Kuala lumpur: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has notified its member associations and relevant confederations to immediately stay the suspensions of Malaysia's (Harimau Malaya) seven heritage players at both domestic and continental levels, following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) announced the development through an official post on its Facebook page today. The post included feedback from FIFA concerning the CAS decision to grant the application for a Stay of Execution submitted by the seven national team players: Facundo Garc©s, Rodrigo Holgado, Imanol Machuca, Joo Figueiredo, Gabriel Palmero, Jon Irazabal, and H©ctor Hevel.

The announcement indicated that FIFA has informed the relevant associate members and confederations to suspend the sanctions against these seven players at both domestic and continental levels with immediate effect. Earlier, FAM had reported that CAS cleared the seven heritage players, who were previously suspended, to return to action after their application for a Stay of Execution was accepted.