KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian football legend Chow Chee Keong, named as Asia’s best goalkeeper from 1966 to 1970, died after a struggle with bladder cancer, reports said Thursday. He was 69.

Named the “Asian Steel Gate” for his unwavering goal defence, Chow played for several Hong Kong clubs from 1970 to 1982.

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