00:00Court of Arbitration for Sport has partially upheld an appeal by seven footballers
00:06sanctioned in an eligibility case involving the Football Association of Malaysia.
00:11In a decision issued in Lausanne on Thursday, the court ruled that the players will still
00:16serve a 12-month suspension but only from official matches.
00:20This means they will now be allowed to continue training and participating in other football-related
00:26activities with their clubs.
00:27The seven players involved are Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Immanuel Machuca, Joao Figueredo,
00:36Gabriel Palmeiro, Johnny Razabal and Hector Hevel.
00:39However, a separate appeal by FAM was dismissed, meaning the governing body must still pay a
00:46fine of 350,000 Swiss francs, or about 1.8 million ringgit.
00:51The case stems from events in 2025 when FAM approached several foreign players about obtaining Malaysian
00:59citizenship and representing the national team.
01:02But on September 25 last year, FIFA ruled that both FAM and the players had violated its disciplinary
01:09code by using falsified documents during the naturalization and eligibility process.
01:16Following a hearing in Lausanne in February, the court confirmed the offence but ruled that
01:21the players' suspension would apply only to official matches.
01:25The match ban takes effect from March 5, 2026, with credit given for part of the suspension
01:32already served.
01:33For the future, FIFA 15, 2026, with the!!!!
01:44Far out of the
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