Foul!

As published in Mailsport today By Nicolas Anil and R. Loheswar  mmsports@mmail.com.my KUALA LUMPUR — It was a press conference to announce 21 players had not been paid salaries totalling RM4,397,000 but instead it revealed how Armed Forces made their players sign two contracts so they could pay less income tax,  Employees Provident Fund ( EPF) and  Social Security Organisation ( Socso). The official contract follows the rules and regulations  but the one with the club, said to be a mutual understanding between the Forces and the players meant they were under-declaring their income, thus affecting how much they contributed to EPF, income tax and Socso. The players were told they had no choice but to sign the club contracts and they greedily went along with the deception as they thought they could pocket the extra cash without repercussions. That backfired spectacularly as the 15 players have not been paid for six months till their contracts ...

As published in Mailsport today.   Comment by Nicolas Anil nicolas@mmail.com.my OUT of a job, in despair, and struggling to make ends meet. The joyous Christmas season is a stark contrast to the plight suffered by the Perlis players, who haven’t been paid for the last six months. The Perlis FA, along with the FA of Malaysia (FAM) have so far played dumb to the pleas of the players voiced through the Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia (PFAM).  PFAM chief executive officer Izham Ismail said both Perlis FA and FAM have kept mum even though they have been urged to act through various means.  “It has been more than two months since we sent our first letter asking for an explanation from Perlis FA, but have yet to hear from them. The players are suffering because of this. They’ve had to quit playing football altogether to support their families. Some have even sold their homes and cars just to make ends meet.” “The last they were paid was for June, but even...