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Malaysia still ‘tak tahu malu’ (knows no shame)
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4, 2025: Now that FIFA has rejected Malaysia’s appeal against it’s ban for cheating in international football, it is “business as usual” for FAM (Football Association Malaysia).
Are heads rolling in FAM and the Youth and Sports Ministry?
Fat hope! Only the head/s of scapegoats.
In Malaysia’s top civil servants like the director-general and the minister are untouchable even after bringing profound international disgrace and shame to Malaysia.
Just like the many idiotic and moronic Kangkung Professors who have disgraced Malaysia's institutions of higher learning.
Responsibility and accountability are words not in Malaysia’s dictionary.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below Malaysia’s tale of tak tahu malu:
10 truths after Fifa’s final verdict: Malaysia can no longer pretend
Fifa’s ruling didn’t just end an appeal. It exposed an era of deception.
The world once saw Malaysia as a rising football nation: spirited, hungry, disciplined. That story is now buried under deceit. (Malaysia NT pic)
PETALING JAYA: Fifa’s dismissal of Malaysia’s appeal has ended debate — and deepened disgrace.
The governing body didn’t merely uphold its verdict; it reaffirmed that Malaysia’s football leadership stands guilty of forgery, falsification, and institutional deceit.
The decision closes one door but opens another, one that leads straight into Malaysia’s own house. What began as a sporting scandal is now a test of national integrity.
The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) may still take its fight to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but the real trial is already underway in the court of public opinion.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will decide Malaysia’s fate in the Asian Cup, likely docking points for wins over Vietnam and Nepal, a move that could erase an entire campaign.
And as Malaysia comes down from the diplomatic high of hosting the Asean Summit, this global exposure lands like an execution: the axe falling on the nation’s credibility, just as the world had applauded its leadership.
These are the 10 truths Malaysia must now confront.
1.Verdict sealed, no escape
Fifa’s rejection of FAM’s appeal confirms every original finding: forged documents were used to naturalise seven players.
Héctor Hevel, Jon Irazábal, Gabriel Palmero, Facundo Garcés, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, and João Figueiredo are each banned for 12 months from all football activity worldwide.
The appeal was dismissed after a thorough deliberation, leaving only a narrow 21-day window to approach CAS.
That is not a window of hope. It is a legal formality.
2. Shocked is not innocence
FAM said it was “shocked” by Fifa’s decision. But why?
Shock implies ignorance or innocence, and FAM can claim neither.
Fifa’s months-long investigation examined every document and exposed how falsified ancestry papers fast-tracked citizenship.
The shock isn’t the ruling; it’s that anyone in Malaysian football leadership still thinks denial works.
3. Not a paperwork glitch — a moral collapse
MyKads. Passports. FIFA registration. All approved. All wrong.
This scandal isn’t about administrative error; it is a collapse of conscience.
Government departments and FAM turned fiction into nationality.
In a country where stateless children wait decades for an identity card, seven imported players got one in weeks.
That is not bureaucracy, it is betrayal.
4. The stain is bigger than the sport
The penalties hit football, but the stain spreads across government.
Fraud passed through official systems — the national registration department, immigration, and the home ministry.
When deception carries official stamps, it stops being a football issue and becomes a national one.
5. Citizenship in limbo
If the documents were falsified, what is the legal status of the seven players’ Malaysian citizenship?
Are they still citizens? Will their passports be revoked?
Malaysia does not recognise dual citizenship, so if they retain their Argentine, Brazilian, or Spanish nationality, their Malaysian citizenship is automatically void.
Yet no ministry has spoken. That silence is damning.
Citizenship is not a football formality; it’s a constitutional act. Treating it like tournament registration is unforgivable.
6. The cost of cheating
How much did this deception cost?
Naturalisation is not free. It involves legal work, paperwork, and often “expedited” facilitation.
Who paid? The FAM? Private sponsors? Shadow intermediaries?
Were taxpayers’ funds used? Were match bonuses tied to victories with ineligible players?
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) should already be tracing every cent.
If public money funded deceit, criminal accountability must follow.
7. AFC will decide Malaysia’s fate
The AFC will judge whether Malaysia keeps its wins against Vietnam and Nepal, a decision that could erase an entire Asian Cup 2027 campaign.
The confederation will follow Fifa’s disciplinary file, but time is tight: the Asian Cup draw begins in early 2026, and Malaysia’s fate could hang on that timeline.
The question isn’t if Malaysia suffers sporting consequences — it’s how deep they’ll cut.
8. The suspended scapegoat
FAM’s suspension of general secretary Noor Azman Rahman may look decisive, but it reeks of damage control.
Malaysia has seen this playbook before: one name offered to calm outrage while the real architects escape scrutiny.
Unless investigators go beyond Noor Azman, the fraud will be reborn under different names.
9. National reckoning overdue
This case cannot end with internal committees. Parliament must demand a Royal Commission of Inquiry, with judicial power to compel testimony, open files, and cross-check ministries.
The public deserves names, not excuses.
Without full exposure, Malaysia will carry this stain through every future game, every anthem, every flag raised abroad.
Fraud demands law. The Attorney-General’s Chambers and MACC must lead, not wait for political cues.
10. Malaysia’s credibility now hangs by a thread
The world once saw Malaysia as a rising football nation: spirited, hungry, disciplined. That story is now buried under deceit.
This scandal has humiliated not just FAM, but Malaysia’s governance culture, the same culture that promises reform yet protects failure.
The bans will expire. The fines will be paid. But the loss of trust — in how Malaysia governs itself — will linger far longer.
Will we hide behind committees, or will we name the guilty, confront the truth, and reclaim the dignity traded away for convenience?
The world has seen Malaysia cheat in plain sight. What it watches now is whether Malaysia can summon the courage to clean itself.
Sports & Fitness
FIFA upholds sanctions against FAM, seven players for forgery offences
Last month, FAM and seven heritage players - were sanctioned by FIFA’s disciplinary committee after being found guilty of violating Article 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) related to document falsification.
Updated 2 hours ago · Published on 04 Nov 2025 8:31AM
FAM explained that it had identified a technical error in the submission process involving the seven players’ documents – November 4, 2025
THE FIFA Appeal Committee has upheld the sanctions imposed by the 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 Appeals Committee confirmed that it had dismissed the appeals lodged by FAM and the players — Gabriel Felipe Arrocha, Facundo Garces, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Joao Figueiredo, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel. Consequently, FAM has been ordered to pay a fine of 350,000 Swiss francs (about rm1.9 million), while each player has been fined 2,000 swiss francs (about rm11,000).
The seven players have also been handed a 12-month suspension from all football-related activities, reported Bernama.
FIFA informed that the sanctions were confirmed after analysing submissions and conducting a hearing, and FAM and the players have 10 days to request a motivated decision, and 21 days thereafter to file an appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Last month, FAM and seven heritage players - were sanctioned by FIFA’s disciplinary committee after being found guilty of violating Article 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC) related to document falsification.
FIFA had stated that FAM had submitted falsified documents to confirm the eligibility of the players, allowing them to compete in the third-round match of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers against Vietnam on June 10.
FAM then explained that it had identified a technical error in the submission process involving the seven players’ documents, which was made by an administrative staff member and filed an official appeal with FIFA regarding the issue shortly thereafter. – November 4, 2025
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