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AFC sec-gen Windsor proposes smaller Malaysian league to maintain professionalism

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) secretary-general Dato’ Windsor John has lauded the action taken against seven errant Malaysian clubs recently.

On Monday, Malaysian competitions organiser Malaysian Football League (MFL) announced that the 2019 annual grant of three Super League teams; Kuala Lumpur, Felda United, Melaka United and four Premier League clubs; Kelantan, PDRM, Sarawak, Pulau Pinang will be slashed by half as punishment for their failure to register their 2019 competitions rosters on time.

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Kuala Lumpur, Kelantan, Pulau Pinang, PDRM and Sarawak have also been handed a ban from signing players in the coming mid-season transfer window, as they also committed the same infringement in the 2018 season.