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Durakovic Leaves Bos Gaurus Post
With the kick-off of the 2021 Liga Super Malaysia season around the corner, Perak FC have made the decision to terminate the contract of their head coach Mehmet Durakovic. The 55-year old Australian departs the Bos Gaurus after four eventful years with the club, which saw them consistently finishing in the top half of the Liga Super table and even turning out in the AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs in 2019. Malaysian media have reported on Sunday that Perak's new management are mulling the decision to let Mehmet go before to the start of the 2021 season, with the Australian still cont...
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PSSI to Hold Menpora Cup?
An image leaked onto social media on Thursday indicates that the Football Federation of Indonesia (PSSI) are already working on preparations for the 2021 season, with the federation planning a pre-season tournament for all 18 Liga 1 Indonesia clubs and 2 Liga 2 Indonesia clubs. The tournament, called the Menpora Cup after the Indonesian Minister of Youth and Sports, is set to prepare teams for the upcoming 2021 season while at the same time providing the PSSI with an opportunity to test out their COVID-19-related health and safety protocols. Should things go according to plan, the 2021 Menpora...
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Sani Goes Bosnian with Sloboda Switch
Persita Tangerang defender Miftah Anwar Sani has became the latest Indonesian player to move abroad after signing a half-season contract with Bosnian top flight side Sloboda Tuzla on Tuesday. The former Badak Lampung player's free transfer meant that Sani will become the first Indonesian to play in the Bosnian league. Sani's move to Sloboda was announced in a press conference held by both the Bosnian Embassy in Indonesia and Sani's agent Aggy Eka Ressy. Both Aggy and Mehmed Halilovic, the Bosnian Ambassador in Indonesia, unveiled Sani's transfer by handing the defender a Sloboda home jersey, d...
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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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PSM Slapped with Registration Ban by FIFA
Liga 1 Indonesia giants PSM Makassar have been slapped with a lengthy registration ban by FIFA on Tuesday. This came after they failed to settle salary arrears with former player Giancarlo, with the ban meaning that PSM were unable to register new players in three transfer windows from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, league operators PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) are considering blocking any attempts from PSM to register for the upcoming 2021 Liga 1 season until they've settled their issue with Giancarlo, which effectively threatened the Makassar-based club's participation in the league. FIFA and P...
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Hiu Utara Ace Siringoringo Joins the Red Warriors
Liga 2 Indonesia side Sulut United have announced the departure of their young rising star Natanael Siringoringo to Liga Premier Malaysia side Kelantan FC on Friday. This came after Kelantan owner Norizam "ZamSaham" Tukiman revealed that the Red Warriors have signed an Indonesian player for the 2021 season in his Facebook page on Monday. Norizam's Facebook post displayed a photograph of the Indonesian player signing a contract with Kelantan, however his facial features were obscured from view thus leaving viewers guessing about the player's identity. Malaysian sports website Vocket FC speculat...
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Safiq Rahim Returns to the Southern Tigers as Herrera, Sumareh Joins the Party
Reigning Liga Super Malaysia champions Johor Darul Ta'zim have announced a trifecta of signings in the past few days. Having signed both Danial Amier and Syahrian Abimanyu from FELDA United and Madura United respectively in December, JDT have entered the market once again and bagged themselves three signings to bolster their squad for the 2021 season - Argentine striker Jonathan Herrera, Gambian-Malaysian winger Mohamadou Sumareh, and most surprisingly of all, former club captain Safiq Rahim. Herrera's signing from Argentine top flight side Central Cordoba was confirmed three weeks ago, howeve...
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“Melaka United Must be Punished.”
Australian-Malaysian midfielder Curran Singh Ferns have called for Melaka United to be punished following their failure to pay his salary compensation, which is worth 97,500 Malaysian Ringgit. This came after it was discovered that Melaka had failed to pay Thai midfielder Narupon Wild after a 45-day window given to them by FIFA, which means that the Mousedeers are threatened to be slapped with a mid-season transfer ban. Melbourne-based Ferns have filed a complaint regarding the money owed to him by Melaka to the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) through the Professional Footballers Associ...
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Cerezo’s Matsuda Twins Declare Willingness to Play for Timnas Garuda
Cerezo Osaka striker Riki Matsuda have declared that he's willing to play for the Indonesia national team on Monday after receiving countless of messages from Indonesians asking him to play for the Timnas Garuda on social media. Additionally, Riki revealed that his twin brother, Cerezo right-back Riku Matsuda, is also willing to play for the Indonesia national team someday in the future. Both Riki and Riku, despite being Japanese nationals, are eligible to represent Indonesia as they have Indonesian heritage thanks to their father being an Indonesian national. This meant that when called upon,...
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Saddil Ramdani Set for Tembedau Switch
Indonesia national team winger Saddil Ramdani is set to become the latest Indonesian player to go abroad after Liga 1 Indonesia side Bhayangkara Solo FC and Liga Super Malaysia side Sabah FC agreed on the 22-year old's transfer from the former to the latter. With the registration deadline for new M-League players only one week away, Sabah have been on the lookout for a player to fill their ASEAN quota in the transfer market. And the Borneo-based club had their eyes set on Saddil, who had previous experience in the Liga Super with Pahang FA in 2019. Sabah had initially approached Bhayangkara wi...
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