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FAM and MFL used RM2.46 million to pay teams' bad debts

Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and Malaysian Football League (MFL) have made payments amounting to RM2,458,970.20 using money from the MFL broadcasting rights as well as the balance deposit in FAM to pay off debts accrued by six teams to settle salary arrears owed to players and officials of those teams.

Those six teams are Melaka, Felda United and Kuala Lumpur from the Super League while the three Premier League teams are PDRM, Pulau Pinang and Sarawak. Payments are done to individuals who have already had their respective cases decided by FAM Status Committee and FIFA (for those involving import players).