsenal match alone in McDonald’s because it’s at freaking 4am Malaysian time! Friends gotta work, so there I was watching Arsenal lost 1-0 with some sloppy defense, alone..
Sometimes, I think the Barclays Premier League (BPL, used to be known as EPL) is all fixed up but on a second thought, how could it be??
You see, last weekend, MU gotta face Arsenal for the top spot..This week, MU gotta face Chelsea to stay on top spot and for Chelsea to redeem their current bad form..
Other than this, there’s always some other matches which involved other decisive spots such as the mid-table battles, UEFA Champions’ League spots, and not to forget the relegation zone..
But it’s impossible to fix them because the whole season’s match schedules have been decided before the season started!
Anyway back to Chelsea – MU..Guess I won’t be watching this match alone anymore coz there will be a LIVE viewing party going on Padang Timur PJ this coming Sunday, 19th December 2010, with the acclaimed largest TV screen in South East Asia..
As the campaign has been live up to its name, TM is connecting everyone with events, hence Everyone Connects..The party is starting around 12-noon and be there to watch the LIVE match at 12-midnight..
Just head over to The Stadium in Everyoneconnects.net to catch the latest news of Man Utd and also leisure talks with fellow fans alike..
Thanks to its avatar (that comes with name of your choice) and a chatbox, I actually met the so-called moderator and he brought me around ‘the world’ to check out the special features..
As you can see, there’s actually day and night in ‘the world’ and there are different features between day and night..
For instance, the fireworks..
Just click on the ‘Click Here’ button and one can ignite the fireworks..There are other little things and you can explore ‘the world’ by just clicking anything you see..You might find something interesting..
You can also enter the Kopitiam (the coffeeshop look alike building next to Unifi signboard) and srat up some conversations with other users..That’s how everyone connects!
So in conjunction with Chelsea – MU match, consumers have a chance to get exclusive TM Man United merchandise and FAN ZONE seats when signing up for any TM products or services..
Also, ‘Like‘ Everyoneconnects on Facebook at http://facebook.com/everyoneconnects and get a cool Everyoneconnects wristband at TM booth..
See you when I see you there!
Posted: Advertorials, Footballs and Sports
18
July
2010
DISCLAIMER : All of the captions are just for laughs and it’s not meant to tarnish any of the player’s image..Enjoy..
Well I’ve done this before during the World Cup 2010 but all the photos have been wiped out because they were no longer in the website where I leeched from..
The World Cup 2010 in South Africa has ended and I’m doing it again just for laughs..
I’m a football fan myself and you can’t deny the fact that it’s pretty gay because 20 guys running around to chase just one ball while 2 others waiting for the ball..Jen jen jeng~~
All photos are taken from Soccernet World Cup Photo Galleries..
*Goalkeeper Enyeama catches on the ball in Nigeria (2) – (1) Greece match*
Theofanis Gekas (white, #17) : Whoa now that a huge cock he has there..That was close!
Danny Shitu (green, #6) : Yes I have to agree with you Gekas..
*USA players celebrating its goal in USA (2) – (2) Slovenia match*
Everyone fighting for a place to give a blow on Gomez..
Herculez Gomez (#9, centre) : Come get your load of cum hell yeah!
*England coach Fabio Capello, druing England (0) – (0) Algeria match*
Fabio Capello (in suit) : Who drop his ball here?!
Algerian players rushed over to check out whether it’s theirs..
*The referee shows Miroslav Klose the yellow card in Germany (0) – (1) Serbia match*
Referee : Next time please use this yellow-packet condom if you want to do it..
Miroslav Klose (#11) : WHY?!!
More X-rated World Cup 2010 parodies up ahead..Read on for more..
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Posted: Footballs and Sports, Parody & Funny
14
March
2009
Well, I might not be the biggest Formula One (F1) fan around, at least, I’m aware that the race is just around the corner..
If not mistaken the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix is on 5th of April 2009, Sunday, at Sepang International Circuit (SIC)..
Like I said, I might not be the biggest F1 fan ever, but I’ve went to Sepang to watch the F1 live 3 times~!
*I still keep my tickets*
Okay I know it’s the cheapest ticket, RM100 on Hill Stand, at least I went..I was at Sepang in 2001, 2002, and 2005..
The 2001, I went there by KTM with my cousin brother..2002, with my father..2005, by KTM with my friends..
*Well kept*
It’s definitely very very different from what you’ve been watching on television..
Now history aside, did you know that ESPN Star is having a game on in conjunction with the F1 fever?
If I’m not mistaken, they have conducted a Poll-like kinda games, called The Greatest Athelete or something, where our homegrown Nicol David fared very well..
Now, they’ve conducted another game called The Greatest F1 Driver~!!
To show your support, please proceed to ESPN Star : The Greatest F1 Driver for the game..Where you will see the page of The Greatest game..
*Front page of The Greatest F1 Driver Poll*
16 iconic drivers have been shortlisted, who were pre-determined by fans across the region through forum discussions..
The list comprises of drivers from the past til present, namely Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda, Emerson Fittipaldi, Jack Brabham, Mario Andretti, Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Stirling Moss, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, South-East Asia’s first F1 driver, Malaysian Alex Yoong, and the first Indian to participate in F1 Championship, Narain Karthikeyan..
As you can see, you can actually click on the drivers’ thumbnail for more details of the drivers..
From there you might want to choose the greatest driver ever, based on facts and history instead of blindly voting for your favourite drivers..
On the top right, click on “Click Here To Play” to proceed with the voting game..
*The Knock-Out Voting Competition*
As you can see from the latest result, it’s already in the Quarter-Finals..
I can actually predict Michael Schumacher meeting Raikkonen in the Semi-Final and another Semi is happening soon..
You can only click on the battles where the date is in RED color, where the voting can only be done on particular days and all..
The Quarter-Finals will be running from 16th-30th March, Semi-Finals from 30th March – 2nd April, and Finals from 2nd April – 4th April..
The result will be announced on 5th April during the chequered flag a.k.a after the race is finished..
*The page where you get to vote for your favourite drivers*
Well, I’ve already knew that Michael Schumacher would go far in this competition..It’s not surprising at all..
BUT, what if you put Michael Schumacher in other cars that didn’t fare as well, such as Minardi, or some manufacturers..
Of course in turn, you put the drivers on Minardi or other manufacturers in Ferrari or McLaren..I bet it will be a fair competition..
Yes I know driving skills are very important but at the same time, the engine plays a major role in car racing..
I reckon that the Final showdown will be between Michael Schumacher versus Fernando Alonso..
I actually quite like Fernando Alonso as he went against all odds in his mid-range Renault and toppled the big players like Ferrari, McLaren, and Williams..
So, who’s your favourite driver? Be there and vote for it~!
Posted: Footballs and Sports
