On 2 November 2019, H.E Dato Lim Jok Hoi, ASEAN Secretary General, and Mr. Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, signed the MoU with FIFA to foster the development of national leagues in ASEAN to meet with international standards. The MoU sets the mandate for future cooperation between ASEAN and FIFA in four main areas of cooperation. These include; Sports Integrity, Sports for Development, FIFA’s Football for Schools Programme and Professional Capacity Building.