Malaysia suspends top soccer official over FIFA 'cheating' ruling

World body expected to announce result of appeal by Oct 30

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Noor Azman Rahman, secretary general of the Football Association of Malaysia, has been suspended pending a probe into a scandal about foreign players' naturalization documents. (Screenshot from The Football Association of Malaysia)

NORMAN GOH and AHMAD MUSTAKIM

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's soccer association announced Friday the suspension of its secretary-general pending an internal investigation into the ruling by FIFA, the sport's world governing body, to suspend seven of its naturalized players over allegedly forged birth certificates.

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