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East Timor punished for changing birth certificates to hire Brazilian players
Source: BBC
East Timor punished for changing birth certificates to hire Brazilian players
By Luke Reddy
BBC Sport
20 January 2017 Football
Birth and baptism certificates were doctored by football chiefs in a tiny southeast Asian country to allow a dozen Brazilians to play for them.
Now East Timor has been punished for changing the documents.
The players, who have represented clubs such as Palmeiras and Botafogo, helped the nation to its first ever win.
But now it has been banned from the 2023 AFC Asian Cup following a joint investigation by the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa.
They found the documents were doctored to falsely show the players had East Timorese heritage, with one or both of their parents being born in the country.
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By Luke Reddy
BBC Sport
20 January 2017 Football
Birth and baptism certificates were doctored by football chiefs in a tiny southeast Asian country to allow a dozen Brazilians to play for them.
Now East Timor has been punished for changing the documents.
The players, who have represented clubs such as Palmeiras and Botafogo, helped the nation to its first ever win.
But now it has been banned from the 2023 AFC Asian Cup following a joint investigation by the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa.
They found the documents were doctored to falsely show the players had East Timorese heritage, with one or both of their parents being born in the country.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38687669
