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MALAYSIA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have sent a letter to FIFA's head of security, Chris Eaton, seeking a detailed explanation of his statement in The Straits Times on Thursday that football administration officials in the country could be involved in match-fixing.
When contacted by Today, FAM general secretary Azzuddin Ahmad questioned why Eaton choose to reveal the information to a newspaper when it had been previously agreed that FIFA would communicate with the FAM on matters pertaining to match-fixing.
"We (FIFA and FAM) have already established a line of communication whereby they (FIFA) must come to us if they have any information on match-fixing in Malaysia," Azzuddin said, in a phone interview on Thursday.
"But he has not told us anything nor has he shown any proof. An allegation of such nature requires proof or leads which can help us tackle the issue."
Over the last few days, it has emerged that the FAM have begun investigations over alleged match-fixing in this season's Malaysian Super League, with some reports suggesting the involvement of one or two teams.
Singapore are playing in the competition for the first time since 1994 and while the LionsXII are not being investigated, it is alleged two teams that played them have come under the microscope.
Said Azzuddin: "If there is any suspicion that Malaysian football officials are involved in match-fixing, we will be the first to investigate. But we are not investigating any football officials right now."
- TODAY
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