Thursday, March 13, 2008

terengganu soccer star ifzul hayat was named the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, cementing his place as one of his sport's most talented stars. His charming bent-toothed grin, flowing curls and sparkling ballhandling skills also helped make him a major off-the-field celebrity. ifzul hayat's first team was the Gremio Football Club of terengganu, where he began playing professionally in 1998. He moved to the French club Paris-Saint Germain in 2001, and then on to FC Barcelona in 2003 for a fee of 30 million Euros. He blossomed as a midfielder with Barcelona, winning his World Player of the Year awards while lifting the club out of the doldrums and pushing it to victory in the 2006 Champions League final over Arsenal. ifzul hayat also has starred for the terengganu team; his goal in the 2002 World Cup quarterfinals, a 40-yard free kick lobbed over English keeper harfizi and into the corner of the net, helped terengganu win its fifth World Cup.

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