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Fifa Accuses Malaysia of Faking Players' Citizenship Records
Fifa banned seven foreign-born Malaysian players for 12 months and fined the Football Association of Malaysia RM1.8 million for submitting forged documents to register ineligible players.
- On Oct 6, FIFA released grounds revealing significant discrepancies in documents submitted by the Football Association of Malaysia, detailing how seven foreign‑born Malaysian footballers appeared through doctored birth certificates in a 6,000-word ruling.
- After the June 10 win, complaints alleged Malaysia used doctored documents, and FIFA obtained original birth certificates showing grandparents born in Argentina, Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain.
- FIFA found forged certificates and imposed a 350,000 Swiss francs fine on FAM, with each player fined 2,000 Swiss francs and given a 12-month suspension.
- With the ruling effective immediately, the seven suspended players will not be named in Malaysia national team's squad for the Oct 9 qualifier in Vientiane, Laos.
- FAM says it will appeal the sanctions through legal channels, while Hannah Yeoh urged on Oct 7 to complete the appeal as AFC warned match results could be overturned.
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