FAM blames technical error by staff after fine, suspension of players

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The country’s football governing body insists, however, that the mixed-heritage players involved are indeed Malaysian.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/09/28/fam-blames-technical-error-by-staff-after-fine-suspension-of-players  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/09/28/denda-fifa-wujud-kesilapan-teknikal-serah-dokumen-kata-fam  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #FAM #FIFA

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00:00The Football Association of Malaysia cited a technical error in the documents submitted to field players in an Asian Cup qualifier two days after the association and seven mixed heritage players were sanctioned by FIFA.

00:15Noor Azman Rahman, the secretary-general of the country's football governing body, said the error had been made by one of its personnel.

00:24He said FAM takes this matter seriously and emphasized that the mixed heritage players involved are Malaysian.

00:33On September 26, FIFA's disciplinary committee fined FAM 350,000 Swiss francs while each of the seven players were fined 2,000 Swiss francs in addition to their 12-month suspension.

00:47FIFA said FAM and the seven players were sanctioned for breaching Article 22 of its disciplinary code which relates to forgery and falsification.

00:56Natasha Bust, FMT

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