Malaysian football fans cheer during their semi-final football match against Indonesia at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 26, 2017
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's football body was fined US$30,000 on Tuesday (Oct 31) after the national team's fans chanted "dogs" at supporters from Singapore and Brunei during matches at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).
Malaysian supporters chanted "Brunei dogs should just be killed" during their side's 2-1 victory over the neighboring country on Aug 14 at the Kuala Lumpur-hosted tournament, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said.
Two days later the fans also chanted that Singaporeans were "dogs" as Malaysia beat Singapore 2-1.
The AFC's disciplinary committee fined the Football Association of Malaysia US$15,000 for each of the offenses.
The AFC also issued a warning to the Hong Kong Football Association after home fans booed the Chinese national anthem during an Asian Cup qualifier against Malaysia this month.
"A repeat violation may result in a more severe punishment," the disciplinary committee warned.
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Fans in the semi-autonomous territory have repeatedly booed the "March of the Volunteers" anthem despite warnings from football authorities and fines from world body FIFA.
Source: AFP/ec
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