KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian supporter group's protest against the arrival of English Premier League clubs for lucrative friendly matches appears to have been heard with only 19,000 tickets sold for Tottenham Hotspur's fixture on Wednesday.
The "Ultras Malaya" had labelled the game against a Malaysian XI and also the July 24 Liverpool match as "circus matches", angry at the disruption caused to their domestic league and World Cup qualifying preparations.
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