US EditionFIFA dismisses Malaysia FA’s appeal on forgery case involving 7 foreign-born players
FIFA confirmed 12-month bans and fines on seven players and fined FAM 350,000 Swiss francs for submitting falsified documents to secure player eligibility.
- On Nov 3, FIFA dismissed the Football Association of Malaysia's appeal, confirming a 350,000 Swiss franc fine on FAM and one-year bans plus 2,000 franc fines for the seven players.
- FIFA's September ruling found forged ancestry documents drove eligibility, revealing Football Association of Malaysia submitted falsified grandparents' birth certificates showing Penang or Malacca births instead of Argentina, Spain, Brazil and the Netherlands.
- The seven players include Argentina-born Facundo Tomas Garces, Rodrigo Julian Holgado and Imanol Javier Machuca; Spain-born Gabriel Felipe Arrocha and Jon Irazabal Iraurgui, who played in Malaysia's 4-0 victory on Jun 10, with two scoring, and FIFA dismissed their appeal, led by Nick Eggleston.
- The appeal window includes a 10-day deadline for a motivated decision and 21 days to take the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, while the Football Association of Malaysia will request FIFA's full written grounds before deciding next steps.
- An independent committee led by Md Raus Sharif will review the case and report within six weeks, while Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Malaysia followed the law granting citizenship to seven players.
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