KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has partially upheld an appeal by seven players against the International Federation of Association Football (Fifa) on sanctions for falsifying naturalisation and eligibility documents. 

In an operative decision (without grounds) released today, the CAS Panel ruled that the seven players shall receive a ban for 12 months, but from official matches only and not from all football related activities.