15 Jul

Alexander Soosay (Pic) of Malaysia was confirmed by the AFC Executive Committee as the new General Secretary of the Asian football governing body on Wednesday. Soosay, 48, takes over from Dato Seri Paul Mony Samuel whose resignation was accepted by the AFC Executive Committee. AFC Assistant General Secretary and Director of Education Hasan Al Sabah of Bahrain, 47, has been promoted to the position of Deputy General Secretary.Soosay headed the administration in the capacity of the Acting General Secretary in the recent past when Dato Paul Mony Samuel was recuperating on sick leave Both the new General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary are...

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15 Jul

Around 50,000 fans are expected to watch United's first open training session of the 2009 Asia Tour in Malaysia on Friday. Supporters with special passes will see the Reds being put through their pre-season paces at Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Jalil Stadium from 10:30 BST (17.30 local), though this time is subject to change. Julian Kam, chief executive of tour organisers ProEvents International Sdn Bhd, said: "We would like to encourage fans to come early, to ensure they get to the stadium on time to catch the training." United play a Malaysia XI at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 10:30 BST (17.30...

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15 Jul

AFTER three month's of absence at the local stadium, I went and watched the Malaysian match against Zimbabwe at the Shah Alam Stadium. Now I am not going to write about, the match it makes no different to me on the scoreline, because I am firm believer that a team's performances can only be measured in a competition and not in a friendlies like these. I met a few FAM officials and had a chat with them and listened to what they had to say about the entire issue that Zimbabwe is not in Malaysia with it's national team but a club...

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14 Jul

MALAYSIA defeated Zimbabwe 1-0 in their secondly friendly match at the Shah Alam Stadium today. V.Thirumurugan scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute. This is Malaysia's second win against the African side, on Sunday the Malaysian side squad defeated them 4-0 at the KLFA Stadium, Cheras....

03:08 / Local / Sports
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14 Jul

This is a story about Fitrah, a young female Indonesian golf caddy who came to Malaysia to change her life. Fitrah left Indonesia in search for a better life for her and her family but only to be locked up and subjected to mental torture. Fitrah was employed by a company that provided caddy services for private golf clubs. She was promised a monthly pay of RM450. But allegedly, the company failed to pay her salary for 18 months -- essentially from the time she entered the country and started working. She was also under 24-hour surveillance, 7 days a week...

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13 Jul

ZIFA were sucked into an international football scandal on Monday after it emerged they may have conspired to pass Monomotapa as the Zimbabwe national team for international friendly matches with Malaysia. Monomotapa failed to pitch up for a league match with Highway on Saturday after they left Zimbabwe without approval from the Premier Soccer League (PSL). Malaysia were scheduled to play Liberia in two international A-friendly matches but the FA of Malaysia (FAM) called off the games because the Liberians were not bringing their first team. An invitation was then extended to ZIFA who sent Monomotapa, with the FAM reportedly picking up the...

09:55 / International / Local / Sports
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12 Jul

Manchester United fans will get to see their idols in action when the team arrives this Friday. The Red Devils superstars will be attending an open training session at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on July 17 at about 5.30pm (tentative time and subject to changes). The session is open to fans who have the special training passes. Around 50,000 fans are expected to attend the training session. Julian Kam, CEO, ProEvents International Sdn Bhd said, “We would like to encourage fans to come early, to ensure they get to the stadium on time to catch the training.” The Red Devils will be...

09:07 / International / Local / Sports
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11 Jul

Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin said he does not intend to remain as Perak FA president forever and will quit when the time was right. Nizar said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir's call for him to resign as the president due to the financial situation of the association was unprofessional, especially as the head of a state."I had met Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) secretary general Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad last week and briefed him of my stand, position, resources and my limited financial resources to assist the association," he said in a statement He added...

08:33 / Local / Sports
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11 Jul

Bringing joy to thousands of fans on the other side of the world always makes Patrice Evra proud to be a Red. United return to Asia on Thursday for the first time since becoming world champions in Japan in December, and two years after a memorable pre-season trip to the Far East. Evra is looking forward to a similar experience this year." We have great memories of our last trip to Asia when we won the Club World Cup and it’s always a pleasure to go back," the defender told MUTV. "You feel like you are a pop star when you’re...

08:21 / Local / Sports
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