Earning a first international call-up is a milestone event for most, but Noh Alam Shah is not your average footballer.
Given a chance during a Lions training tour of Dubai in 1999 and expected to be on his best behaviour to impress then-national coach Vincent Subramaniam, not only was he caught and fined by team officials for smoking but he also spent part of his time trying to cajole other senior players to try a cigarette.
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