As Faisal and Hassan remain in the public eye, pray for Nurul Masyitah


FOOTBALLERS are used to coping with the pressures of being in the public eye. But two footballers across the 100-year Causeway offer a tale of tragedy and good fortune rarely found in any literature.

As Malaysian international Faisal Halim, who was badly hurt in an acid attack in May, broke down in tears in his first public appearance since the ordeal, Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny was enjoying his moment in the sun.

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