Kuala Lampur, Nov. 6 -- The FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld the sanctions imposed by its Disciplinary Committee against the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) and seven heritage players for breaches related to forgery and falsification under Article 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC).

In a statement published on FIFA's official website, the Appeal Committee confirmed that it had dismissed the appeals lodged by FAM and the heritage players - Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Joao Figueiredo, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel.

The Disciplinary Committee and the Appeal Committee are two of three judicial bodies properly established and constituted under Article 52 of the FIFA Statutes.

These jud...