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On paper, Argentina was unlikely to lose to Egypt in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Even after the narrow escape from Cape Verde, a country very few knew existed but gave Messi a run for his money, the favourite was Argentina against the Pharoah. The Egyptians possess one transcendent player – Mohamed Salah – who […]
... written on Jul 09 2026You don’t actually have to win your match to reach the knockout stage at the FIFA World Cup. At a time when Asian soccer giant South Korea failed to make it, a tiny island with the same population as Maldives but few people knew existed stunningly made it through – without winning a single match. […]
... written on Jun 28 2026Caught with his pants down lying through his teeth, disgraced Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution is nowhere to be found. Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, meanwhile, has proven to be a quick learner in “tai-chi”, arguing that she does not have the power to sack officials of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) over a document forgery scandal, […]
... written on Nov 22 2025On March 20, 2025, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) submitted two names to FIFA for eligibility to play for Malaysia – Gabriel Palmero andHector Hevel. Coincidentally and amusingly, both players’ ancestors were born in Malacca. Palmero’s supporting birth certificate showed his grandmother was born in Malacca on May 17, 1956, while Hevel’s grandfather was […]
... written on Nov 08 2025When FIFA President Gianni Infantino attended the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in October 2025, there were concerns of hanky-panky, which might lead to a successful (or a partial successful) appeal by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) following an embarrassing document forgery scandal that has rocked Malaysian football. The timing and purpose had aroused suspicion. […]
... written on Nov 05 2025Despite Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s defiance that all foreign players were granted citizenship after a very rigorous process, the scandal involving the fabrication of birth certificates for seven foreign football players so that they can represent Malaysia isn’t going away. Worse, it is turning the heat on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government. […]
... written on Oct 14 2025When seven out of 11 football (soccer) players in your national team do not resemble local ethnics – Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan or Iban – it already smells fishy. And it screams “cheating” when they were actually imported foreign-born players passed off as Malaysian footballers. It becomes a scandal – even a national embarrassment – […]
... written on Oct 08 2025At the age of 17 years and 131 days, Quan Hongchan becomes the youngest triple-gold medalist in China’s Olympic history – breaking the record held by another diving star Fu Mingxia (17 years and 350 days). While Quan was only the second-youngest Chinese diver to win an Olympic gold medal (the youngest was 12-year-old Fu […]
... written on Aug 22 2024For 64 years since the men’s 4×100 metres medley relay was introduced at the 1960 Rome Games, the United States swimmers had never lost even once – till now. The only time it did not win gold in the event was when the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. On final day Sunday (August 4), however, […]
... written on Aug 13 2024Malaysia is being offered £100 million pounds to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. That looks like a jackpot given on a silver platter. Even the Taylor Swift’s just concluded exclusive concert in Singapore in the Southeast Asian leg of her Eras Tour looked lame compared to this international sports event involving 74 Commonwealth nations and […]
... written on Mar 16 2024
