According to Malaysian media, 7 naturalized players of the national team are still keeping quiet about the paper fraud scandal, while information from the hearing shows that they all let their full-powered representatives handle their documents without checking any details.
Since FIFA issued a suspension, this group of players has almost "disappeared" in the media. Some people still post personal photos such as Gabriel Palmero participating in the marathon, Rodrigo Holgado visiting Argentina to visit his family or Imanol Machuca sharing moments of daily life.
Meanwhile, Hector Hevel, Jon Irazabal and Joao figueiredo have not updated any further information. facundo Garces even deleted data related to the Malaysian club and team from their personal page.
Previously, in a statement provided by FIFA, all 7 players said that they did not know the documents were forged. Coincidentally, all submitted documents as requested by their agents without self- verification.
Accordingly, Palmero changed information about family origin but admitted that he had never checked the documents. Garces said he had sent all his birth certificates without comparing them, and did not contact them again when he discovered any abnormalities.
In addition, Holgado, Machuca and figueiredo were in a similar situation when they believed the stories of their family or broker and did not check the original documents. Irazabal did not confirm that he had seen any documents before signing. The most serious case is Hevel, who admitted to signing a confirmation of residence for "10 years in Malaysia" without reading the content.
The FIFA Anti-Crime Committee assessed this as a worrying sign, as no player proactively reviewed the documents submitted on their behalf, nor did anyone work with the representative after being accused of fraud. Currently, all seven players are still suspended and the investigation continues.
