Milestone March on KL (The Malay Mail)

PROFESSIONAL soccer players from all over the country could congregate in
Kuala Lumpur on March 2 before the new season starts on March 16.   The
event will be the first meeting of the Professional Football Association
of Malaysia (PFAM) - the brainchild of the FA of Malaysia deputy president
Tengku Mahkota of Pahang Tengku Abdullah.
 FAM secretary general Datuk Paul Mony said the national body will
initially be the secretariat for PFAM and guide them until they are ready
to go on their own.
 "Although the Players' Association is normally formed by the players
themselves, Tengku Mahkota has initiated the move to give the players a
start," said Mony.
 "At least the players will have an avenue to direct their problems or
grouses and bring them up for attention or rectification."
 FAM expect every M-League player to attend the inaugural meeting where a
player's representative from each state will be nomintaed and a pro-tem
committee set up.
 "It is the players' association and thus they should all be present,
especially with the M-League going fully professional this season.
 "We will be requesting all State FAs to assist their players to make the
meeting and perhaps even pay their passage to KL."
 FAM are planning to use the meeting to brief the players on the M-League
competition rules and the dos and don'ts of pro soccer.
 Mony said every local M-League player will automatically become a PFAM
member based on his registration for the League.
 He said the venue for the gathering has not been confirmed but the State
FAs will inform their players once it is decided.
 "We are counting on the support from the State FAs and their players to
make this first meeting a success and a milestone in our soccer history."
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