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Despite losing his hearing at age 40, former state football player Gopal Krishnan’s love of the beautiful game is as strong as ever.   Story by: Terence Toh Shot by: Afizi Ismail Presented by: Theevya Ragu Edited by: Muhammad Akif Irfan   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/09/27/hearing-impaired-coach-leads-seremban-seniors-to-soccer-success/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTLifestyle #GopalKrishnan #HearingImpairedCoach #WalkingFootball

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00:00I don't bother. I don't hear. I cannot hear.

00:03Then he scolds me also, I cannot hear. I don't care.

00:07Because, number one, I love football.

00:17Meet coach Gopal Krishnan.

00:20Twice a week, you can find him on the pitch of a local Seremban school,

00:24coaching a team of senior football lovers.

00:28The former state player may have lost his hearing when he was 40,

00:32but he still maintains a deep love for the beautiful game.

00:37I love football.

00:39When I'm coaching, I never think about this.

00:42I want to warm up.

00:43Because players don't talk to me, I talk to the players.

00:46Gopal, who began his professional football career in 1978,

00:51has previously played for Negeri Sembilan in the Malaysia Cup.

00:55Today, he is the coach of the Negeri Sembilan United walking football team,

01:01a role he has played for the past three years.

01:04Walking football is a variant of football where, as the name suggests,

01:08players walk instead of run.

01:11Talking about walking football,

01:13maybe play 20 minutes, rest 10 minutes, then play 20 minutes.

01:16Easy to play.

01:17Actually, the walking football for 50 years.

01:20Once you're injured or penchant, you're alone,

01:23they come and join us to play.

01:25My main aim, I found the club for Warga Mas.

01:31His team consists of individuals aged 40 to 70 of all races and backgrounds

01:36who enjoy playing twice a week.

01:39Just last month, they were invited to Perth, Australia

01:43to participate in a tournament where they emerged as champions.

01:48Negeri Sembilan United walking football club president,

01:52Nur Aini Abu Hassan says she is delighted to have someone of Gopal's calibre on their side.

01:59He's an ex-player, so I'm proud of his spirit.

02:04Even though he has shortcomings, I like his spirit.

02:09He never gives up.

02:11In the near future, Gopal hopes to start a football academy

02:15to introduce more people to the joys of walking football.

02:19Because we're coaching so many players, 20, 30 players.

02:22I don't bother, I don't hear, I cannot hear.

02:27Then he scolds me also, I cannot hear.

02:29I don't care.

02:31Because number one, I love football.

02:36Divya Raghu and Terence Toh, FMT Lifestyle.

Get to Know Gopal Krishnan, the hearing-impaired coach leading a football team

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