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Malaysia loses appeal against FIFA in case of fake documents to recruit foreign players
Seven players received 12-month match bans but can train during suspensions; Malaysian FA fined $450,000 for using falsified naturalisation documents in Asian Cup qualifier.
- 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
The Malaysian Football Association has lost its appeal at sports' highest court against a FIFA ruling it cheated by using false documents to naturalize foreign-born players for the men’s national team.
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