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Imanol Machuca

Imanol Machuca
The latest news and top stories on Imanol Machuca, a suspended Malaysian footballer. He is an Argentine right forward for Vélez Sarsfield, banned by FIFA for 12 months. The suspension stems from falsified documentation used by the Malaysian Football Federation to establish his eligibility for the national team. Machuca, who claimed Malaysian descent, previously helped Vélez Sarsfield win the Supercopa International and Supercopa Argentina.
Fifa

Footballers in Malaysia eligibility scandal are ‘victims’, ban unfair, says union

FIFPro says the sanctions by Fifa on the seven players declared to have Malaysian ancestry ‘are grossly disproportionate’.

Fifa kicks out Malaysia’s ‘heritage players’ appeal, urges criminal probes

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