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Following recent attacks on Harimau Malaya players Akhyar Rashid, Faisal Halim (photo) and former Harimau Malaya captain Safiq Rahim, a sports analyst has noted that Harimau Malaya's performance does not warrant fan violence. - File photo

French former football player Basile Boli holds the Olympic Torch as part of the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays at the Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Photo by Christophe Simon/AFP

Faisal Halim - File photo

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain during a press conference in Bukit Aman, today. - Photo by Bernama

Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain during a press conference in Bukit Aman, today. - Photo by Bernama

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail - BERNAMA FILE PIX

Photo: Safiq Rahim's Instagram

The player, who clinched the 2023 Asian Cup Goal of the Tournament award in Qatar in January, is expected to be out for five to six months and will miss out on the two remaining matches against Kyrgyzstan and Taiwan in next month's second round of the 2026 World Cup/2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers. - Photo by Bernama

On Sunday, the local football arena was shocked by the incident involving a national player being injured after he was believed to have been attacked with acid at a shopping centre, and was reported to have suffered second-degree burns. - File photo

Akhyar Rashid (left) and Faisal Halim both at their respective crime scenes when they were assaulted.