Malaysian football star in 'critical but stable condition' after acid attack as country's footballers are put on alert amid string of assaults

A star player of Malaysia’s national football team has been left in a ‘critical but stable condition’ with fourth degree burns after an acid attack.

Officials said that Faisal Halim would require surgery adding that his movement and speech had been affected.

His is one of three attacks in a week on some of Malaysia’s top footballers with the sports stars being urged to hire bodyguards by their Football Association.

Local police reported that Halim, 26, was splashed with concentrated sulfuric…