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Ghaz Ramli (left) and Perak FA general secretary Ahmad Shahrul Azhar Sofian at the Perak FA office two weeks ago. If you are friends of Ghaz Ramli on Facebook, you would be wondering why is this Ipoh-born (now based in Perth) meeting football officials? The Perth Glory FC membership sales and service manager was in Malaysia for several days two weeks ago as he was seen in Kuantan, Ipoh and Kuala Lumpur. So I asked this former Malay Mail colleague of mine what was he up to. "I want to help professionalise fans," was his reply. Say what? Ghaz, who was a reporter before venturing into public relations and later settled down in Perth, believes his four seasons with Perth Glory will help M-League teams engage and service loyal fans. "When I was a reporter, I saw how the media was treated and I felt service to media personnel could be better. "So I quit and ventured into public relations and was able to service media personnel better. "I decided t...

It is amazing how football in Australia has grown. A country, best known for rugby, cricket and Aussie rules football, Australia has made a name for itself in the region and produced talents for major football leagues around the world including the English Premier League. One man who is in the thick of the A-League action is former Malay Mail sports journalist Ghaz Ramli (pic) . After his stint with Malay Mail, having covered the 2005 and 2007 Sea Games he moved to public relations. His clients include IMG, Federation Internationale de 'lAutomobile (FIA), Sepang International Circuit (SIC), PUMA, International Rugby Board (IRB) and Union Cycling Internationale (UCI), among others. Ghaz moved to Perth, Australia several years back and is now the membership, ticketing and events manager for Australian club Perth Glory. We met recently, during his short trip back, as we compared how the A-League and football are run in Australia and Malaysia. “The A-Lea...