FAM and Vion a.s. reach settlement over breach of contract

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A settlement has been reached between the FA of Malaysia (FAM) and Vion a.s. following a breach of contract with the Slovak club.

FAM president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim disclosed that Vion were demanding €1.4 million (RM6.8m) as compensation but the club later agreed to reduce their claim.

“We managed to reduce it to €300,000 (RM1.45m) after a discussion with their management. We will settle it over three payments with each amounting to €100,000 (RM480,000),” said Tunku Ismail after chairing FAM’s executive committee meeting on Friday.

Vion demanded compensation after FAM breached their contract with the club in relation to the now-defunct Young Tigers C, then under coach Hassan Sazali Waras, to train in Slovakia in 2015.

Hassan’s side were supposed to train at the club for two years with a two-year extension option.

However, FAM could not uphold to the terms of the contract after their executive committee decided to discontinue the Young Tigers programme on Nov 24 2015. Vion then sued FAM.

Meanwhile, Tunku Ismail confirmed that FAM will bid to host the AFC Under-23 Championships, scheduled in January 2020.

The top three teams in the tournament will qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

“The executive committee agreed that we should bid for the tournament,” Tunku Ismail added.

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