Less than 24 ours ago, Penang and their fans though the win over PDRM at Hang Jebat Stadium on the final day of the 2019 Malaysia Premier League season coupled with the result over at the UiTM versus Negeri Sembilan match had enabled them to gain promotion to the Super League next season.
Their celebrations were shortlived after Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) revealed that Football Association of Penang (FAP) had been slapped with a six-point deduction due to previously unpaid wages to former player Reinaldo Lobo who played for the team betweeen 2015 to 2017.
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The decision was handed out by world football governing body FIFA, whom Lobo through his lawyer had submitted the complaint over the unpaid wages.