SINGAPORE: The acting president of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) apologised on Friday (May 12) after a curt response to a comment on Singapore's 7-0 defeat by Malaysia at the SEA Games.
. It also ensured the under-22 footballers ended their campaign bottom of the group and with no wins for the first time since 1987.
The FAS chief Bernard Tan had responded to a comment on his Instagram account calling for his resignation. The user, nic_8276, added: "You are not worthy of the paycheck.""Instead of abusing me here. Abuse me face to face. Let's meet," wrote Mr Tan."Drop me an email ... I will leave your comment for 24 hours. After which I will delete you. It's my wall.
" of last night led to emotions running high with some abuse on my social media from unfamiliar accounts," read the post."I regret responding and apologise deeply. I hold myself to a higher standard. I am human. I was hurting too." He said that he had always wanted to be more open through social media and to meet people privately as"there are many who have offered constructive feedback and perceptions from the ground."
He added that FAS had advised him and its members that open engagement with its stakeholders was"best done in formal organised settings".Source: CNA/fh
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