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IFA to probe Malaysian FA after players banned for forged documents
Reuters, Published on 19/11/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Fifa is set to launch a formal investigation into Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) internal operations after suspending seven of its naturalised players over the alleged use of doctored documents.
Malaysian players banned after using forged documents to play qualifier vs Vietnam
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2025
» BENGALURU — Deportivo Alaves's Facundo Garces was among seven players banned for a year by the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) on Friday after the football governing body found that doctored documentation had been used so that they could play in an Asian Cup qualifier for Malaysia against Vietnam.
Blatter and Platini cleared in Fifa graft case
AFP, Published on 25/03/2025
» MUTTENZ, Switzerland - Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini on Tuesday were acquitted on appeal by a Swiss court in a long-running corruption case that shattered their careers as two of the most powerful figures in world football.
Blatter and Platini back in Swiss court in long-running legal saga
AFP, Published on 03/03/2025
» LAUSANNE - Sepp Blatter, the former head of FIFA, and Michel Platini, the ex-president of UEFA, will be back in a Swiss court on Monday for another examination of the charges of fraud that knocked them off the summits of global football.
Former world football bigwigs cleared of fraud
Published on 08/07/2022
» Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, were cleared on Friday over a suspected fraudulent payment that shook the sport and ended their time at the top.
Blatter: Platini payment was 'gentleman's agreement'
AFP, Published on 09/06/2022
» BELLINZONA: Sepp Blatter struck a "gentleman's agreement" with Michel Platini to pay him a million Swiss francs ($1.02 million) a year as an adviser, the former world football chief told their trial on Thursday.
Fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini start fraud trial
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» BELLINZONA (SWITZERLAND) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, appeared in a Swiss court on Wednesday to face trial over a suspected fraudulent payment.
Trial opens for fallen football chiefs Blatter and Platini
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» BELLINZONA: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, once the chiefs of world and European football, went on trial in Switzerland on Wednesday over a suspected fraudulent payment.
FAT rule that sidelined Worawi needs revision
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 16/02/2020
» The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) presidential election on Wednesday turned out to be a bit of a bore, but it was expected to be so ever since former association chief Worawi Makudi was thrown out of the race.
'Bang Yee' begins fightback
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 22/01/2020
» Worawi Makudi insisted on Tuesday he is eligible to stand in next month's election for Football Association of Thailand president.