Malaysia football legend,Isa Bakar age 58 passed away yesterday morning at The Penang Hospital, 9.30am. The Penangite was a fearful striker back in his heydays in the early 1970's.


He was part of the Penang team that last won the Malaysia Cup in 1974 and was also in the national team who won the bronze medal in the 1974 Teheran Asian Games. Isa’s two goals gave Malaysia a 2-1 win over North Korea in the third-place playoff.


Isa leaves behind Mazlina and four children – daughters Nuralsiah (23), Nurliyana (22), Nurkamalia (19) and son Mohd Firdaus (16).


He was laid to rest at the Perak Road cemetery in the evening.

What a suprised comment recently by the Johor Religious Council adviser Datuk Nooh Gadot !! Muslim are banned from wearing apparel that depicts images of liquor, crosses and devils. Indirectly, he is saying that wearing a Manchester United carries the “Red Devil” slogan on its team crest is totally not acceptable for the Muslims !! WTF !


Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria, who agreed with Nooh, said although Islam did not forbid its followers from participating in sports or dressing up, it has to be done within the boundaries of Islamic law.




Those who are Manchester United haters dont be too happy yet as among the football teams whose crests carry images of the cross are Brazil, Portugal, Serbia, Barcelona and Norway. That 2 old hack is talking cock like singing song !!

Paul The Octopus has became famous thanks to its ability to correctly predict all of the Germany results plus the final game between Holland and Spain. And now, the Madrid  Zoo want to buy Paul The Octopus as it was deemed as a national hero for correctly predicting Spain, which is the eventual World Cup 2010.


The zoo said it made the offer after receiving hundreds of requests from Spaniards for Paul's transfer from a German aquarium after Spain won the World Cup on Sunday.


Zoo spokesperson Amparo Fernandez said an unspecified amount of cash was offered for the purchase of Paul, now a hero in Spain, which went wild after it won its first World Cup ever.


Paul's owner, the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany declined immediate comment and requested that a reporter send questions by e-mail.

Nike and Manchester United had finally unveiled their latest 2010/2011 Home jersey today !! Incorporating the latest eco-friendly material as seen in the 2010 World Cup, each and every Manchester jersey was made entirely from recycled polyester, each created from up to eight plastic water bottles as part of Nike’s ‘Considered Design’ programme. Also apparent was the AON logo replacing AIG as the main sponsor.


The Manchester United 2010/2011 shirt will have a classic look that was inspired by the 1970s, and features a collar for the first time since Nike became the team’s official kit supplier in 2002.




Aon, the new shirt sponsor, features on the front of the shirt, while inside the shirt on the back of the club crest is the club's mantra, 'Believe'.


The message sits right next to the heart, revealing every United fan's 'Inner Pride', while the symbolic Red Devil sits on the sleeve of the shirt and the shorts to add the finishing touches to the kit.


How much is the latest Manchester United 2010/2011 Home Jersey ? Most likely the Malaysia market will be selling it at RM259 if follows the previous World Cup jersey. In the UK it is selling from GBP45.00

Spain is the newly crowned football world champions after beating Holland 1-0 in the Fifa 2010 World Cup South Africa Finals. Goal from Andres Inieista in the final minutes of the 2nd second extra time was enough to give Spain the most memorable win. 


John Heitinga was unfortunate to get the second yellow card of the match which prompted him to get sent off. both was playing very well, but the Dutch players were on the rough side chalking up a mountains of fouls and yellow cards. Robben and Sneijder played well but the Spainish players are equally as good as them.


Congrats to Spain for winning the Fifa 2010 World Cup !!

During the last few matches, everyone who are betting on their favourite team to win looked forward to Paul the psychic octopus on Youtube for the prediction. paul has guessed in correctly with an accuracy of 80% !! but now, he has a competitor in the form of a parakeet, Mani from Singapore !!


Over in Singapore, Mani crept out its his small wooden cage and had to choose between two white cards. One hiding the flag of the Netherlands, the other Spain. If the bird's many new believers are right, Holland will win its first World Cup championship Sunday.




It is unclear if Paul's prediction that Germany will beat Uruguay for third place in the World Cup has calmed down its German detractors. Many Germans are already planning recipes to cook Paul as his predictions cost them a place in the final.


However Paul has got support in the unlikely form of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero who has joked he will provide Paul with a team of bodyguards.




In short, Paul had predicted Spain to win the World Cup while Mani has picked Holland to win it. You'll place your bets on which team ? I'll go for the Nike team even though we see them as the underdogs.

I think this must be the biggest shock of the 2010 World Cup since Germany trashed Argentina 4-0. What is that you might asking. Its Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's captain and Real Madrid star is a father to a baby boy. Who is Ronaldo's girlfriend aka wife ? The answer is still being kept tight-lipped !!


Tongues are awagging that Ronaldo junior could be his love child with a former lover from the US, following his frequent visits and heavy partying there.


Ronaldo spent his 2009 summer holidays in Los Angeles and Miami after signing for Real Madrid from Manchester United for a world record £80million.


He was reported to have bedded four women in four days during the trip, having just dumped long-term Spanish girlfriend Nereida Gallardo by text message.

Despite Paraguay exiting the World Cup 2010,depressed (men)supporters have been given something to cheer about with the news lingerie model Larissa Riquelme is to honour her pledge to strip naked.




Larissa Riquelme shot to stardom status with her ample cleavage complete with mobile phone on her figure-hugging tops were published around the globe.




She hit the headlines after declaring if Paraguay won the tournament she would happily run down the main street in Asuncion naked matching an earlier pledge by Argentina coach Diego Maradona to do the same in Buenos Aires.
Stay tuned for more shocking and surprising news of players whose team got knocked out form the World cup 2010.

I'm sure many  football fans would agree with me the fxxking linesmen is fxxking blind !! Lampard's dipping shot had already crossed the goal line, about to give England the second goal to level with Germany during the Round 2 of World Cup 2010 but it was not given a goal !!

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology is closed indefinitely after students clashed over whether to cancel classes to watch the World Cup 2010. Students were asked to leave dormitories by Sunday to calm the situation, said Habibur Rahman, pro-vice chancellor of the university in the capital.


The decision was made late Saturday after at least five students were injured in violence between two groups of students.


One group demanded an early summer vacation so they could watch football on television without any tension. They asked other students not to attend classes or take tests and locked the university's main gate, prompting clashes with senior students who wanted classes to continue.




No date has been set for when the university will reopen. Earlier this month, hundreds of angry football fans smashed vehicles in Dhaka after power outages interrupted live TV broadcasts of a World Cup match between Argentina and Nigeria.

In South Africa FIFA 2010 opening ceremony that was held in Johannesburg, Shakira made the stage hot with the world cup theme song “Waka Waka” meaning “This Time for Africa”. It was an awesome song performance which had prompted millions of fans downloading the MP3 version of the song.


Waka Waka is a catchy tune with soil touch, but already critics were lined up as the event is ‘not African enough.’ Whether it is under heavy critism or not, the FiFa World Cup 2010 has already sprung a number of surprises. England, France, and Japan are staring at the exit doors after not performing up to their expected standards.


Watch Shakira Performing Waka Waka at the South Africa FIFA 2010 opening ceremony


Or, Shakira's Waka Waka Official Original Music Video

Little-known Bavaria beer of Holland has its name skyrocketed because thanks to 30 young blonde fans attending football match at Soccer City stadium wearing skimpy dresses in the country's national colour and a symbol of a beer advertising campaign back home.




As well as routine security and ticketing duties, the FiFa World Cup 2010 authorities will have to make sure that any mini-skirted girl that happens to walk through the turnstiles is not a walking advertisement for a brand not affiliated to the event.




Fifa ordered the girls, which it first described as a group of students from the same sorority, to be removed because they wanted to protect the official beer sponsor Budweiser of this World Cup.




Dutch fans are famed for their outlandish orange outfits but the group of women seated together, clapping and swaying in unison, and wearing the dress produced by brewer Bavaria caught the eye of experts on the look out for such campaigns.


Meanwhile, there are already five thousand orange mini-dresses were sold over the Internet.




Lawyers of FIFA will investigate whether the orange dresses that the group of Dutch women wore during the World Cup match against Denmark and Netherlands was a ambush marketing scam of brewer Bavaria.

FIFA 2010 World Cup Schedule In Indian Pacific Time‎ beginning June 12. ESPN will broadcast selected matches live on 710 ESPN for the whole tournament that is currently held in South Africa.

The following is the broadcast schedule on 710 ESPN:

Fri 6/11, 6:30a: South Africa v. Mexico
(the opening match of the World Cup)
Sat 6/12, 11:00a: England vs. USA
Sun 6/13, 11:00a: Germany vs. Australia
Thu 6/17, 11:00a: France vs. Mexico
Fri 6/18, 6:30a: Slovenia vs. USA
Sat 6/19, 11:00a: Cameroon vs. Denmark
Sun 6/20, 11:00a: Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
Tue 6/22, 6:30a: Mexico vs. Uruguay
Wed 6/23, 6:30a: USA vs. Algeria
Sat 6/26, 6:30a: 1A vs. 2B – round of 16
Sat 6/26, 11:00a: 1C vs. 2D – round of 16
Sun 6/27, 6:30a: 1D vs. 2C – round of 16
Sun 6/27, 11:00a: 1B vs. 1A – round of 16
Fri 7/2, 6:30a: 1 vs. 3 – round of 8
Fri 7/2, 11:00a: 5 vs. 7 – round of 8
Sat 7/3, 6:30a: 6 vs. 8 – round of 8
Sat 7/3, 11:00a: 2 vs. 4 – round of 8
Tue 7/6, 11:00a: Semi Finals WA vs. WC
Wed 7/7, 11:00a: Semi Finals WB vs. WD
Sat 7/10, 11:00a: Third Place Game
Sun 7/11, 10:30a: World Cup Final

The first game for the 2010 World Cup of South Africa has ended momentary ago. It was an exciting match with both side had created lotsa chances but in the end, both teams drew and kudos to South Africa for the better and nearly beaten Mexico only to be denied by the woodwork !!


Some good chances for Mexico who looked the better side overall, but South Africa were more menacing on the attack as the game went on. The Bafana Bafana scored through Tshabalala at the 55th minute, the crowd gone wild but have to be disappointed by their bad defending as Mexico's Rafael Marquez equalized from a brilliant counter attack play.

I'm a self proclaimed Nike freak so as long as there's a Swoosh sign or their ever popular tagline "Just Do It". Last week, Nike Football released their latest campaign video for the upcoming  FiFa 2010 World Cup starring soccer superstars Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo.


Nike's three-minute video "Write the Future" epic set a new record for most views of a viral video ad in its debut week, according to web video analytics company Visible Measures.




It even beat the previous record holder, another Nike ad called "Earl and Tiger" featuring golfer Tiger Woods after his heavily publicized return to the sport.


"Earl and Tiger" reached 6.3 million views in its first week and "Write the Future" achieved 7.8 million. The fact that "Write the Future" beat "Earl and Tiger" is even more impressive considering the fact that the latter hit the web amidst the Tiger Woods scandal. The current count for this new video on YouTube is 10.1 million.




I've lost count on how many times watching the video. Seriously I'm addicted to it !! My favourite part is of course the Rooney's role. Damn funny I tell ya. The video's also features popular athletes from other sports such as Roger Federer and Kobe Bryant.


Here the viral ad of Nike Football Write the Future's video.

Immediately after the exiting UEFA Champions League, Manchester United wasted no time to sign a striker to boost up their attacking front. It was also the first Mexican player to play for the team, in the name of Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez from his club, C.D Guadalajara aka Chivas for a £5m-worth contract.




Javier Hernandez has passed medical test and dreams to join the club. According to him, he is looking forward to doing “great things” for Manchester United as he likes atmosphere and venue there. Granted a work permit from Britain, he will be able to link up with the squad on July 1 2010.




Presently Javier Hernandez is a forward at C.D. Guadalajara. In 2009 he had debut in Mexico-Columbia match. Then in 2010 he scored 2 goals against Bolivia and a header against New Zealand. Bringing Mexico a 2-1 victory against North Korea he makes his 4th international goal in March 17, 2010.




As part of the deal, United will play a preseason friendly at Chivas' new 45,000-seat stadium in Guadalajara in July,the first time the three-time European champions will have played in Mexico.




It was agonizing to see Manchester United knocked out of the UEFA Champions League on away goal rule against Bayern Munich even though they won 3-2 in Old Trafford. Hopefully, more young talents come in to create more creative spaces and with the wealth of experience from the seniors, we can definitely continue to win more titles !!

In less than 100 days, 32 countries will battle throughout nine South African cities for the right to earn soccer’s most prestigious trophy. Nine of those squads will be outfitted with Nike jerseys made from recycled polyester.


Nike's bottles-to-T-shirts operation is fairly straightforward. Recycled polyester comes from Japanese and Taiwanese suppliers that cuts up, melts, and spins plastic bottles into a yarn for the shirts. Each shirt will consist of 100% recycled polyester and approximately 8 plastic bottles.



The shirts are slightly more expensive to produce than standard jerseys, but Nike claims that the costs ultimately even out because less material is needed for production. And on the outside, players and fans won't be able to tell the difference between the bottle-filled jerseys and the regular polyester shirts worn by non-Nike teams aka Puma and Adidas.


With this green jersey effort, Nike prevented nearly 13 million plastic bottle from entering global landfills. And besides being good for the environmental, the new threads are designed to keep players drier and help them maintain their optimum core temperature while running around the field for 90 minutes a game (assuming there’s no extra time).


The sides of each jersey have ventilation zones that comprise as many as 200 miniscule holes to allow air circulation, and the tighter-fitting jerseys are optimized to be more aerodynamic, stretching 10 percent more than previous uniforms.


Improved Nike Dri-Fit fabric, now 15 percent lighter than previous Nike kit fabrications, helps keep players dry by drawing sweat to the outside of the garment where it evaporates.


To date, Nike isn't the only company to manufacture shirts out of plastic bottles. Coca-Cola's Drink2Wear shirts are also made out of recycled bottles, and Patagonia started manufacturing fleece out of post-consumer bottles in 1993 with little fanfare.


But by featuring the technology at sporting events watched by millions, Nike is letting the world know that the technology is worth our attention.


Each of these environmental friendly jersey aka Nike World Cup 2010 jersey in a plastic bottle is priced at RM259(Malaysia), $70(US) and £50(UK) in Nike and all major sporting goods outlets.


*In case you are wondering why Umbro and England was included in the photoshoot among the all Nike jersey line-up ?? It's because Nike bought over the English kit maker in 2007 in a deal worth £285m ($580m)*