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Who cares if Ong Kim Swee has taken the Olympic team to the final stage after a really long time? Fact remains, Kim Swee will certainly feel the heat if he fails to defend the Sea Games title in Jakarta next month. Kim Swee's dilemma was written here. But nothing was done to help him in his cause. The stakeholders, who excel well in hogging the limelight and stamping their faces in front of the cameras, demand Kim Swee's lads win the gold medal. Realistically, going beyond the Group stage will be a bonus as we are roped with Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. Indonesia are playing host and have every reason to hunger for the title. Thailand would like to show to the region they are back while Singapore had recently defeated Malaysia and would like to prove their youngsters can do the same. Cambodia, meanwhile, are no pushovers. Kim Swee's lads managed a 4-1 win against Laos in a friendly match yesterday. But Laos were leading 1-0 at half time. Nevertheless, all ...

Negeri Sembilan won the Malaysia Cup 2011 final after edging Terengganu 2-1 in the final at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. Here are the highlights. Abdul Manaf Mamat (Tganu): Despite being closely monitored by the Negeri Sembilan defenders, Abdul Manaf managed to show his brilliance not once but twice in both halves. He managed to dribble past three players before trying a shot a goal only for the top post to come. In the second half, Manaf dribbled against several players before passing to Ashaari Samsudin who then scored the goal. S.Kunalan (Negeri Sembilan): He was nippy as always but his passes and shots at goal were disappointing. Yet Kunalan had plenty of reason to celebrate when Teregganu goalkeeper Sharbinee Allawee fumbled to catch an easy free kick shot by Kunalan. It was a perfect Deepavali gift for Kunalan. Hairuddin Omar (Negeri Sembilan): The seasoned hitman has appeared in three Malaysia Cup finals and scores in all three. Scoring against the Turtles was not easy for ...

Latest (11.02pm): Negri Sembilan staged a come back to edge Terengganu 2-1 in the Malaysia Cup final at the Shah Alam Stadium. ----- Let's study the scenarios below. 1) Bukan sengaja mahu mencipta alasan, sebaliknya kos membaiki permukaan padang menjadi punca utama Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) terpaksa meletakkan harga tiket kepada RM 50 bagi semua tempat duduk untuk aksi final Piala Malaysia esok. - Utusan Malaysia 2) Kutipan tiket bukan 100 peratus milik FAM sebaliknya akan diagihkan kepada Persatuan Bola Sepak Negeri Sembilan dan Terengganu yang beraksi pada perlawanan akhir itu selain pelbagai perbelanjaan lain. - Harian Metro 3) He (FAM general secretary Azzudin Ahmad) said the issue on the ticket price being too high did not arise as it has been agreed to by the football associations of both states. - Bernama Now let's look into these details 1) FAM will first collect between RM450,000 to RM500,000 as levy followed by 30 percent of the remaining money from...

LATEST (9.23am): The FAM website cannot be viewed. ---- LATEST (1.53am): Got this from twitter - PhilipGolingai Philip Golingai @ pearllee22 they also splashed red paint outside fam office. if targets were different it could have caused race riot. 14 minutes ago ------ It looks like the fans have taken matters into their own hands. Unhappy with the pricing of the Malaysia Cup final ticket (RM50 each), the FA of Malaysia website has been hacked. It remains unclear when the website was altered. The FAM logo has been changed while the words posted on the website are as below; "So hang ckp ni negara demokrasi eh? So kami tak puas kami godam ja.. Don`t blame us sh*thead u ask for it dlm suratkhabar ni. Penyokong bebas buat apex2 je Wahai FAM si kapitalis anjink!! Anda sentuh jiwa, kami hancurkan poket anda. Kami mampu buat lebih lagi daripada ini. Kami mahu ranking naik dan harga tiket turun, bukan ranking t...

As I was munching on some muruku while watching Enthiran on RTM2, I received not one but a handful of phone calls regarding the SEA Games flag handing ceremony next week. After exchanging Diwali greetings, I was told Mesuma Sdn Bhd will not be invited to hand out mementos to the VIPs during the ceremony. The ceremony is hosted by the National Sports Council (NSC). FYI, the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) -the main body when it comes to major multi-event Games including the SEA Games - used to host such events. We all know about the soured relationship between Mesuma and NSC. To refresh one's memory, read here . Note that Mesuma remains as the official attire for OCM. All athletes - especially the national bowlers - will don Mesuma's attire during the SEA Games. Yet they aren't invited? But I guess you don't invite the baker of your cake to your birthday party eh? The picture above shows Mesuma's Maya Heng - flanked by the respective officials donning Mesuma atti...

UPDATE (1.26pm): This was twitted to me some 20mins ago. slickryck azryck @ HareshDeol mmg la mahal, tp skali skala, x masuk final bising, dah masuk bagi alasan, kata penyokong tegar, setahun skali jang oi!! 20 minutes ago --------- DEKLARASI PIALA MALAYSIA 2011 Salam 1 Malaysia , Satu ketetapan telah disepakati oleh kami Kelab E-Penyokong Bolasepak Negeri Sembilan (N9FUTBOL.COM) sebagai peneraju kelab penyokong bolasepak di Negeri Sembilan bahawa kami akan melancarkan kempen : “ SOKONGAN PADU TIDAK BERBELAH BAHAGI DARI LUAR STADIUM KEPADA SKUAD HOBIN JANG HOBIN ” Ketetapan ini terpaksa diambil oleh kami kerana komitmen kami yang tinggi dalam menyokong pasukan kesayangan kami yang akan bermain pada perlawanan akhir Piala Malaysia 2011 pada 29 Oktober 2011 ini seolah-olah telah diragut dengan ketetapan pihak FAM sebagai bad...

May the festival of lights bring joy and happiness to all those celebrating Diwali. Have a blessed day ahead.