JOHOR BARU, May 8 -- National footballer Safiq Rahim became the latest player to be attacked after his car's rear windshield was smashed by unknown assailants here late last night.

However, the 36-year-old Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) midfielder was not injured during the 10.05pm incident.

Safiq was driving his Honda City car towards Jalan Skudai mear the Lido Beach area after leaving the club's training grounds in Jalan Seri Gelam when he was intercepted by two men on a motorcycle.

He claimed the attackers had also threatened to hit him with a hammer after they smashed his car's rear window.

"I never thought that I would be attacked near the JDT training centre. We have to be more careful in such times," the former national football team...