"Malaysia's 4-0 win over Vietnam in June looked impressive from afar. But, according to football's world governing body, FIFA, it was achieved with seven overseas-born players using false birth certificates to claim their grandparents had been born in the country. In September, FIFA fined the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) $438,000 (377,000) and suspended the players.The FAM said in a statement earlier this month that it would appeal the decision,"
"The Madrid-based sports marketer points to his own country. "Malaysia naturalized these players so quickly but in Singapore we take time. We have been trying to get a player from [Welsh club] Cardiff [Perry Ng] and it has been almost two years. Ng was born in Liverpool but has a grandparent from Singapore, a family link that provides the most common path to naturalization especially as in 2008, FIFA tightened the rules for the other path. Players now have to spend five continuous years in a domestic league in"
Malaysia's 4-0 win over Vietnam in June was later revealed to have involved seven overseas-born players using false birth certificates to claim grandparent links. FIFA fined the Football Association of Malaysia $438,000 and suspended the players. The FAM said it would appeal and stated that there was no evidence supporting FIFA's allegations. The scandal intensified regional scrutiny of player naturalization. Former Singapore international Sasi Kumar called it a wake-up call. Singapore cited a slower naturalization process, with a long-running attempt to secure Cardiff defender Perry Ng. FIFA rules now require five continuous years of domestic residency for eligibility.
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