Dali: Malaysian football hopeless no matter who’s in charge


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 27 Nov 2013

Ex-Japan coach Philippe Troussier is reportedly in talks with the Football Association of Malaysia to coach the national team but some say it's a lost cause given the sorry state of football in this country. - Filepic

PETALING JAYA: Are the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) for real in wanting to hire a foreign coach like the world renowned Philippe Troussier?

Word has it that the national body have begun negotiations with the Frenchman, who had coached the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Japan.

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