CAS rules against Garcés and Machuca, both banned from playing for 8 months | OneFootball

The Court of Arbitration for Sport based in Lausanne, Switzerland issued the ruling this morning regarding the Malaysia-Gate involving former Colón players Facundo Garcés and Unión, Imanol Machuca.

The court found Machuca, Garcés, and 5 other players jointly responsible for the falsification of official documentation to be eligible for the Malaysian national team. As a result, they must serve the 12-month sanction imposed by FIFA and will not be able to play official matches until November 2026.

Of the year-long sanction, they have already served 4 months from FIFA's initial decision on September 25, 2025, until January 26, 2026, inclusive, when the CAS allowed the players to participate until the main issue was resolved, which was announced today.

The Panel decided that the sanction will only apply to matches and not to all football-related activities. This means they can resume training with their respective clubs during the ban.

Consequently, the players' appeals were partially upheld, and the sanctions were partially modified compared to the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's decision.

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