FIFA has released evidence that the documents of the ancestral origin of the 7 naturalized players were wronged, causing a big enough shock to destroy the ambitions of Malaysian football and lead to long-term consequences.
First of all, the direct result is that the Malaysian team lost factors that showed value right on the field; the naturalization strategy was in a doubtful area, even at risk of being destroyed; the possibility of points being deducted and other issues that may need to be further investigated. When the "fake" factor is unleashed, all temporary victories become meaningless.
Next is invisible but heavier loss: Trust. If sports want to be sustainable, it must be based on reputation. The reputation of the players, the team, and the management agencies. Once the reputation was cracked, the audience was skeptical, the sponsor retreated and the entire football foundation was cut off in the ever- seeing of the international community. Malaysian football is now losing a large part of its honor.
The big lesson shows that real and fake can go hand in hand, but life is different. It is possible to hope for immediate benefits, but there is always a way to rise up, through checks, through evidence, through time. Once it is fake, at some stage, all excuses are unreasonable. No sustainable success is based on shortcomings and denials. ambition cannot be used to justify actions.
The story is also a message to everyone in social life outside, choosing which life value will lead to a commensurate result. The truth and the lie are two extremes that always exist in society, whether we want it or not. It was a match on the ethical line. The technology era makes forgery more sophisticated, but that does not mean it will last forever in the face of justice.
When the truth speaks out, only what is straightforward and sincere can stand firm.
