The Malaysian Insider :: Sports
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| Abolish Article 88 to revive glory days, FAM told Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:37 AM PDT Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub (BN-Machang)today told parliament that to revive the glory days of Malaysian football, when the national team qualified for the 1972 Munich Olympics and 1980 Moscow Olympics, FAM's Article 88 must be abolished. Ahmad Jazlan also said Malaysia was once a powerhouse in football at regional level and even in Asia but now are in fifth spot even at Asean level, behind Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Myanmar when the latest FIFA rankings was released. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Article 88 forbids officials, coaches and players from criticizing the administration and policies of the FAM is hindering football development, he told Parliamant.Ahmad Jazlan said the enforcement of FAM's Article 88 Statute has resulted in a drop in the quality and success of football in the country. "We know that the development and success of football is the responsibility of the FAM but when the quality of football which is a sport loved by the people drops, it is my duty to bring it to the attention of the Dewan." "I want to ask the Sports Commissioner: "Isn't it relevant for the Sports Commissioner's office to take stock of what was happening in the FAM, especially in the enforcement of Article 88, and question its existence," he asked when speaking during the debate on the royal address in the Dewan Rakyat. A number of leading football personalities, including Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim who is the president of the Johor FA, FAM deputy president Tan Sri Annuar Musa (Kelantan FA president) and Perlis FA president Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, were suspended and fined for allegedly violating Article 88. "For the love of football, don't tell me that someone cannot even speak out because it was merely for the good of the association and football, not for their own benefit," he said. - Bernama, July 4, 2013. |
| Kuban sign French veteran Cisse Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:59 AM PDT
The 31-year-old striker's contract has an option of a one-year extension. No financial details of the deal were disclosed. Last month Cisse parted company with QPR, relegated to the English Championship, "by mutual consent". Cisse, who collected 41 caps and scored nine goals for France, said he was happy to join the Russian top flight side. "I talked to Samuel Eto'o and Florent Sinama-Pongolle, who both have experience of playing in Russia, before I agreed to join Kuban.," he said. "They told me that there's plenty of skilled and talented players in Russia and the overall level of the league has risen a great deal in recent years." Cisse has previously played for Auxerre and Marseille, English sides Liverpool, Sunderland and QPR, Italian Serie A outfit Lazio and Panathinaikos in Greece. Last season Kuban finished fifth in the Russian league to qualify the club from the southern city Krasnodar for the Europa League. - AFP, July 4, 2013. |
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