Together, We Can Make A Difference

Together, We Can Make A Difference

Together we can make a difference . That sentence explains everything about our team. Radical Allianz Football Club is a football club formed in 2007. A bunch of boys were so keen to begin something new or to depart from tradition. If you think of youths nowadays, what comes to our minds are smoking, drugs, illegal racing etc. But we wanted to show people that there was another perspective of youth. That is when, Megat Muzzammil came up with the idea of Radical Allianz.

The Writer, back row 2nd from left

It may look normal to see a group of teenagers playing football but the reason why we named our beloved team Radical Allianz is because we wanted to bring something new. Teenagers normally just meet up once in a while to play football for fun. But we proposed something else. We began to take football seriously. We started to understand each and every member of the team. We had a simple mission, to show the world that we understood the importance of teamwork and how soccer can help change a person’s life.

We strongly believe in the quote, ‘we were not born footballers, but we were certainly born with the ability to become footballers’. There are many people out there without the opportunity to play soccer even though they like the sport. It may be caused by several factors. But we wanted to provide people like that with the opportunity to showcase their  talent. Proudly we can say, Yes We Did! We have about 30 members in our team. Most of them are 16 years now and we also have members who are 15, 14 and 13 years. We even have a group of girls that always cheer for us and we would like to express our deepest gratitude to Mai Sarah, Ameira, Fiona, Asilah and Adlina.

Approaching the end of last year, we realized that there must be someone who would be leaving for boarding school since we had finished our PMR. Therefore, our newest member at that time, Farhan Aziz proposed that we should make a team jersey. We collected money and that is when I saw the true quality of the Radicalians. Some of them paid for other members who were poor. This is a great example considering that the jersey was priced at RM65 including printing. This is  proof that Radicalians would never hesitate to sacrifice for each other. We did not have any sponsors but we managed to have our own jersey and the credit goes to Farhan.

Our motto is ‘Play with heart, win with style’. Credit goes to Ariff for the motto. We certainly play with our hearts but we may not always win with style. We do not win all our matches. But we certainly do value all our victories. Over the two years, we have improved tremendously in terms of skill, determination, teamwork, passion and not forgetting discipline. It is very obvious how soccer and Radical Allianz have changed our lives.

We may not have the skills. We may not have the talent. We may not have the money. But we have the quality which matters the most. We have the passion for football. I have always been proud to be a Radicalian and I will always be.

So, to teenagers out there, please do not waste your time engaging in useless activities. You don’t need to start a football team, you can start anything. Just don’t waste your time. Always stick to the fact that we are the future of the nation. I hope I have inspired you guys. That is why I say: “Together we can make a difference! Play with heart, win with style!”

To contact the team, email us at radicalallianz@footballer.com or visit our web page at www.facebook.com.

 KEESHAANAN SUNDARESAN
 
 Keeshaanan Sundaresan was featured in our story on the Gavel Club in IE87.