Overview
- FIFA’s Appeal Committee confirmed a 350,000 Swiss franc fine for FAM and one‑year suspensions plus 2,000 Swiss franc fines for seven foreign‑born players.
- The committee directed the FIFA secretariat to open a formal investigation into FAM’s internal operations to identify those responsible and assess governance and compliance.
- Initial scrutiny will include FAM secretary‑general Noor Azman Rahman and licensed FIFA agents Nicolás Puppo and Frederico Moraes, who were named in the decision.
- FIFA instructed notifications to criminal authorities in Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands and Spain, citing the forgery of official documents.
- A separate inquiry will examine how several banned players appeared in three friendlies against Cape Verde, Singapore and Palestine, as FAM prepares an appeal to CAS.