Malaysia
PETALING JAYA (3 Feb 2016) – ‘Harimau Malaysia’ will be the new name of the Malaysian football team – following the announcement by the FA of Malaysia (FAM) yesterday. The team was previously known as Harimau Malaya, which was initially coined by then Indonesian President Sukarno to describe the devastating skills of the late Malaysian…
JOHOR BARU (24 Jan 2016) – The new stadium for Malaysian Super League squad Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), reportedly to be built in Nusajaya, is expected to be completed in one and a half years. JDT club owner Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim said he was informed on the matter by a leading company which would…
PETALING JAYA (18 Jan 2016) – Malaysian interim coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee have been elevated to the full-time hot seat in Malaysian football when he was announced as the new head coach this afternoon at Wisma FAM. The shortlisted candidates for the top job were Kim Swee, former Sarawak coach Robert Alberts and also…
JOHOR BARU (15 Jan 2016) – Within a week Johor Darul Takzim’s coffers have swelled to RM100 million and more is expected before the M-League season kicks off next month. The Southern Tigers received a massive financial boost when club owner and Royal Patron Brigadier General Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim matched his father’s donation of…
JOHOR BARU (11 Jan 2016) – The Johor FA have appointed their former player, Alistair Edwards of Australia, as Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) Sporting Director with immediate effect, starting Sunday. Johor FA through the JDT official Facebook page, the Southern Tigers said the former Australian international who played for Johor in 1991-1992 will be tasked…
PETLING JAYA (5 Jan 2016) – The FA of Malaysia (FAM) are expected to announce the name of their new head coach by the end of the month. FAM deputy president Datuk Abdul Mokhtar Ahmad revealed that FAM’s Selection Panel was in the midst of shortlisting the candidates for the post currently held interim by…