New King an Arsenal football fan


Royal family: Sultan Abdullah flanked by Tengku Mahkota Pahang who is also Pahang Ruler Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah (left) and Tengku Arif Temenggong Pahang Tengku Fahd Mua’adzam Ibni Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta’in Billah at Istana Negara. —Bernama

PEKAN: Everyone knows that 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 nickname for Arsenal fans, and he even watched them live when he studied in London.

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