US EditionMalaysia loses appeal against FIFA in case of fake documents to recruit foreign players
The Football Association of Malaysia was fined CHF 350,000 and seven players received 12-month bans from official matches for falsifying naturalisation documents, CAS ruled.
- Malaysia's Football Association lost an appeal against a FIFA ruling that it cheated by using false documents to naturalize foreign-born players for the men's national team.
- The players were given Malaysian passports and selected for the team's 4-0 win over Vietnam last June in a qualifying game for the 2027 Asian Cup.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed a 350,000 Swiss francs fine for the FA and one-year bans for the seven players "given their complicit responsibility in this fraud.
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Malaysia loses appeal against FIFA in case of fake documents to recruit foreign players
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PETALING JAYA: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have partially upheld an appeal by seven footballers sanctioned for falsifying documents in an eligibility case involving the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), ruling that their suspension will apply only to official matches. Read full story
The Arbitral Tribunal of Sport (TAS) confirmed this Thursday the penalty imposed by FIFA on Malaysia in a case of nationality fraud, although it slightly reduced the penalties against the seven players concerned. The maximum jurisdiction of the world sport allows footballers to "resume the trainings with their respective clubs", cancelling their disqualification for twelve months of "all activity linked to football", according to a statement of …
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