09 Oct

HOW low can we go ? Malaysia U16 squad was humiliated 6-0 by Laos on Tuesday at the AFC U-16 qualifiers at McKellar Park in Canberra. Read here, this is indeed very embrassing for FAM and the country. Since when Laos started hammering Malaysia with such scoreline. I wonder what will FAM do now and I am quite puzzle that the FAM technical committee has not come up with concrete development plan. FAM what's happening ? Maybe they are waiting for another round of embrassement from Australia on October 10, then we will hear about speacial task force, KPI's being mentioned...

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08 Oct

Kelantan will take their foot off the pedal in their remaining two Malaysia Cup Group E matches. The Red Warriors have taken an unassailable lead in the group to qualify for the quarter-finals. And coach B. Sathianathan said that he would put the reserves to test against defending champions Kedah in Alor Setar on Saturday and against Armed Forces at home on Tuesday. “The senior players will take a break as they have accomplished the mission in the group competition,” said Sathianathan from Kota Baru yesterday. The former national coach added that it was now for the untested players to make the best...

07:46 / Local / Sports
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08 Oct

Malaysia finished as the runners-up to hosts Laos on goal difference in a four-nation pre-SEA Games football tournament, which ended in Vientiane on Tuesday. Malaysia, represented by players from the Harimau Muda (Under-19) and national Under-18 squads under coach Ong Kim Swee, had five points from a win and two draws. Thailand finished third on four points while Vietnam anchored the table on one point. In the opening game, Malaysia held Thailand 2-2 before chalking up a 3-1 win over Vietnam and playing Laos to a 1-1 draw. Six of the players in the team will feature in the tournament proper for Under-23 squads...

07:32 / Local / Sports
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07 Oct

FORMER Malaysia Cup star Dollah Kassim is still in critical condition after suffering a heart attack at Sunday's Sultan of Selangor Cup veterans game. A spokesperson for Tan Tock Seng Hospital said the 60-year-old remains unconscious, but his condition 'has not deteriorated yet'. Dollah, one of Singapore's most recognisable football legends, collapsed at half time after playing just 10 minutes of the first half for a Singapore Veterans side. He underwent an emergency angioplasty on Sunday night to clear up a blocked artery leading to his heart. Families and friends, including his son and daughter, are currently keeping vigil at the hospital. Said Dollah's former...

07:29 / Local / Sports
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07 Oct

Kelantan are the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup competition. The Red Warriors defeated Penang 2-1 at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru last night to take an unassailable lead in Group E with maximum points from four matches. Former national player Khalid Jamlus scored the first goal for Kelantan in the 43rd minute and current international Indra Putra Mahayuddin netted the winner in the 80th minute. Penang got their goal through S. Chanthuru in the 65th minute. Kelantan’s remaining two matches in the group are against defending champions Kedah and Armed Forces Read Eric Samuel's report here...

07:19 / Local / Sports
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07 Oct

Astro All Asia Networks plc has won the bid for the rights to broadcast the Barclays Premier League (BPL) for the next three seasons for about RM800mil, sources told StarBiz. The vendor of the BPL rights is Britain-based Football Association Premier League (FAPL). Over the last few weeks, a bidding war had erupted for the much-sought-after BPL rights, with Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and ESPN STAR Sports believed to have been involved. Despite emerging victorious, Astro will still have to grapple with how it is going to recoup the high fees it is paying for the rights, believed to be at least 50%...

05:24 / International / Local / Sports
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30 Sep

Kedah's dreams of defending their Malaysia Cup title are fast fading after failing to collect any points when they lost 0-1 to Kelantan at the Sultan Muhammed IV Stadium in Kota Baharu on Tuesday's night.Indra Putra Mahayuddin's clinical finishing in the 49th minute was good enough for Kelantan to take the lead in Group E with six points from two wins. Kedah only have one point which they earned from their draw with Armed Forces (ATM) in their opening match on Saturday.In the other Group E match tonight, ATM and Penang played to a 1-1 draw at the Selayang Stadium. Meanwhile, Negeri...

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27 Sep

Favourite teams Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Perlis began their Malaysia Cup campaign by winning their matches Saturday night.In Group D, Selangor collected three points after beating Sabah 1-0 at Kompleks Sukan Tawau. The only goal was scored by Mohd Safee Sali (26th min). Selangor, the FA Cup and Super League champions had to share top spot with PDRM which beat Kuala Muda NAZA 1-0 at Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Selayang.Malaysia Cup holders Kedah only managed a 1-1 draw with Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) in a Group E match at Stadium Darulaman, Alor Setar. Kedah opened scoring when Farizal Abu Bakar scored in...

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25 Sep

This story was written, when I was still with New Straits Times. Tengku Abdullah was brave enough to quit, now that Sultan Ahmad Shah has indicated to loose cannon read here that he would quit end of next year, it is probably the time for Tengku Abdullah to make a return. But the AFC Vice President needs to move with a new set of team if he wants to make any changes to Malaysian Football. Tengku Mahkota of Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said he decided to quit as deputy president of the FAM after considering the need for "new people" to...

04:52 / Local / Sports
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23 Sep

FIFA Development Officer Windsor John tendered his resignation last Friday. It is learnt that FIFA has accepted his resignation .Windsor took over the development office from Datuk Sri Paul Mony Samuel in 2004. Since then the FIFA DO office is known for its top notch workforce and efficiency in the FIFA family. While news has spread to member countries, It is also learnt that FAM President Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah might meet Windsor over the football development matters in the country. Windsor tagged as "EXPERT" in football matters in Asia, is also a perfect candidate to be hired as the CEO for...

04:49 / Local / Sports
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