The FAM says it’s disappointed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to dismiss its appeal over the player naturalization issue.

It says that while it respects the court’s jurisdiction, it feels that the punishment is disproportionate compared to similar cases in the past.

The FAM will also wait for the full written judgement before commenting further on the matter.

This, after the CAS ruled that the seven Harimau Malaya players who falsified naturalization documents, will still have to serve their 12-month ban, but only for official matches.

It also completely dismissed the Malaysian governing body’s appeal against its 1.8 million ringgit fine.

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In developments elsewhere…Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has stepped down, with just three months to go before the start of the World Cup.

He cited exhaustion as his reason for quitting, although his exit comes amid supporter criticism over their controversial Africa Cup of Nations defeat to Senegal.

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And, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has posted the fastest time in Free Practice 2 for the Australian F1 GP ahead of the Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

The Ferrari pair of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc rounded up the top five…while Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were sixth and seventh, respectively.