“He tool offence at not being recognised,” said Kumar.
“But the club rules are that one should produce one’s card when asked.”
Kumar lodged a complaint, but ran into Leeson again at the SCC acr park later in the night. “I was in cab. He stopped the car, waved his hands, and shouted at me to get out. I did, and was punched by him.”
Leeson later sent Kumar a letter of apology.
In his spare time, Leeson was one of the two foreign players for Admiralty Football Club and joined them in their bid to win the National Football League Division Two title in 1993. Robert Tan, the team’s them manager, told The Straits Times that Leeson was “a friendly and down-to-earth sort of guy”.