FAM’s Necessary Heart Attack: Why A Fifa Suspension Is The Best Thing To Happen To Malaysian Football

LocalFootball
16 Oct 2025 • 11:00 AM MYT
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I felt a cold sweat on my palms the moment I heard the FA of Malaysia (FAM) was seriously contemplating taking the recent heritage document scandal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). It wasn’t the fear of a heavier penalty. No, it was the sickening realisation that the appeal might actually succeed, prompting a deeper Fifa investigation that would inevitably expose FAM’s recent “gross negligence” for what it truly is – incompetence so profound it borders on institutional self-sabotage. Let’s be honest: What is FAM fighting for? The right to avoid the label of “cheat”? Fine.

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