COMMENT | The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) appears to treat the International Federation of Association Football’s (Fifa) forgery allegation as a mere inconvenience rather than a crisis that strikes at the heart of sporting integrity.

Moreover, its indifference towards Nepal's latest complaint about the "heritage footballers" is worrying.

Its lack of urgency suggests that FAM has underestimated the reputational damage to Malaysian football.

Is FAM's tactic designed to distract us and deflect scrutiny from deeper accountability issues within its own ranks?

How bad are the governance issues in the association?

The Fifa sanctions against FAM and seven foreign-born players are not just...