KUALA LUMPUR: An international sport court decision on the Football Association of Malaysia and several naturalised players is being referred to the Asian Football Confederation’s disciplinary and ethics committee, the AFC said.
The AFC statement came in the wake of a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reduce a penalty on the seven players for falsifying naturalisation and eligibility documents.
The court ruled that the seven players shall receive a ban for 12 months from official matches only. A fine of 350,000 Swiss francs (about RM1.8 million) imposed by Fifa on FAM was held to be justified and proportionate.
The seven players involved are Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Manchuca, Joao Figueiredo, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel.
