BELIEVE it or not, the pitch at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on a few occasions proved to be playable and decent enough to host megastars over two decades ago.

Newly-minted Selangor coach Nidzam Jamil can testify to this for he was on the receiving end of an onslaught led by Brazilian trio Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo in May 2002.