Malaysia

Seventh heaven for JDT

JOHOR BARU (3 Oct 2020) – Johor Darul Ta’zim were crowned the CIMB Malaysia Super League 2020 champions last night following their comprehensive 4-1 win over Sabah at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. The crowning was their seventh in a row after picking up their inaugural title in 2014. Against the visiting Sabah side, JDT were…

Sathia-Selangor split

PETALING JAYA (22 Sept 2020) – Malaysian football giants Selangor have parted ways with head coach B. Sathiananthan. This follows the heavy 6-1 defeat Selangor suffered at the hands of Johor Darul Ta’zim in a Malaysia Super League tie on the weekend. “It is not right to use the word ‘rested’. I am a professional…

VAR set for AFC Champions League debut

KUALA LUMPUR (25 August 2020) – The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to ensure Asian refereeing continues to set new benchmarks was further underlined after it confirmed the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system from the Quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League – the first time that VAR will be introduced…

MSL restart postponed to 28 August

PETALING JAYA (19 August 2020) – Following the 22nd Board of Directors Meeting yesterday, the Malaysian Football League (MFL) have made the decision to amend the kick-off date for Liga Malaysia to 28 August 2020. MFL’s decision to update the calendar was made after considering various factors following the postponement of Asian qualifiers for the…