The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced yesterday that 23 local referees were selected to be registered as Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) referees this year.

In a statement on Facebook, FAM said they were selected by Fifa’s International Referees Panel and comprised 19 male officials (six referees, eight assistant referees, three futsal referees, and two beach soccer referees), and four female officials (one referee, two assistant referees, and one futsal referee)...