Foul!

Some footballers earn big bucks, shaming the salaries of General Managers and CEOs. Most don't. All footballers are exposed to injuries. Apparently, Malaysian footballers are left to fend on their own when such an episode occurs. Some have the luxury of getting the state association to sort their medical bills out while a handful are lucky to get the FA to sort out their rehabilitation process. Nevertheless, several footballers admitted they are left to fend for their own most of the time - from meeting the doctors to their rehabilitation exercise. "We have to fork out our own money bro...." they claim. What happened to insurance or even the Social Security Organisation (Sosco)? Don't the FAs insure or pay the Sosco of their employees?  Nevertheless, being footballers - shouldn't they take it up upon themselves to get their own personal insurances and ensure they are not ignorant of such claims (Sosco included) as they are prone to injuries? Should t...

Let's look at some of the headlines; BBC : Former England striker Les Ferdinand says the Football Association let black players down by failing to suspend John Terry for more than four games. Daily Mail : Roberto Di Matteo has vowed Chelsea would adhere to any rule change that would see players sacked for racist abuse. Left Foot Forward : Time for MPs to take action on racism in football – and for journalists to step up as wel l. ESPN : Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has welcomed the statement released this week by Rio and Anton Ferdinand regarding their stance on racism in football. Sports Illustrated : Serbia has suspended two of its under-21 players and two coaches for their involvement in a brawl with England players during a match that triggered allegations of racism. Al Jazeera: Enough is enough: Time to end racism in football. What is your stand? Pic taken from UNISON Northwest. HD says: There is no place for racism. Period.