Former FIFA World Cup venue security officer Datuk Dell Akhbar Khan says the actions of fans sitting at stairways, and pointing laser beams during the AFF Cup semifinal clash at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday, were in violation of safety regulations.
Pele dies at 82. As Malaysians wake up to the devastating news, tributes from athletes, politicians, and celebrities pour in; honouring the life of the “king of football”.
The World Cup in Qatar has ended. Yet, there are those who don’t seem to understand Qatari hospitality, and overlook the esprit de corps the football tournament offered, writes Ayu Musa Kamal, who was in Doha for the action.
Soleen Al-Zoubi has a lot on her plate. It is certainly a Herculean task for the national women’s head coach and head of the women’s football unit at the FA of Malaysia. She will have to play Wonder Woman – minus the glam, pomp, and superpowers.
All eyes are on Soleen Al-Zoubi, the new national women’s football coach and head of the women’s football unit at the FA of Malaysia. While she comes with much passion, there has to be a commitment, and a lack of outside interference, if the Jordanian is to have an impact in changing the game in Malaysia.
A series of arrests were made by Royal Malaysia Police in recent days following a nationwide crackdown on football gambling activities in conjunction with the FIFA World Cup 2022. Details of the modus operandi of the bookies remain sketchy, as bets are expected to rise in days to come.
KL Kopites president Sashidaran Nair spent nine days in Qatar to witness the World Cup, bringing back priceless memories of a “well-organised tournament”.
Argentina is still tipped to top Group C despite its humiliating 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup.
In the wake of Qi Group’s decision to put Petaling Jaya City Football Club (PJ City FC) up for sale, Muhammad Yunus Zakariah wonders how much should the club’s price tag be, and how is the value derived.
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Watching a live football match in Singapore is one of the last remaining outlets where you can truly let loose and be ‘emotional’ without being judged, writes Singapore-based event organiser Rasvinder Singh.
Newcastle is the richest club in the world following a takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund 13 months ago. Yet, the Magpies are in the top four of the English Premier League partly due to players who were there before the new owners.
Aston Villa has a small but dedicated bunch of fans in Malaysia. Its local fan club president, Yazeer Sivori Seranna Mohd Ikhas, says the upside to supporting a ‘smaller’ team is that no one makes fun of them when the club loses.
