02 Aug

ONE wonders if FAM Competitions Committee Chairman, Datuk Che Mat Jusoh is aware of what Young Tigers are made of? First of all, Young Tigers are a professional team and not an amateur team as claimed by certain quarters, maybe one is not aware of the difference between a professional and an amateur team. The 28 players in the Young Tigers squad are all contracted for 2 years and players are paid salaries around RM 4500.00 excluding of match bonuses and all players are fully sponsored by Nike. The Young Tigers are provided with accommodation and meals at Wisma FAM, and they...

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21 Jul

WHILE National Under-23 coach K.Rajagopal says that Malaysia target for this SEA Games should be qualifying for the second round, but FAM Deputy President Datuk Redzuan Sheikh Ahmad said that winning the "GOLD MEDAL" for the Under-23 team is the target. Sometime I wonder if FAM knows what they are talking aboout. These are the same people who placed target for B.Sathianathan and what was the result? These are the same people who spoke about Key Performance Indicators (KPI'S), improvement of FIFA ranking, video analysis. Where has all that gone too now ? A special committee was created the National Team Management Committee,...

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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...

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06 Jul

THE Sports Minister has have given green light for athletes to travel, which means FAM can surely take the cue and organise the Merdeka Tournament which is schedueld for next month. I was told the actual reason for the cancelatation has nothing to do with the Influenza A virus. It's FAM's financial standing has contracted the H1N1 Virus. While FAM President Sultan Ahmad Shah, has always claimed that the national association has strong financial support, the recent activities in the building, does not justify that statement. According to a realiable source, sometime in October 2008 certain amount money was taken out from...

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29 Jun

The Malaysian League, now in the doldrums, needs to pull back its fans as the sport did in its earlier days being a big public entertainment draw, said 'Football King' Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat. He said as entertainment it needed icons or idols and stars like the late Mokhtar Dahari who was very much respected and idolised by football fans."Fans do not want to see just one level of skills and ability in the league, there need to be stars even if such stars are in a defensive position," the national football legend told Bernama Saturday. Abdul Ghani said this when asked...

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24 Jun

Listen to the flip flop press conference that was held on February 1st, 2009, all the decisions that was made on that day during the council meeting, has not been carried out .. that is how pathetic FAM is. But then again are we suprise. The Asian Cup debacle report was not even sent to the Cabinet Committee for Sports, so who are we kidding here ! 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0br5-toREg&NR=1 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pksnKhJ_1rU&feature=related After every council meeting only annoucements are made, all talk but no action. !...

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22 Jun

Somehow I think the FAM President, is not aware of what has transpired during "Sessi Perbincangan" that was conducted last October at the National Sports Council. Close to 80 Individuals attended this two day session which was chaired by Datuk Che Mat Jusoh. A total of 15 resolutions was passed and presented to the EXCO two months later. So I dont understand what is Datuk Redzuan talking about.. can some one enlighten me, either the Sultan is misinformed or Redzuan is not aware of the decision or even the proposal given by the competitions committee. It is also learnt that the Malaysian...

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21 Jun

The government will study the contribution of the sports industry to the economy especially after hundreds of millions of ringgit had been spent on sportS development, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said today. He said right now the industry was seen more as a field to generate good health and glory. "We don't know how much the industry has contributed to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) because we don't have the guidelines and data about that," he told reporters after attending the National Fitness Month 2009 celebration, here. He said it was high time for the sports industry to...

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15 Jun

The National Under-23 squad edged the Indonesian national Under-23 side 1-0 in a friendly match at the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) Stadium in Cheras on Saturday. Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak was the toast of the national side after scoring the only goal of the match in the 41st minute with a powerful strike from inside the penalty box. The squad under coach K. Rajagobal had a number of chances to extend the lead but the strikers were guilty of missing some good opportunities, especially Mohd Shakir Md Ali who had three golden chances in the last five minutes. The Indonesian side...

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11 Jun

The Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) Disciplinary Board (DB) let Kelantan FA president Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Perlis coach Irfan Bakti and KL PLUS coach Mat Zan Mat Aris off the hook, with just a stern warning, due to lack of concrete evidence. FAM Disciplinary Board chairman Kamaruddin Abdullah who emerged after a four-hour meeting here Thursday said the board could not charge the three for breach of the FAM's code of conduct due to a lack of concrete evidence. "We are concerned when the president of an FA or club speak out on policy matters because there are rules and regulations...

08:46 / Local / Sports
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