Sayf’s audacious presidency bid and first foreign CEO — football drama continues


WE shall leave it to the sport of football to hog the limelight as we step into 2025.

The appointment of former Canadian international Rob Friend as the chief executive of Harimau Malaya begs this question: “Are we prepared to accept the recruitment of foreign sports managers or co-ordinators at salaries many times higher than Malaysians doing the same jobs?

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