As if a rock-bottom finish in Singapore's S.League was not bad enough, the city-state's soccer bosses are now planning to punish the weakest team further with fines, according to a local newspaper.
Under a new "carrot-and-stick" approach, while the reward for winning the Singaporean title was being boosted, five-figure penalties were to be introduced for make-weights, TODAY newspaper reported on Wednesday.
The team that finishes last in the 13-team league next season will face a 50,000 Singapore dollar ($41,000) penalty, while the 12th-placed side will be S$30,000 worse off.
"We hope these - stiff penalties, not just a slap on the wrist - will inspire clubs to do well," S.League boss Lim Chin told the paper. Full story
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