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The beautiful game through different lens. By Hoo Jeng Xin “Lift your dreams way up high, Lift your goals to the sky.” The opening song, Arena Cahaya, from the now ten-year-old film Ola Bola never fails to give me goosebumps. Maybe it's because the song reminds me of a dream that generations of Malaysians have quietly held onto: to one day see our national football team step onto football's biggest stage. It isn't just a soundtrack from a movie. It's a reminder that some dreams are worth...