Malaysia gropes soccer bribery

Thu, 18 Aug 1994 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's police and anti-corruption agency will screen all local teams participating in the national premier league amid widespread allegations of match-fixing, officials said yesterday.

"It's about time we stood united against this enemy (soccer bribery), and I can't think of a better way than to have all the Malaysian premier league teams investigated," said Prince Abdullah Ahmad Shah, deputy president of the Football Association of Malaysia.

"It has become a mess now and if we don't push for it, it will get bigger and out of everyone's control," he said, adding that the credibility of Malaysian football was at stake.

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