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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months agoMalaysia rejects Fifa accusations it forged players' citizenship and says it will appeal sanctions
FAM will appeal FIFA's sanction after FIFA found falsified citizenship documents for seven overseas-born players, imposing fines and one-year suspensions.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months agoMalaysia football federation to fight FIFA sanctions for cheating claims
FIFA sanctioned Malaysia and suspended seven players for using falsified or doctored documentation, while FAM denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal with certified original documents.
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months agoFifa accuses Malaysia of faking foreign-born players' eligibility
Fifa said the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had forged birth certificates to make it look like the players' grandparents were born in Malaysia. This, the body said, "constitutes, pure and simple, a form of cheating". But FAM said the discrepancies arose from an "administrative error" and that it would appeal Fifa's penalties. It maintained that the players were "legitimate Malaysian citizens".
Soccer (FIFA)
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