sedang watching LION 12 vs Kelantan...

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FAM suspends 18 President Cup players

KUALA LUMPUR: Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) today banned 18 youth team players between two to five years while a former Negri Sembilan coach was given a life-time suspension for involvement in match-fixing.

Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah (second from right) answering questions from reporters after chairing FAM's exco meeting in Kuala Lumpur. NST pix by Yazit Razali
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Six players each from the 2011 Negri Sembilan, T-Team and Muar Municipal Council Under-21 President’s Cup squads were found to have been involved in illegal football activities relating to three figures who were charged with bribing players last year.

FAM began investigations into the President’s Cup players in December and the evidence and recommendation of action were finalised last month before being presented to the executive committee yesterday.

FAM deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said bribery in football is a serious matter and the association would not let up in hunting crooked players, coaches and officials with the assistance of enforcement authorities.

“This proves that we are serious about combating match-fixing. Let this be a lesson to all players, coaches and officials involved in FAM-sanctioned tournaments,” said Tengku Abdullah after chairing the executive committee meeting which endorsed the suspensions here today.

The bans mean the 18 players are barred from all official football related activities and their names, which will be made public on Wednesday after the necessary paperwork, will be circulated to all state affiliates and clubs.


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