FAM heritage players scandal: FIFA appeal committee upholds sanctions

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The FIFA appeal committee has upheld all sanctions issued against the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven players involved in the use of falsified documents for national-team eligibility, calling the offences a fundamental threat to the integrity of international football.  In response to the latest decision, FAM said it will take its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/z9acty7e  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld all sanctions issued against the Football Association of

00:07Malaysia and seven players involved in the use of falsified documents for eligibility

00:12to play for the national team.

00:14The committee on Tuesday released a document on its decision, saying that attempts to forge

00:19documents to deceive governing bodies strike at the very foundation of football's integrity

00:25and cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.

00:28It said eligibility rules are essential to maintaining fairness, credibility, and global

00:34trust in the sport.

00:36They said there were no grounds to overturn the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's earlier decision

00:41issued on September 25.

00:43All appeals filed by the players and FAM were dismissed in full, and each appellant must

00:48bear their share of 8,000 Swiss francs in proceeding costs.

00:53Beyond upholding the sanctions, which include a 350,000 Swiss francs fine imposed on FAM,

01:00they said the evidence provided compelling reasons to open further inquiries under the

01:06FIFA Disciplinary Code.

01:08They instructed the FIFA Secretariat to begin a formal investigation into FAM's internal

01:14operations.

01:15To identify those responsible for the falsified documents, the committee also directed the

01:20FIFA Secretariat to notify the relevant authorities in Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands, Spain,

01:27and Malaysia, so that potential criminal proceedings may be pursued.

01:31In response to the latest decision, FAM said it will take its case to the Court of Arbitration

01:37for Sport to ensure fairness and uphold the integrity of Malaysia's player eligibility

01:42process.

01:44Acting FAM President Datuk Yousaf Mahadi said,

01:47FAM remains committed to defending the rights of players who qualify to represent the national

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