Colombian club to axe Harimau Malaya's Argentine after Fifa ban?

The future of Harimau Malaya’s striker, Rodrigo Julian Holgado is reportedly hanging by a thread, with his Colombian club, América de Cali, said to be considering letting him go.

Colombian sports journalist and renowned international football commentator Pipe Sierra, who covers high-profile player transfers, tweeted that the club, through its legal team, has begun proceedings to sever ties with the Argentine.

This follows the recent decision by the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) Appeals Committee, which rejected the Football Association of Malaysia’s (FAM) appeal against sanctions imposed on its seven “heritage” players.

The seven included Holgado - who had been granted Malaysian citizenship allegedly on the basis of...

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