PETALING JAYA: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have been hit with another setback after FIFA imposed fresh sanctions on the national body.
The FIFA disciplinary committee ruled that FAM have breached Article 19 of the FIFA disciplinary code (2025 edition) for fielding ineligible players in three Tier 1 international matches.
The decision is directly linked to the seven heritage players who are currently under suspension by FIFA.
The committee, chaired by vice-chairman Jorge Palacio, found that the violations occurred during Malaysia’s friendly against Cape Verde at the Cheras Stadium on May 29, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The same offence was also detected during Malaysia’s 2-1 win over Singapore at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on Sept 4.
The third violation occurred in Malaysia’s narrow 1-0 victory over Palestine at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri on Sept 8.
As a result, the FIFA disciplinary committee ruled that Malaysia be declared 3-0 losers in all three matches.
FAM were also fined CHF10,000 (RM51,414).
