Kim Sang-sik-ho's green onion → Malay withdraws from violation of regulations, prepares for a collective lawsuit against players
Nov 12, 2025
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Naturalized players who have been suspended for a year by FIFA are preparing a class action suit with the Malaysian Football Association (FAM). Malaysian media Harian Metro reported on the 10th (Korea time) 'Seven naturalized players are preparing a lawsuit against FAM with the assistance of international lawyers' They decided to start a lawsuit when they were released from their respective teams for FIFA disciplinary action and became unemployed.
FIFA launched a disciplinary process in September, saying that citizenship documents for seven naturalized players submitted by FAM were forged. The FAM was suspected of falsifying birth certificates as if the players' grandparents were born in Malaysia. According to FIFA regulations, players born abroad were considered to have abused the rule that only countries where biological parents or grandparents were born can represent. FIFA suspended the players after investigation, saying the FAM violated the `Article 22' regulation on forgery and tampering.
The FAM immediately appealed the FIFA decision. He claimed that the documents suspected of manipulation were administrative mistakes. FIFA, however, refused to acknowledge this and rejected FAM's appeal. Rather, it was reported that not only the players but also the Malaysian national team is considering additional disciplinary measures such as suspension of international competition. Malaysia has expressed its intention to reappeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the situation is expanding as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has also begun disciplinary proceedings against Malaysia.
Malaysia is currently on the verge of going to the finals with four wins out of four in Group F of the final qualifying round for the 2027 Saudi Arabia Asian Cup. However, if FIFA's disciplinary action is confirmed, the previous game in which naturalized players were played could be confiscated and defeated. Malaysia has all naturalized players in the final qualifying round. In the end, if the forfeited loss is confirmed, the group may fail to advance to the finals at the bottom of the group with '4 wins' instead of '4 wins'. On the other hand, Vietnam, which suffered a 0-4 defeat by Malaysia, will face a situation in which it can dramatically advance to the finals depending on the outcome of the disposition. AFC is expected to dispose of Malaysia before March next year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
