Foul!

As published in Malay Mail today HARESH SAYS By Haresh Deol FOR months they kept him in limbo. Datuk Ong Kim Swee was unsure of his future as his contract with Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) was due to end last month. Right after a forgettable outing at last year's Singapore SEA Games, many would have thought it would be the end of the road for the Malacca-born former international.  The Harimau Muda coach, however, remained bullish he was still the best man to coach the senior team. On Monday, the national body named Ong as the new national football coach. He was handed a two-year contract.  It was a dream come true for the 45-year-old who had, on many occasions, declared publicly his desire to occupy the hot seat.  He replaced Dollah Salleh who quit after Harimau Malaya's humiliating 10-0 defeat against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — the worst loss ever recorded by the national team.  Last year was a dark period for Ma...

KENYATAAN AKHBAR RASMI PERSATUAN BOLA SEPAK SELANGOR BERHUBING KES SAFEE SALI KUALA LUMPUR, 21 Nov 2013: Persatuan Bola Sepak Selangor (FAS) hari ini mengucapkan selamat maju jaya kepada Safee Sali yang memutuskan untuk kekal bersama Johor Darul Takzim meski pun sudah menyatakan persetujuan awal kembali kepangkuan Gergasi Merah Kuning, dua minggu lalu. Biar pun kecewa dengan tindakan Safee membuat pusingan U itu, Timbalan Presiden FAS, Datuk Abdul Mokhtar Ahmad, berkata beliau memahami scenario bola sepak tempatan hari ini. “Dalam pertemuan saya dengan Safee, dia bersetuju kembali ke Selangor dengan gaji bulanan yang dipersetujui kedua-dua pihak. “Semasa Safee bertemu saya pertama kali, Safee telah menyatakan kekecewaan beliau disebabkan beliau harus bermain di dalam Liga Perdana jika kekal bersama Johor untuk musim baru. “Di atas faktor tersebut, Safee hendak kembali ke Selangor dan kami dengan hati terbuka menerima beliau.” “Jumlah yang dipersetujui ten...

Selangor having failed in their ‘mission 33’ to wrest the Malaysia Cup after last winning it in 2005, have not wasted any time in preparing for the new season. They have already signed former Selangor player Mehmet Durakovic as head coach, after having failed to secure B. Satianathan. FA of Selangor deputy president Datuk Mokhtar Ahmad confi rmed the appointment of Australian Durakovic earlier this week and also disclosed he will be bringing two players with him — a midfi elder and defender. Mokhtar said talks have also been held with national striker Safee Sali while they are also on the lookout for a goalkeeper coach. The three goalkeeper coaches in the race are former Selangor and Czech World Cup custodian, Karel Stromsik, former national goalkeepers Khairul Azman Mohamed, currently with Johor Darul Takzim and Selangor’s Azilsham Ibrahim, now with Pahang.   “Safee has indicated his interest in playing for Selangor, but he will have to sort out his status with JDT a...