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As published in Mailsport today By Haresh Deol haresh@mmail.com.my KUALA LUMPUR — Its anti-hooliganism campaign has clearly failed as the FA of Malaysia (FAM) wants to introduce tough penalties including forcing teams to play in empty stadiums to combat rioting on the stands. FAM general secretary Datuk Hamidin Amin said the Kuala Terengganu incident last Saturday had dented efforts to educate supporters about respect and sportsmanship and it was high time tough decisions were made. Fans went wild at the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium as they torched an ambulance and destroyed a police vehicle after referee Amirul Izwan Yaacob disallowed a goal by the home team in the FA Cup return leg semifinal, allowing LionsXII to play Kelantan in Saturday’s final. “We are tired of talking and must make a stand now. We cannot tolerate violence and must put an end to this,” said Hamidin. “There are provisions for the disciplinary committee to instruct teams to play in empty st...

Five men have been arrested for alleged rioting involving some 2,000 people following the Sarawak-Perak Malaysia Cup match on Saturday which left several police vehicles damaged and dozens of people, including five policemen, injured.  Read more here . Sarawak's Social Development Minister Tan Sri William Mawan has blamed police for the woeful crowd control that led to rioting , as reported here . Perak Football Association refuted claims that Perak supporters were involved the riot at the State Stadium in Kuching, as seen here . During an earlier match, five Sarawak supporters from the group ‘GB13’ were allegedly assaulted outside the compound of Stadium Perak on Wednesday night, according to fan accounts and video on social media. According to one of the victims, Hifadhi Fatha Sarbini, 22, a Sarawakian working in Ampang, they were about to leave the stadium peacefully when one of the alleged attackers was seen shouting profanities and racial abuse at them in ...