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Haresh Says as published in The Malay Mail today We sat at a regular mamak restaurant in Bukit Jalil, drinking teh-o as a camera crew of three stood in front of us. It was a typical setting of football show Bola@Mamak which, sadly, is no longer aired over Astro Supersport. There was an episode where I sat next to former KL player Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel and another guest jokingly referred to him as a 'professional injured footballer'. Stanley featured for India’s Sporting Clube de Goa and MyTeam. He is still itching to get back on the field but a long knee injury has seen him taking up a new role — as a pundit and a match commentator. Stanley is not alone. Newly appointed T-Team assistant coach Azlan Johar, who once coached KL Malay Mail thanks to an offer made by then team manager Tony Mariadass, made his name as a pundit and commentator for Astro Arena over the years. During the recent Malaysia-FC Barcelona match, Kelantan coach Bojan Hodak provi...

Before we continue with the debate of Malaysians playing in Europe, Foul! would like to extend our sincere condolences to Khairul Fahmi Che Mat and his family after his younger brother Amirul Izzat passed away yesterday. Back to business. Stanley Bernard Samuel is not an import player - as once published by a local daily. He is a Puchong lad who started honing his football skills at the KLFA Academy and sent on to play for the city team followed by the now defunct MyTeam. He then tried his luck and got a place with India's Sporting Clube de Goa. Some people claim the standards in India is not great after all but do remember their national team managed a 1-1 draw followed by a 3-2 win against K.Rajagobal's lads recently. And Stanley has called on his fellow peers to forget about Europe and start conquering Asia instead. Look at the Middle Eastern teams, Japan and Korea. Read more in today's Mailsport . HD says: KL will play Armed Forces in a friendly match at the KLFA Acad...