BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Morning Run  >  Current Affairs  >  Football - Circus or Not?

Football - Circus or Not?

Mahmood Abdul Razak | Arif Azali

25-May-15 08:35

Football - Circus or Not?

The upcoming football matches between national players and English Premier League clubs, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, are coming under heavy criticism from some local fans. Supporters group Ultras Malaya in particular, has been making international headlines as it ramps up a boycott campaign - #SayNoToCircusGame - of these games, calling them Circus Matches and money-spinning fixtures. But they are not necessarily the voice of the majority. We explore the reasons on both sides of the divide.

This is a report by Shawn Tanis


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: 

Tags:  tottenham hotspursultras malayacircus footballfammalaysian footballharimau malaya





Play / Pause

Listen now : Health & Living: Healthy Ageing: Building Digital Literacy Among Seniors, Dr Tan...

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

Peter Lim, Founder & Chief Research Officer Trident Analytics Sdn Bhd

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

Grant Duncan, Independent Political Analyst

7:45 AM

Top Story

Dr. Renard Siew, Sustainability Expert

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Dr. Michael Barr, Associate Professor, Flinders University & Author of “The Ruling Elite of Singapore”

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

Nordin Abdullah, Vice Chairman, Malaysia Australian Business Council

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

Dr Hazwan Khair, Head of Sports Medicine, Selangor FC

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

The Property Show

Edric Choo, Council Member, Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Goh Chee Hau, Co-Founder and Managing Director, TheLorry.

11:00 AM

The Workplace

Sruthi Nambiar, Director of Sales & Marketing, Randstad Malaysia

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

EPF on Akaun Fleksibel and New Structure with Balqais Yusoff, Head, Strategy Management Department, EPF

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Dr. Michael Barr, Associate Professor, Flinders University and Author of “The Ruling Elite of Singapore"

2:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

4 Highly Important Reforms Malaysia Needs to Combat Corruption; Dr Tricia Yeoh, IDEAS

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

What A Waste (Problem We Have), Ashley Leong, Environmental Journalist, Macaranga | Wong Siew Lyn, Editor and Co-founder, Macaranga | Geetha P Kumaran, Environmental & Waste Management Consultant

4:05 PM

Health & Living

Healthy Ageing: Building Digital Literacy Among Seniors, Dr Tan Yun Yi, Founder, Bengkel Teknologi Senior

5:00 PM

Top 5 at 5

6:00 PM

Inside Story

7:00 PM

Front Row [REPEAT]

8:00 PM

Cruise Control

10:00 PM

The Pulse