4 M-League players suspended 12 months after CAS decision, says MFL

2026-03-07 - 07:03

Three of the players are from JDT while one is with Kuching City FC. KUALA LUMPUR: Four players in the Malaysia League (M-League) are barred from taking part in official matches for 12 months following the.ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the appeal involving seven heritage players. The Malaysian Football League (MFL), in a statement today, said the four players are JDT stalwarts Joao Figueiredo, Jon Irazabal and Hector Hevel, and Kuching City FC player Gabriel Palmero. “MFL confirms it has received official notification from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) regarding the CAS decision. “The notification states that the seven players will still serve a 12-month suspension, but it applies only to official matches and not to all football-related activities,” the statement said. The four players are among the seven who were sanctioned by Fifa for falsifying naturalisation and eligibility documents to represent the Malaysian national squad. Last Thursday, CAS partially allowed the appeal by the seven players against FIFA’s sanctions but ruled that the 350,000 Swiss francs (about RM1.8 million) fine imposed on FAM was appropriate and proportionate.