Holgado lands in KL to clear name, Machuca still absent


PETALING JAYA: Mixed heritage football player Rodrigo Holgado has arrived in Kuala Lumpur to help resolve the documentation issue while Imanol Machuca continues to miss matches with his club Velez Sarsfield.

Holgado and Machuca are two of the seven players handed a one-year ban by FIFA over alleged documentation irregularities linked to their participation in Malaysia’s Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam in June.

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