Foul!

The Malaysia Cup drama has started, even before its kick off tonight. Former Singapore international Fandi Ahmad ( pic ) submitted his resignation letter as the Southern Tigers team manager on Saturday. His decision was accepted by the Johor FA. What led to Fandi quitting the team? Was he slighted after he was removed as coach? Did he have actual say in the team? Fandi said he has "no regrets" leaving the team and did not rule out the possibility of coaching another Malaysian team in the future, as reported in Mailsport today. Meanwhile, here is the history of the Malaysia Cup and the list of past winner. While Fandi leaves, former minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil ( pic below ) returns to Putrajaya as she is set to be appointed as a special adviser to Prime Minister Najib Razak. She made a similar return during former Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's tenure in office. Apparently, "tawar hati" with The Malay Mail Online's headline which rea...

KENYATAAN MEDIA PERSATUAN BOLASEPAK NEGERI JOHOR BERTARIKH 2HB OGOS 2013 Persatuan Bolasepak Negeri Johor ingin mengumumkan bahawa saudara Fandi Ahmad masih berkhidmat sebagai pegawai dalam PBNJ. Buat masa kini, Fandi berkhidmat sebagai pengurus pasukan Johor Darul Takzim. Perkembangan ini bukan berpunca daripada kedudukan pasukan JDT musim ini, yang boleh dikatakan membanggakan, memandangkan ianya tahun pertama penyertaan pasukan JDT dalam arena bolasepak Malaysia di peringkat tertinggi, mara ke peringkat akhir Piala FA dan muncul tempat ketiga dalam saingan Liga Super. PBNJ mengambil langkah melantik Cesar Ferrndo sebagai pengurus pasukan dan ketua jurulatih yang baru bertujuan untuk memperkenalkan pendekatan teknikal yang berbeza dan memupuk perubahan mentaliti positif dan meningkatkan ilmu pengetahuan di kalangan pemain. PBNJ juga ingin mengambil peluang ini untuk mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi terima kasih dan penghargaan terhadap segala sumbangan dan usaha saudara Fandi Ahmad bagi m...

Discipline, dedication and integrity. Johor FA president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim believes those are the three key ingredients that will ensure the success of southern teams Johor and Johor United. For the record, Super League outfit Johor FC will now play as Johor while the Premier League Johor FA team will be known as Johor United next season. Fandi Ahmad will play team manager cum chief coach for Johor with Ismail Ibrahim as coach. Azmi Mohamed, meanwhile, is the coach for Johor United. Among the players that will don the colours of Johor next year include former Spain national player Daniel Guiza ( pic ), Norshahrul Idlan Talaha, Muslim Ahmad and the Abdul Radzak twins -Aidil Zafuan and Zaquan Adha. The unification of both teams was expected based on my meeting with the Johor prince in March as seen here . It will be interesting to note Johor and Johor United's progression in their respective leagues. Johor FC were placed ninth in the Super League while Johor F...