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Historical Moment for Malaysia.

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source: the playbook asia During the 2016 Malaysian Super League match between Penang FA and Pahang FA at the City Stadium in George Town, Penang on 16 th Feb 2016, Faiz scored an incredible free kick which subsequently went viral on social media fot its ‘physics-defying flight’. The free kick he took was described as ‘a swerve so wicked that the goalkeeper stood no chance’.                The free kick goal was nominated for FIFA Puskas Award later that year by the Football Association of Malaysia. The nomination was accepted by FIFA, and Faiz subsequently made it all the way to FIFA’s top 3 shortlist for the Puskas Award, beating the professional starts such as Lionel Messi and Neymar. source: FREEMALAYSIATODAY                On 9 th of Jan 2017,Faiz was awarded FIFA Puskas Award during The Best FIFA Football Awards in Zurich, Switzerland. He garnered nearly 60% of the online votes, while Brazilian Marlone and Venezuelan Daniuska Rodriguez came in second and thir

Why did Sergio Ramos taunt Sevilla fans after Real Madrid broke Spanish record?

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Sergio Ramos is typically coolness personified. source: dreamteamfc     The Real Madrid captain has become one of the finest defenders of his generation while also making a decent habit of scoring timely goals. Ramos scored his 77th career goal, as astonishing return for a centre-back to help Madrid set a new Spanish record of 40 consecutive games unbeaten in the most dramatic of circumstances.In the Copa del Rey second leg at Sevilla, Real were 3-1 down with just eight minutes to play before Ramos’ cheeky Panenka penalty pulled one back and Karim Benzema grabbed a last-gasp equaliser but Ramos’ reaction after he made it 3-2 was another talking point. The Spain international started his career at Sevilla before moving to the capital in 2005, but he was seen taunting the home supporters after his audacious spotkick. source: dreamteamfc       In the aftermath of the dramatic conclusion, Ramos felt his treatment contrasted with the likes of fellow ex-players Ivan Rakitic a

1st Runner-up in 10km MMU Open

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      After a long break from running marathons due to shipboard training, I have successfully completed my first 10km Open in Multimedia University (MMU) Malacca Campus' 2017 Roadrunners Anniversary Run which was organised by MMU Roadrunners Club, held on 8th of Jan 2017. It would not have been possible for me to finish the race as first runner-up without any training. I am lucky to have signed off earlier in Oct 2016 from my 2nd ship and start my training by end of November. My timing for 10 km was so far away from my personal best in the beginning but I managed to pull it off to a better timing during the race day even though I did not manage to beat my personal best. I was about to withdraw from the run because I got my foot injured during football training 3 weeks before the run and it did not get any better even with the aid of medication from the specialist. It took a very slow recovery and somehow I ran bearing the pain and losing to only 1 athlete out of 100s is rea