'We must kick violence out of football for good'

In the wake of the acid attack on a Selangor FC player, the club’s CEO Johan Kamal Hamidon has urgently called for the authorities and football’s governing bodies to get serious about addressing violence and assault cases involving players and fans.

“We need to make football a peaceful place and kick violence out for good,” he said.

The assault on striker Faisal Halim, where he suffered severe burns...