seriously pica is still young

Surprise Birthday Party for PICA from jimlucky on Vimeo.

Every 27th of January is Akram a.k.a Pica's birth anniversary. So lately he was very sad since he will be a year older soon.
To cheer him up, his girlfriend/teman tapi mesra* Maizura, with some help from Joker, Madi and yours truly, organised a small suprise birthday party for him last weekend

<Encik Pica & Cik Maizura

                                             23rd>
seriously Pica, I am trying to be diplomatic here. Actually you are old and still an official honorary member of KJL...harharhar

the lavish party at Souk Madinat Jumeirah attracted 500 attendees

(* please delete where applicable)

bolehland football is sick

Asian Cup Qualifying Round, Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium, Cheras:
 MALAYSIA 0 UAE 5
...and the newspapers here had a field day

The National, 23rd January

Page 2&3

To label Malaysian Football as a classic example of sports and politix horrific mix up is an understatement.
Been hearing about the radical changes on football structure, state FAs, clubs and grassroot development since the last 10-15 years or so but still nothing comes of it.

Dear Sultan and high powered people up there,
Although I am not so optimistic,I have one wish: to see Malaysian football team qualify for the World Cup at least once before I drop dead

so long and thanx for all the shoes

Random shoe throwing at a war criminal

here's hoping that earth is a better planet without him

"nizam has left the building"

<Nizam with the wife, Dr Nelly

After almost two years working stint in Doha Qatar and Dubai UAE and getting sick of all the money, my good friend Encik Nizam has left the Middle East for good. 
So last weekend we are forced to threat him for some makan2, sang 'bertemu dan berpisah' and threw some last hi-fivers.

 

So friend , I would like to thank you for your all around radness and being a great company. 

Until we meet again in the old country..and hopefully you do not forget us when you get famous

3 people acting sad

Kaka to Manchester City? FOOTBALL IS DEAD

Update:
Following one of the most astonishing turnarounds in transfer history,
Kaka's move to Manchester City has fallen through when Milan President and Italy Prime Minister Silvio Belusconi call off the deal at the last minute

related news:
Silvio Belusconi call off the deal at the last minute
Kaka: my heart is with Milan
City blast Milan behaviour

An offer he can't refuse?

Milan won 17 Scudetti, 7 Champions League titles, 3 Intercontinental Cups, 2 European Cup Winners Cup, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 5 European Supercup, 5 Coppa Italia
Manchester City won 2 English league titles (1937&1968), and 1 European Cup Winners Cup (1970)
Milan currently 3rd in Serie A, with a realistic chance of fighting for the Scudetto
Manchester City are in 11th place in the Premier League, 7 points above the relegation zone
Milan is one of the most revered cities in Europe,a capital of design and fashion,culture,art,nightlife
Manchester boasts less of a cultural note, and hardly catches the eye like Milan,
or even London, does.

So how could it be possible then that one of the world’s greatest
footballers could move from Milan to Manchester City?
The simple answer is: MON£Y

THE DAY THE TRANSFER OF KAKA TO MANCHESTER CITY GOES THROUGH WILL BE MARKED D0WN IN HISTORY AS THE DAY FOOTBALL DIED
(adapted from Goal.com. Read full debate here)

Tifosi's charm/offensive banner, Milan vs Fiorentina, San Siro 17.01.2009

AC MILAN training camp, Dubai 2009

     AC Milan Training camp, Dubai 2009  >

Earlier this month AC Milan arrives in Dubai from Italy for their winter training camp sponsored by Emirates-Airlines.

The camp,which was part of the second half preparation of the 2008-2009 European season generated a lot of public and media attention...mainly because of a small time footballer by the name of David Beckham who just recently moved to the club, joining the likes of Kaka, Ronaldinho and Maldini.

A week long training was held daily at Al-Nasr Sports Club, and as a huge Rossoneri tifosi it is only right for me to checkout them out. My good friend Jamel was there too.

<Kaka arrives

                           Ushar line >

Al-nasr sports club, dub

<...and the crowd

the squad...>

Maldini,ronaldinho,beckham,pato,senderos,kaladze earning their money

Mie with jamel

AC Milan match practice at Al-Nasr Sports Club, during Training Camp Dubai 2009 from jimlucky on Vimeo.

Il Capitano

after 2 hours of training/match practice the mob of fan waited patiently for players to come out for some autograph signing.
i manage to get paolo's...ronaldinho was very accommodating too, and he got the loudest cheer from the crowd. Becks? damn...he wanted to smooch my face...its a narrow escape though

<Star Player 1-Ronaldinho dribbling the crowd

Star Player 2- il capitano Paolo >

< Hollywood Star- David Beckham seeking attention

Becksy getting physical >

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< Stoked to see hamburg

Part of the training agenda was a friendly match against German Bundesliga side, Hamburg SV dubbed 'Dubai Football Challenge' , which was held at the Emirates' The Sevens Stadium on January 6.

Went to enjoy the game along with Joker, Sufian, Kamil and Munyra.  But damn...we were caught in a massive traffic jam leading up to the stadium and arrived there quite late...the match has gone almost halfway thru

AC Milan vs Hamburg SV, The Sevens Stadium

< Game on

Kamil,munyra,jim,joker,sufian >

The match ended on 1-1 stalemate, so we go to penalties

Ronaldinho converted AC's first penalty

Friendly- AC Milan 4-3 Hamburg SV (penalty, 1-1 fulltime), Dubai 2009 from jimlucky on Vimeo.

the game ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, and Milan prevailed 4-3 on penalties (matchnews here)

There was a funny scene after the match though, as Joker's car was stucked in the sand...fortunately a policeman manage to bail us out

Post match celebration

...I had to be a part-time police traffic while the vehicle was towed...haha

<Cruisin dubai-al ain route

The celebrity policeman and his entourage>

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flashback at the Al-Nasr Club training ground a few days earlier:
It's not everyday that you could get a photo together with Joker...apparently some football stars wouldn't miss this golden chance

Andrea Pirlo asked Joker for a snap

Then came Alexandro Pato's turn 

note- a slice of Joker's charm: a few days after this pic was snapped, Pato scored two goals in Milan 2-2 draw with AS Roma in an Italian Serie A match at Stadio Olympico, Rome (highlight here)

Zambrotta, Darmian, Shevchenko, Flamini, Ronaldinho