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The Malaysian Football Association Denies FIFA Allegations of Forged Player Nationality Documents, Vows to Challenge Punishments
The Football Association of Malaysia (Malaysia's football governing body) has declared it will appeal FIFA's ruling to penalize the organization for allegedly forging the nationality papers of seven foreign-born players, who have now been banned from representing the national team for one year.
The Global Football Body's Claims and Fines
In the ninth month, FIFA imposed a fine of $438,000 on the Malaysian association and suspended the players after discovering that their ancestors were not born in Malaysia as stated, but instead in Argentina, Brazil, the European country and the Iberian nation. The global football governing body restated its claims about falsified papers in a official investigation report released on the start of the week.
Each of the players – who all participated in Malaysia's 4-0 victory over Vietnam in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifier this June – was also penalized twenty-five hundred dollars.
The accused group includes born in Spain Arrocha, Garces and Jon Irazabal Iraurgui, born in Argentina Holgado and Imanol Javier Machuca, as well as Serrano who was born in the Holland, and Joao Vitor Brandao Figueiredo who was born Brazil.
FIFA's Stance on Forgery
"Document falsification represents, pure and simple, a form of dishonesty," stated FIFA in its report.
"The act of forgery strikes at the heart of the fundamental principles of the sport, not only those regulating a player’s eligibility to play for a country's squad, but also the essential values of a clean sport and the concept of sportsmanship," added a senior official, vice-chair of FIFA's disciplinary committee.
The Association's Response and Appeal Plan
The international body's document states that the Malaysian association admitted it "received inquiries by third parties regarding the players’ heritage and failed to personally confirm the validity of the documentation."
"The original birth certificates indicated a stark difference to the documentation provided," it said.
FIFA also mentioned it was "managed to acquire the relevant original documents easily," which highlighted a "lack of proper diligence" by FAM.
FAM responded to the global body's report in a statement on the following day, maintaining the discrepancies were the outcome of an "procedural mistake" and the players are "rightful citizens of Malaysia."
"Claims that the athletes 'acquired or were aware of fraudulent papers' are baseless as no concrete proof has been presented so far," the statement declared.
The governing body will present an formal challenge of the international body's decision, using original documents that have been verified by the national authorities.
Southeast Asian Background and Official Reactions
Southeast Asian nations have lately engaged in recruitment drives for foreign-born athletes, inspired by the Indonesian approach of bringing in born in the Netherlands footballers from the Indonesian diaspora.
The country's minister for sports, the official, stated in a statement that "FAM must finish the challenge procedure and that they should not stay quiet but have to answer plainly to every disclosure from the global authority."
"Supporters are angry, hurt and let down," she added.
Current Status and Forthcoming Games
Despite uncertainty surrounding the national team's lineup, the team is now ranked 123rd in the Asian Football Confederation standings and is set to play in Asian Cup qualifiers this month, meeting the Laotian team on the upcoming Thursday.
Margaret Houston
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