31 Jan

TOMORROW'S FA of Malaysia (FAM) exco meeting should, based on president Sultan Ahmad Shah's promise last week, result in some drastic decisions. The unfit national team's 5-0 loss to the United Arab Emirates in an Asian Cup qualifier two weeks was the last straw for Sultan Ahmad Shah and fed-up of being taken advantage of, he promised that he would speak his mind from now on. Such is the anger with local football that many have even called for Sultan Ahmad Shah, at the helm for 25 years now, to step down. While that may satisfy some, Sultan Ahmad Shah's departure...

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24 Jan

DON'T just blame us is the cry from several national players in the aftermath of the 5-0 thrashing by the United Arab Emirates in an Asian Cup qualifier on Wednesday. The system, said the players, is equally to blame as they are all products of a league that is simply not competitive enough to produce a strong national team. "We must first accept that the Malaysian Super League (MSL) is not as competitive as the Japan or Korean leagues," said national skipper Shukor Adan yesterday. "We lost to UAE, who have played in the World Cup before. What have we...

04:19 / Local / Sports
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23 Jan

HE is under fire but national coach B. Sathianathan is not backing away from his criticism of the M-League. His "M-League is no football" statement has irked many in the FA of Malaysia but Sathianathan, who could well lose his job, made no apologies in the aftermath of Malaysia's 5-0 thrashing by the United Arab Emirates in an Asian Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Sathianathan did, though, try to explain his real reason for the remark. "When I said that M-League is no football, I meant that teams and coaches must demand more from the players. We (the national team) can't...

04:09 / Local / Sports
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20 Jan

BARRING objections, K. Rajagopal is set to be given the responsibility of guiding the national Under-23 football team for the Laos Sea Games in December. The recommendation for Rajagopal to be given the job will be made by the technical sub-committee the FA of Malaysia formed following the senior team's failure to make the Asean Championship semi-finals last month. There were 10 applicants for the post, including former Thailand and Indonesia national Peter Withe and UPB-MyTeam's Boyan Hodak, but Rajagopal's familiarity with the the players saw him getting the support of the sub-committee and the national team management committee has to...

04:03 / Local / Sports
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