Building a local national team, with help from those abroad
SOMETHING hangs heavy over Malaysian football, like a curse.
The national team just achieved a breathtaking 4-0 demolition of Vietnam in the 2027 Asian Cup third-round qualifiers, but the celebrations are muted – or worse – turning into sneers.
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