The new King: A Gunners fan, with a licence to fly


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 31 Jan 2019

PEKAN (Bernama): Everyone knows that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is a huge football fan.

What many don’t know is that he is a Gooner – a term of endearment for fans of English Premier League club Arsenal – and he even watched them live in action a few times when he studied in London.

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