After backlash, MFL cuts Selangor FC fine to RM60,000 and withdraws spectator ban

Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — The Malaysian Football League (MFL) has announced that it will reduce the penalties against Selangor FC for missing the Charity Shield match against Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT), following uproar over their decision.

MFL officials said they were using their discretion to cut the RM110,000 fine against Selangor to RM60,000 and rescind the order for the club to play its next home match against JDT in an empty stadium.

Yesterday, Sultan Sharafudin Idris Shah Alhaj of Selangor criticised the MFL for imposing the penalty against the state team that sat out the Charity Shield shortly after star player Faisal Halim suffered an acid attack that left him with severe injuries.

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