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Absurdly, the national football squad received a heroes’ welcome yesterday despite their early exit from the Asian Cup in Qatar.

It was the first time the red carpet was rolled out for sporting failures in the country.

Youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh led the circus with puppy-dog excitement, and congratulated the players, coaches and officials at KLIA.

Hours before the farce, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced a questionable RM5 million allocation to develop the national football team.

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It’s kind of wild to see a team get a heroes’ welcome after such an early exit. Feels like politics plays a bigger role here than actual performance on the field. Honestly, I’ve been following other leagues to get my football fix, and some of the games in Belgium have been way more exciting lately. If anyone’s into checking out fixtures, stats, and predictions, I usually follow along here
https://ratingbet.com/football/belgium-f...ivision-a/. The Belgian First Division A might not get the same spotlight, but there’s a lot of underrated talent there and some intense matches worth watching.