Malaysia suspends funding for football association over documentation scandal

Malaysia’s embattled football association has been plunged deeper into crisis after the government suspended fresh funding over a document-forgery scandal that has embarrassed the football-mad nation.
Football’s governing body, Fifa, has issued fines and player bans and launched criminal complaints after it found the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) had cheated by faking documents of seven foreign-born players.
Two of the players scored in a victory over Vietnam in an Asian Cup qualifier…