Singapore team booted out of Malaysian league


Supporters for the Lions XII team cheer during a football match in Singapore on January 10, 2012

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Singapore's Lions XII team has been kicked out of Malaysia's domestic league without explanation after the Malaysian football body decided not to extend its participation.

The decision ends a brief but successful stay by the Lions XII, who won the Malaysia Super League in 2013 and the Malaysian FA Cup in May after returning to Malaysian football in 2012.

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