Overview
- FIFA’s Appeal Committee confirmed a CHF350,000 fine for the Football Association of Malaysia and one‑year global bans plus CHF2,000 fines for seven players.
- The case involves naturalized players presented as having Malaysian grandparents who later featured in a 4-0 Asian Cup qualifying win over Vietnam.
- FIFA investigators said original records from Argentina, Brazil, the Netherlands and Spain contradicted documents filed to support the players’ eligibility.
- FAM says it will request a motivated decision within 10 days, which would open a 21‑day window to file an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
- Malaysia’s federation has suspended secretary general Noor Azman Rahman and launched an internal investigation, as governance scrutiny intensifies around the case.