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'Jangan sampai jadi barah'




PETALING JAYA - Presiden Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM), Sultan Ahmad Shah (gambar) meminta persatuan negeri memantapkan pengurusan kewangan masing-masing bagi mengelak pemain terlibat dalam gejala rasuah bola sepak yang pernah menggemparkan negara pada pertengahan 1990-an , lapor SAYED HESHAM IDRIS.

Baginda bertitah, kelemahan pengurusan persatuan bola sepak negeri sehingga berlaku masalah gaji dan tidak mencarum dalam Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) dibimbangi beliau yang akhirnya akan mengheret pemain terlibat dalam gejala negatif seperti mana isu rasuah dalam bola sepak tempatan pada 1994 dan 1995.

''Persatuan negeri yang dibelenggu masalah pembayaran gaji yang lewat dan tidak konsisten membayar caruman KWSP, bahkan ada yang tidak langsung membuat caruman harus diberi perhatian serius dan sentiasa dipantau.

''Pengurusan kewangan persatuan harus dikendalikan secara teratur, jujur dan telus bagi mengelak sebarang masalah terutama dengan agensi-agensi kerajaan.

''Jika pemain berdepan masalah kewangan, tidak mustahil mereka yang teraniaya ini akan tergoda dengan gejala-gejala negatif yang boleh memusnahkan industri bola sepak tempatan.

''Sebab itu saya amat sedih apabila gejala rasuah hampir memusnahkan industri bola sepak negara pada pertengahan 1990-an.

''Apa yang dibimbangi, berdasarkan laporan Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) gejala ini telah menular semula ke dalam liga kita.

''Saya tidak mahu gejala ini menjadi barah dalam industri bola sepak kita,'' titah baginda pada Mesyuarat Exco FAM Kelima di Wisma FAM, Kelana Jaya semalam.

Titah baginda itu dibacakan oleh Timbalan Presiden FAM, Khairy Jamaluddin.

Sultan Ahmad Shah turut melahirkan rasa kecewa dan marah apabila dimaklumkan penjualan tiket secara haram dikesan pada musim lalu dan meminta perkara itu segera dibendung.

''Saya tidak mahu pula nanti apabila siasatan dijalankan, ada kakitangan persatuan yang terlibat dengan pihak tertentu menjalankan kegiatan tersebut,'' ujar baginda.

Baginda turut menyentuh mengenai kekalahan 1-4 skuad bola sepak negara kepada tuan rumah Myanmar dalam kejohanan bola sepak Piala Cabaran Grand Royal baru-baru ini.

''Saya berharap jurulatih B. Sathianathan mengambil iktibar daripada kekalahan tersebut dan memperbaiki kelemahan sebelum menyertai kejohanan Piala Suzuki AFF di Bangkok.

''Berdasarkan keupayaan skuad negara muncul naib juara kejohanan Pestabola Merdeka baru-baru ini, tidak mustahil anak buah Sathianathan mampu mengukir sejarah di kejohanan lain kali ini,'' titah baginda.

Sultan Ahmad Shah melahirkan rasa syukur kerana kedudukan skuad negara dalam rangking dunia naik 10 anak tangga pada kedudukan 151 sekarang.

''Walaupun peningkatan itu tidaklah sebaik mana, sekurang-kurangnya ia menampakkan perkembangan positif yang telah kita harungi pada tahun ini.

''Walaupun rangking kita menunjukkan peningkatan, kita tidak seharusnya berpuas hati sebaliknya terus berusaha mewujudkan sebuah pasukan yang mampu bersaing di peringkat antarabangsa,'' titah baginda.

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