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Subkhiddin sudah bersedia

Cipta sejarah jadi pengadil bola sepak Malaysia pertama adili Piala Dunia

SAYA sudah bersedia! Itulah pengakuan Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh - pengadil bola sepak Malaysia yang mencipta sejarah menjadi pengadil pertama yang akan mengadili perlawanan Piala Dunia di Afrika Selatan dari 11 Jun hingga 11 Julai ini.

“Saya tidak akan mensia-siakan peluang dan penghormatan ini. Walaupun cabaran berat kerana menjadi tumpuan dunia tetapi saya harap rakyat terus mendoakan kecemerlangan saya demi mengharumkan nama negara,” katanya yang akan berlepas ke Afrika Selatan, Selasa ini


Guru Sekolah Menengah Vokasional (SMV) Nibong Tebal adalah antara empat pengadil di Asia yang tergolong dalam kelompok 30 pengadil dari 28 negara yang terpilih oleh Jawatankuasa Pengadil Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (Fifa)

Sebelum ini, dua pengadil negara terpilih ke Piala Dunia iaitu Allahyarham Kapten Abdul Halim Hamid pada Piala Dunia 1998 di Perancis, dan Mat Lazim Awang Hamat (Piala Dunia 2002 di Jepun dan Korea Selatan) tetapi hanya sebagai pembantu pengadil.

Menceritakan perasaan sebaik mendapat berita mengenai pemilihannya, Subkhiddin, 44, mengakui terperanjat dan gementar kerana perlu memikul tanggungjawab besar yang menjadi perhatian dunia.

“Sebenarnya, saya berharap menjadi pengadil pada Piala Dunia 2006 tetapi bukan rezeki saya walaupun saya sudah memasuki peringkat akhir pemilihan. Bagaimanapun, saya tetap bersyukur kerana terpilih kali ini,” katanya.

Pengadil kelahiran Bagan Ajam, Pulau Pinang itu bagaimanapun enggan bercerita panjang mengenai pemilihannya kerana terikat kepada syarat yang ditetapkan oleh Fifa


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