FIFA said FAM must pay a fine of RM1.9 million
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- FAM and seven national players sanctioned by FIFA
- FAM submitted doctored documentation in Asian Cup qualifier.
- players: Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Tomás Garcés, Rodrigo Julián Holgado, Imanol Javier Machuca, João Vitor Brandão Figueiredo, Jon Irazábal Iraurgui and Hector Alejandro Hevel Serrano
- all suspended from all football activities for 12 months effective immediately.
- All seven featured in Malaysia’s Asian Cup 2027 qualifier against Vietnam
- FIFA received complaint regarding the eligibility of several of them.
- FIFA said FAM must pay a fine of RM1.9 million
- each of the seven players fined RM11,000, 12-month suspension.
- FAM breached Article 22 of FIFA’s disciplinary code: forgery and falsification
- issue of players’ eligibility to represent Malaysia
- report claimed Msia’s naturalised players ineligible to represent nation.
- result would be voided and Vietnam would be awarded a 3-0 win.
- Nine of the team’s starting-11 in the game were naturalised players
- five of them – Figueiredo, Holgado, Irazabal, Garces and Machuca
- received FIFA clearance just hours before kick-off
