Halim in charge at the centre. Picture from Loose Cannon.Last night I received an sms informing about the sudden demise of Kapten (B) Abdul Halim Abdul Hamid, one of the nations prominent referee. He was 47.
The former FIFA referee, who was also the Sports Officer at UNIMAP University passed away at 9.25pm at the Kangar Hospital in Perlis. He was admitted to the hospital about a month ago. Halim was an assistant referee at the FIFA World Cup in France'98.
He leaves behind wife Wan Manirah Wan Mustafa and four children, Nur Alya Haifa, Mohd Shah Iskandar, Nurul Aisya and Hani Hilmi.
According to fellow blogger Rizal Hashim, Halim was the assistant referee when Kim Milton Nielsen sent David Beckham off after the incident with Diego Simeone in the famous England-Argentina clash in St Etienne. Simeone later admitted he conned the referee into the decision.
Our deepest condolences to the family of Kapten Halim.
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