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"Trophy is the RESULT. CULTURE is the cause. Dortmund tidak bangkit kerana mereka melupakan kegagalan. Mereka bangkit kerana belajar daripadanya. 1. Belajarlah dari Borussia Dortmund. Sejarah panjangnya sejak 1909 sangat menarik untuk ditelaah. 2. Ditubuhkan oleh anak-anak muda reformis (antaranya adik beradik Braun, Cleve, Debest dll) akibat menongkah arah dengan status quo. 3. Ia pernah jatuh pada tahun 1929 akibat kerana membeli pemain-pemain mahal. Kelab ini bangkit dan jakit dan jatuh semula. Bangkit kerana disokong oleh penyokong tidak bernama. 4. Masuk liga regional negeri tahun 1946 - dapat beberapa kejuaraan dan akhirnya masuk liga Federal DFB tahun 1962. 5. Era kegemilangan tahun 1992 apabila muncul Ottmar Hitzfeld. Menang liga 1995 & 1996. Juara juara Eropah 1996/97 tewaskan Juventus yang punya bintang bernama Zidane. Tahun 1997 pula jadi Juara Dunia. Coach ini disokong oleh hulubalang2 hebat seperti Matthias Sammer, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Paul Lambert, Andreas Moller ...

A Reflection by Dr Dan.  German football has entered a new and exciting chapter. On 24 July 2026, Jürgen Klopp was officially presented as the new head coach of the German national team. He signed a four-year contract and will officially begin his duties on 15 August 2026. His mission will take Germany towards Euro 2028 and the 2030 FIFA World Cup.  For Germany, this appointment is more than a change of coach. It is an attempt to restore confidence, identity and pride. Klopp is not only a football manager. He is a leader who understands people. He knows how to enter a difficult situation, rebuild confidence and make everyone believe that improvement is possible. As a Liverpool supporter, I have always admired Klopp not only because of the trophies he won. I admire him because of the way he made people feel. He made football meaningful again. From an Ordinary Player to an Extraordinary Leader Klopp did not begin his journey as a famous football star. He spent most of his playin...

Saya bukanlah pemain bola sepak yang mempunyai skil luar biasa. Saya tidak mempunyai kawalan bola secantik pemain tengah. Saya juga bukan penyerang yang boleh menjaringkan gol dari pelbagai sudut. Kalau diminta melakukan gerakan menggelecek melepasi dua atau tiga pemain, kemungkinan besar bola itu akan terlepas terlebih dahulu sebelum saya sempat melepasi pemain pertama. Namun, ketika muda, saya bermain dengan sesuatu yang mungkin lebih besar daripada skil— semangat . Saya seorang defender. Cara permainan saya dulu agak keras. Saya tidak mudah memberikan ruang. Saya mungkin kekurangan dari sudut teknik, tetapi saya cuba menampungnya melalui keberanian, disiplin, kekuatan fizikal dan kesungguhan untuk mempertahankan kawasan sendiri. Prinsipnya mudah: pemain lawan boleh melepasi saya atau bola boleh melepasi saya, tetapi seboleh-bolehnya bukan kedua-duanya sekali! Begitulah romantiknya kehidupan seorang pemain pertahanan. Kita jarang menerima pujian apabila pasukan menang, tetapi akan me...

The No. 3 Jersey and an Inspiration Called Stuart Pearce aka Psycho For me, following England has never been merely about supporting a national football team. It is a journey through different generations of players, unforgettable tournaments and repeated cycles of hope and heartbreak. I have been an England fan since the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. That was the England of Gary Lineker, Peter Shilton and Peter Beardsley—a team that made us believe before Diego Maradona and Argentina ended the dream in one of the most controversial and memorable matches in World Cup history.

Dr Dan & Yazan al-Arab - pertahanan kental team Jordan yang kini beraksi di Piala Dunia Piala Dunia 2026 membuka lembaran baharu buat bola sepak Asia. Bukan sahaja kerana kejohanan kali ini diperluaskan kepada 48 pasukan, tetapi kerana Konfederasi Bola Sepak Asia, AFC, menghantar delegasi terbesar dalam sejarahnya — sembilan pasukan, iaitu Jepun, Korea Selatan, Australia, Iran, Arab Saudi, Qatar, Iraq, Jordan dan Uzbekistan. Jordan dan Uzbekistan pula tampil sebagai peserta sulung. Selepas kesemua sembilan pasukan menyelesaikan perlawanan pertama masing-masing, satu kesimpulan awal boleh dibuat: Asia tidak lagi datang ke Piala Dunia sekadar untuk bertahan, mengambil gambar dan pulang selepas tiga perlawanan. Daripada sembilan perlawanan, wakil Asia mencatatkan dua kemenangan, empat seri dan tiga kekalahan . Enam daripada sembilan pasukan tidak kalah. Secara keseluruhan, mereka menjaringkan 13 gol dan dibolosi 17 kali. Angka itu belum cukup untuk mengisytiharkan kebangkitan besar...

T here are players who pass through a football club, and there are players who become part of its emotional architecture. Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson belong to the second category. They did not merely play for Liverpool. They changed the temperature of Anfield, redefined standards, carried the club through one of its greatest modern eras, and helped turn Jürgen Klopp’s promise of “heavy metal football” into trophies, memories and history. Salah and Robertson arrived in the same summer of 2017. One came from Roma, still carrying the burden of being misunderstood after his earlier spell at Chelsea. The other arrived from Hull City, a relegated club, for a modest fee, after a journey that had taken him from Queen’s Park and Dundee United to the Premier League. Both arrived with questions around them. Both leave as Liverpool greats. Sky Sports described them as “two era-defining figures” who helped reshape Liverpool’s modern history, and that is not exaggeration.  The Trophies: A ...

Dr Dan menulis artikel ini sambil menonton perlawanan akhir Piala Malaysia - 23 Mei 2026. Ada detik dalam bola sepak yang tidak hilang daripada ingatan. Bagi Dr Dan, antara memori lama yang masih melekat ialah ketika Sarawak pernah tewas besar 8-0 kepada Selangor di Stadium Merdeka pada 29 Oktober 1989. Ketika itu, Selangor berada dalam era kuat Liga Semi-Pro, dengan nama-nama besar termasuk Zoran Nikolić yang disebut-sebut sebagai sebahagian daripada warna dan kekuatan skuad Merah Kuning pada zaman tersebut. Kekalahan itu bukan sekadar angka di papan keputusan. Ia menjadi luka, tetapi juga menjadi cermin bahawa bola sepak Negara Sarawak ketika itu sedang belajar untuk berdiri dalam dunia bola sepak Malaysia yang keras dan penuh hierarki. Namun sejarah Sarawak tidak berhenti pada kekalahan. Daripada luka itulah lahir keberanian. Sarawak belajar, menyerap pengalaman, membina karakter dan akhirnya mencipta gelombang sendiri.  Ngap Sayot bukan sekadar slogan. Ia adalah perang psikolog...

By ERIC SAMUEL of The Star Online JAKARTA: Malaysia has won the AFF-Suzuki Cup on a 4-2 aggregate. Indonesia won the second leg of the final 2-1 in Jakarta on Wednesday night while Malaysia had won the first leg 3-0 in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. The scorers for Indonesia were Mohammad Ridwan (87th minute) and Mohammad Nasuha (71st). Safee Sali had scored in the 53rd minute to put Malaysia 1-0 in the lead. It was a significant success for Malaysia as the last time the senior national team became champions in a regional competition was at the 1989 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian football fans celebrate our team's victory during the live telecast at Dataran Merdeka. It was also the first time in the AFF Championships since 1996 that Malaysia has become champions. To make it a grand night for Malaysia, Safee won the Golden Boot award with five goals to his name. The striker was on target twice in the first leg. Malaysia started with the same line-up that was fielded in the fi...