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.