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Indonesia apologises for crowd trouble

Sep 06, 2019

Image: AFP

Indonesia's Sports Minister has apologised to the Youth and Sports Ministry, over the crowd trouble that erupted during yesterday's 2022 World Cup qualifier in Jakarta. 

He assured that police will take harsh action against those involved. 

Indonesian fans reportedly threw missiles at Malaysian supporters...while the game had to be suspended for 10 minutes in the second half, while the police dealt with troublemakers.

Malaysia went on to win the match 3-2. 
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A new report has revealed why Chelsea decided to sell David Luiz in the off-season.

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Luiz was dropped for their next friendly, and was sold to Arsenal for just 8 million pounds on transfer deadline day. 

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