He was accompanied by FAM vice-president and legal committee chairman Datuk Saaran Nadarajah, as well as vice-president and media committee chairman Datuk Mohd Azhar Jamaluddin. At the same meeting, FAM also announced the continued suspension of its secretary general Datuk Noor Azman Rahman, pending further action by FAM’s disciplinary committee. Fifa ordered a formal investigation into the internal operations of FAM in upholding sanctions imposed on FAM and seven foreign-born Harimau Malaya players for forgery and falsification. The Appeal Committee, in its motivated decision published on its site on Nov 17, 2025, also directed the Fifa Disciplinary Committee to notify criminal authorities in Malaysia, Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands, and Spain of the offences. The seven players named in the report are Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, 23; Facundo Tomas Garces, 26; Rodrigo Julian Holgado, 30; Imanol Javier Machuca, 25; Joao Vitor Brandao Figueiredo, 29; Jon Irazabal Iraurgui, 28; and Hector Alejandro Hevel Serrano, 29.

Source: The Edge Markets December 24, 2025 12:42 UTC