Foul!

Fifa's disciplinary committee will most likely discuss about the Malaysia-Singapore pre-World Cup (Round 2, return leg) match held at Bukit Jalil two months ago during its meeting next Tuesday. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) disciplinary committee, meanwhile, studied the incident during its meeting on August 15 . From the Sidelines reveals all this and more in today's Mailsport . HD says: Sigh!

That's the reaction I get from most of the footballers, I kid you not. Two years since the launch of the Professional Footballers' Association of Malaysia (PFAM) and no one knows what its' real functions are. I bet former Mailsport editor Tony Mariadass, who wrote a skeptical piece on PFAM back then, is having the last laugh. But it's no laughing matter for the players. They do not have a single entity representing them, safeguarding their interest. All this and more in today's From the Sidelines . HD says: Sigh.

1. In 1991 Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar was slapped with a 3 year ban for questioning a referee's credibility. 2. In 2009 Reduan Abdullah was handed a 12 month ban for questioning the fitness levels of players in the M-League and hitting at FA of Malaysia. 3. In 2010, B.Satianathan was given a 6 month suspension for questioning the fixture involving T-Team and Perlis. 4. In 2010, Selangor defender Khairul Annuar Baharom heat-butts Haris Safwan of T-Team and walks away with a 3 game ban. From the Sidelines today speaks about the predicament faced by five Perak players suspended after supposedly "menyerang" a referee during a game against Sabah in May. It's called Blind Justice . HD says: Justice may be blind, but it can see in the dark.

Ah parents. Some are fun, some are over-protective. Some can get annoying. But they are parents and we love them no matter what. Nevertheless, there is a need for parents to realise - their children have wants and needs too. From the Sidelines today speaks about Parenting gone wrong . I'm no parenting expert but I hope my children - if I have any - will enjoy life to the fullest. The foot note to my column was surprisingly missing from the online version. It read: Haresh Deol is a Senior Journalist with The Malay Mail. He vows to teach his children how to climb trees, swim in a river and play bare footed on a field in the name of fun. He blogs at www.hareshdeol.blogspot.com and receives brickbats at haresh@mmail.com.my On another note, Wilson Raj Perumal is sentenced to two years in prison . HD says: Life's all about having fun.