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flag FIFA fines Malaysia’s football body and bans seven naturalized players for falsifying birth records to gain eligibility.

flag FIFA has penalized Malaysia’s Football Association and seven naturalized players for falsifying eligibility documents, finding that the players’ grandparents were not born in Malaysia as claimed. flag The ruling, based on cross-checked birth records, violates FIFA’s nationality rules, resulting in a CHF350,000 fine for FAM and 12-month suspensions with CHF2,000 fines for each player. flag FAM denies wrongdoing, asserting proper procedures were followed and plans to appeal, while FIFA maintains the documents were altered or forged, calling the actions fraud. flag The case has sparked national scrutiny over citizenship processes and sports integrity.

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