{
  "id": 5498219,
  "title": "Ex-FAM president Hamidin rules out return for sake of ‘football’s future’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ex-fam-president-hamidin-rules-out-return-for-sake-of-footballs-future-5498219",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T04:52:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/04/ex-fam-president-hamidin-rules-out-return-for-sake-of-football-s-future"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Hamidin Amin has ruled out a return to the post due to his focus on \"football’s future.\" Hamidin, who served from 2018 to 2025 and was appointed honorary president in June last year, expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support he received but deemed the decision difficult. He emphasized that the decision was made after carefully considering the interests of FAM and Malaysian football as a whole. Hamidin believed that his decision would provide FAM with the best opportunity to enter a new era while ensuring the organization remains focused and continues moving forward. He stated that disrupting the governing body’s football reform and development agenda was not an option for him. Instead, he aimed for FAM to remain strong and united while rebuilding public confidence, particularly among Malaysian football supporters. Hamidin's successor, Malaysian Football League president Ab Ghani Hassan, will face off against Football Association of Selangor deputy president Shahril Mokhtar in a race for the FAM presidency. Other contests will also be held for the two vice-president positions and executive committee seats representing state football associations and clubs.",
  "summary": "Hamidin Amin says this will allow the national footballing body to enter a new era and continue moving forward.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Sport : Hamidin Rules Out Return As FAM President For Malaysian Football's Future",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/sport-hamidin-rules-out-return-as-fam-president-for-malaysian",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:30:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Ex-FAM president Hamidin rules out return for sake of ‘football’s future’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/ex-fam-president-hamidin-rules-out-return-for-sake-of-footballs-future",
        "published": "2026-09-04T04:52:55.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}