An IRAQ Fairytale....

Younis Mahmoud, the captain scored the winner at 71st min against football giant Saudi Arabia to claim their first ever ASIA CUP. This is not just a story or even a fairytale, its a fact. Their country still battling at home for a freedom they are still trying to achieve. One must say that US led war to Iraq is not giving them peace but more grieves. Innocent people killed more than those killed by Saddam Hussein era. What has done is done, the damage still continues by every single day. Despite, encountering all this, IRAQ produces a great football team. A team of a brave men living in dreams and a Brazilian Jorvan Vieira that guides them to that dream. This is not just football, its for the people of Iraq. The underdogs of the tournament has won the tittle. ASIAN Cup 2007 will be part of the bigger history. Iraq humiliated Australia 3-1 in group matches. They played fantastic football. Must remember, they have no football fields to train and yet they achieve such a feat. We MALAYSIANs who have been playing football for more than 50 years are punching bags of this tournament. SHAME ON YOU! Learn from this warriors, don't always look for money, waiting people to get blame. Playing in Jakarta, people lived in fear as the semifinal match against Korea, 50 people was killed by suicide bombers. However, they have something to cheer and to be happy about. It is about a team of footballers going to a competition that they could never thought of winning. This is a lesson about football, bravery and passion. This has prove money cannot buy success. From here, I would love to see European clubs to open their eyes and give this players a chance to play. Let their dreams continue and let them play proper football. Don't waste such talents, give them a chance, a plea I would ask as well. Lastly, FAM please stop blaming god knows who on failure, learn from this. Today is a great day for Asian football, today is a great day for Iraq and today is a day to remember. Thank you and good night.