FAM sorry over abuse at Chelsea player


KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has apologised to English Premier League side Chelsea after anti-Semitic abuse was allegedly directed at Israeli midfielder Yossi Benayoun during a friendly last week.

In a statement released yesterday, the FAM did not confirm the abuse took place at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on July 21 but said that if it did, it was only from a small minority of the 80,000 supporters in attendance.

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