Can inspire us and lead us to roads never been through before. They can lead us into taking drastic decisions, happy decisions, uncalled for decisions, meeting new people and going through life-changing experiences.
A dream can be lived in every moment of our lives, such as students who aim to do well in their studies and achieve a particular job in life, inspired by their parents, an episode in their lives, friends or also packing up and starting afresh or pursuing further studies, job and travel experiences in a totally different country and a new culture.
Dreams can give a person that impetus to move on in life, an aim to work hard at to achieve. They can give a person hope, courage but also despair if they fail to materialise.
A man who died for his dreams was Martin Luther King Jnr whose words continue to reverberate even in today's so-called modern society...
I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Sending the wrong message
My eyes could not believe what they had just read after viewing an article that Matthew Camilleri (former Msida goalkeeper who nowadays plies his trade with Qormi FC) was suspended by the MFA till the end of January, reason being because he failed to report the alleged attempted bribery case before last year's Premier League match between Msida and Marsaxlokk within the stipulated timeframe. No, there are no spelling mistakes or mismatched words.
MFA are really doing their 'utmost' to eradicate corruption by suspending people who do their duty and report any alleged corruption. Any player or person who might want to report such a case will surely think twice before doing so, seeing that they risk getting punished for doing the right thing. One can imagine that it is already difficult to report such a misdemenour so why is the MFA removing any sort of incentive for individuals to report alleged corruption cases and try rid Maltese football once and for all from this scourge?!
In this regard, a definite and big thumbs down to the MFA!
MFA are really doing their 'utmost' to eradicate corruption by suspending people who do their duty and report any alleged corruption. Any player or person who might want to report such a case will surely think twice before doing so, seeing that they risk getting punished for doing the right thing. One can imagine that it is already difficult to report such a misdemenour so why is the MFA removing any sort of incentive for individuals to report alleged corruption cases and try rid Maltese football once and for all from this scourge?!
In this regard, a definite and big thumbs down to the MFA!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Champions League Trivia
Seeing that we’re in the midst of what promises to be a fantastic 2009/10 Champions League season, these facts might make for an interesting read for all football aficionados.
§ 3 finals have been played by teams from the same country: Real Madrid-Valencia (1999/00), Juventus-Milan (2002/03), and Manchester United-Chelsea (2007/08).
§ Up to now 9 finals have been decided courtesy of a penalty shoot-out, the last one being in the season 2007/08.
§ The player to have won the highest number of Champions League medals is the Spanish player of Real Madrid, Gento: a cool 6 wins!
§ Only one player has won the Champions League with 3 different clubs: Clarence Seedorf (Ajax, Real Madrid and Milan).
§ The youngest ever player to have made his debut in the Champions League was Celestine Babayaro at the age of 16 years and 87 days.
§ The only team to have drawn all its 6 games in the group stage was Aek Athens in the 2002/03 season.
§ Liverpool-Besiktas 8-0 (2007/08) is the highest scoring game in the history of Champions League.
§ The longest streak of games without a loss in the Champions League belongs to Manchester United: 25 consecutive games, whose unbeaten streak was interrupted in the Champions League final against Barcelona (2008/09).
§ Marcello Lippi is the only coach to have won a Champions League and a World Cup.
Source (Translated from Calcio 2000 – October 2009 Edition)
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