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Persija Suspends Alfath Amidst Domestic Abuse Allegations
Persija Jakarta have suspended young defender Alfath Fathier for two months amidst allegations that he had domestically abused his wife Ratu Rizky Nabila. The suspension was done to allow Alfath to focus on his ongoing case as well as enabling Persija to distance themselves from the controversy surrounding their player. Ratu Rizky have accused Alfath of strangling her and beating her while she was pregnant with the newlyweds' child, prompting the singer to file for divorce. Not only that, it was alleged that Alfath had been unfaithful to his wife and even demanded Ratu Rizky to perform an abor...
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Indonesian Police: Liga 1 is Still Forbidden
Despite hinting that they might give the 2021 Liga 1 Indonesia season the green light, the Indonesian Police have reiterated their stance on Saturday that they will not allow the new season of Indonesian football to commence just yet. The Indonesian football season has been frozen out for almost a year after just three matchweeks into the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia and with the ever-increasing amount of cases, the Indonesian Police have thwarted any attempts from both the Football Federation of Indonesia (PSSI) and league operators PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) in res...
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Indonesian Police Ready to Give 2021 Liga 1 Season the Green Light
The fog of uncertainty surrounding the state of Indonesian football has been lifted slightly on Wednesday. The Indonesian Police have hinted on a webinar that they might give the 2021 Liga 1 Indonesia season the green light, should the Football Federation of Indonesia (PSSI) provide the police with enough confidence that they could hold the 2021 Indonesian football season safely within the ongoing pandemic. The webinar in question was titled "The Hope for Indonesian Sport Amidst the Pandemic," which was held on Wednesday by the Central Union of Indonesian Journalists. Among the webinar's speak...
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Bali United Loan Out Platje to De Graafschap
With the prospect of playing in the 2021 AFC Cup group stages in the horizon, Bali United have acted quickly and secured new contracts for their two key foreign players, Dutch striker Melvin Platje and Iraqi midfielder Brwa Nouri at the end of December. Since all Indonesian football competitions had been ground to a halt thanks to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Serdadu Tridatu will not take the field in any official matches until at least June 22nd, which marks the start of the AFC Cup group stages for teams in the ASEAN Zone. Realizing that their key players must get important game time b...
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Transportation Tycoon Has Sights on Arema
Malang-based transportation tycoon Gilang Widya Pramana has his sights set on acquiring shares in the region's top flight football club Arema FC. Having just showed off his newly-purchased private jet on Instagram, Gilang declares his interest in acquiring a stake of the Singo Edan. Born in the city of Probolinggo, around one and a half hour's drive away from Malang, 31-year old Gilang established the Juragan 99 Trans, a transportation company based in Malang that provides charter buses for organizations, schools, and tour groups. He's also one of the co-founders of cosmetics company MS Glow f...
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OFFICIAL: PSSI, Clubs Agree to Cancel 2020 Indonesian Football Season
The 2020 Indonesian football season has officially been cancelled by the Football Federation of Indonesia (PSSI) due to the ever-increasing cases of COVID-19 within Indonesia and the establishment of a Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB) within the islands of Java and Bali by the Indonesia central government. The decision was made on Wednesday in a meeting held by the PSSI's executive committee, with the federation having received inputs regarding the future of the 2020 season from Liga 1 and Liga 2 club owners in the days building up towards Wednesday's meeting. On January 15th, league oper...
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Persipura Suspends Activities Amidst Financial Uncertainties
Liga 1 Indonesia giants Persipura Jayapura have announced on Wednesday night that they will suspend all of their activities, with the club's players being dismissed until further notice. The move was taken due to the Mutiara Hitam's precarious financial position, as main sponsor Bank Papua have refused to pay out approximately 5 billion Rupiahs that Persipura needed to prepare themselves for the resumption of the 2020-21 season. The news came as a massive blow for Indonesian football as Persipura were to embark on their first continental adventure since 2015, with an AFC Cup play-off round app...
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Syahrian Abimanyu Switches Madura for Johor
Madura United's talented young midfielder Syahrian Abimanyu has agreed to join Liga Super Malaysia behemoths Johor Darul Ta'zim for the upcoming 2021 season, as announced by JDT's social media channels on Wednesday. Abimanyu's signing was first alluded by JDT club owner Tunku Ismail Idris on Monday, before it was made official on Wednesday with JDT's official social media posting photos of Abimanyu posing with a JDT scarf at the Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta. During Monday's unveiling of new signing Danial Amier from FELDA United, Tunku Ismail dropped hints about his club's intention of signing...
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Bhayangkara FC Relocate (Again), This Time to Solo
2017 Liga 1 Indonesia champions Bhayangkara FC has decided to up sticks yet again and relocate to a new city. Despite spending the past two years playing at their own stadium that is the PTIK Stadium in South Jakarta's University of Police Science, Bhayangkara, who are backed by the Indonesian Police, has decided to move to the Central Java city of Solo during the ongoing suspension of the 2020 Liga 1 season, seeking to establish themselves as the city's second club there. In an attempt to connect with the local supporters there, Bhayangkara subsequently rebrand themselves as Bhayangkara Solo ...
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