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Malaysian Football League hits reset, aims for return to ‘glory days’

Malaysian Football League CEO Stuart Ramalingam

  • Recent changes in Malaysian club football include league restructure and major new commercial deals

  • League coming off turbulent years that saw clubs struggle with finances and TV rights deals break down

  • CEO Stuart Ramalingam aiming to get new generation fans excited about Malaysian football again

The Malaysian Football League is aiming for renaissance this season as the result of a restructure of its competition and a raft of major new commercial rights deals.

Recent years have been turbulent, with several collapsed domestic media rights deals, financial problems at clubs and the stresses imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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