Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- FIFA on Monday announced it had dismissed the appeals lodged by Malaysia's football federation (FAM) and its seven players in the on-going eligibility scandal linked to forged documents used for an Asia Cup qualifier.
The world governing body suspended seven foreign-born Malaysia national team players for a year and fined the FAM $440,000 in September.
FIFA accused the country's federation of submitting doctored or false documents that said the players had Malaysian ancestry, making them eligible to represent the Southeast Asian nation.
An investigation by the body showed that none of Hector Hevel, Jon Irazabal, Gabriel Palmero, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca or Joao Brandao Figueiredo -- who helped ...