Malay soccer team winner gets cow

Malay soccer team winner gets cow

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): A Malaysian state has offered a 500 kilogram cow as grand prize in a local soccer tournament which kicks off in June, a report said on Saturday.

But the animal lure does not end there. Organizers of the "Mat Jenin FC" soccer league in northern Kedah state have also hatched interesting rules and subsidiary prizes for 57 teams, The Star daily said.

For example, a player who gets a red card can get back into the game if he offers a chicken to the organizing committee but on his fourth card, he pays a heavier penalty -- a goat, the newspaper said.

Eggs will be given for each goal scored, and the team who obtained the most eggs will be the winner, it added.

Mat Jenin FC is a state-owned soccer club named after a Malay folklore hero who loved to daydream.

"We want the tournament to be a relaxing event where everybody can laugh and yet play serious football," state official Aziz Desa was quoted as saying.