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Here's something for those who missed it. Wondering why the Singapore national football team have AirAsia printed on their jersey? The Malaysian low-cost carrier signed a three-year sponsorship deal worth RM4.59 million with the FA of Singapore on July 24, 2013.  Singapore football fans will also benefit from the sponsorship agreement, as AirAsia offers attractive travel packages for travelling fans supporting the team on away matches. The deal will last till May 31, 2016. Note: Pic from The New Paper . HD says: I bet Hariss Harun is scratching his head wondering why AirAsia is sponsoring the Singaporean national team and not the Malaysian team (sic).

"We need to rethink our participation in the S-League next season. "I will suggest to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) that we carefully consider this and instead go to either Slovakia or Brazil." Those were the words of Harimau Muda coach Ong Kim Swee ( pic ) at seen in Singapore's TODAY . I remember writing about the pros and cons of our youngsters participating in the S-League on June 29, 2011 as seen here . Sadly, my sole reason of starting this blog - for it to be an archive of all my stories - has taken a backseat for the urls linking to my old articles in The Malay Mail are "missing". But I do remember saying our team will be "exposed", adding the Singaporeans will learn more from us than we would from them. And slight over a year later, it has turned into a reality. No disrespect to the teams playing in the S-League but our Harimau Muda lads need a bigger platform and a different environment to push themselves ...

The FA of Malaysia (FAM) confirmed there have been on-going meetings and possible collaboration with their counterparts across the Causeway in a bid to weed out match-fixing for the 2012 M-League season. FAM vice president Hamidin Amin ( pic ) acknowledged the meetings but declined comment. This does not come as a surprise after a Singaporean bookie and a Malaysian coach was charged for match-fixing this year. Singapore's LionsXII will play in the Super League next season while the Harimau Muda A lads will play in the Republic. A Cambodian team will also play in the FA Cup. Meanwhile, the competition committee met at Wisma FAM yesterday and decided the following; 1. Incentives - grants and incentives totalling to RM5,167,762.23 have been credited to the participating clubs and state teams on December 28. - teams must prioritise their spending and ensure players are paid their wages, EPF, Socso and income taxes on time. -distribution of prize money for 2012 season as follows: Supe...