Call for Fifa Probe on Malvinas Banner After England World Cup Defeat to Argentina
Downing Street said FIFA should review whether the banner breached rules banning political messages in football.
- On Wednesday, July 15, Argentina defeated England 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, after which players held a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas," claiming sovereignty over the British-controlled Falkland Islands.
- FIFA regulations prohibit "banners, flags, flyers, apparel and other paraphernalia that are of a political, offensive, and/or discriminatory nature." The Argentine Football Association faced a £20,000 fine in 2014 for displaying an identical banner.
- Business Secretary Peter Kyle told the BBC the banner was "an egregious violation of the rules of not having political activity as part of the football." Prime Minister Keir Starmer endorsed the call for a FIFA investigation.
- Vice-President Victoria Villarruel defended the display, posting that the match "wasn't just another match," while midfielder Leandro Paredes said the islands remain "a sad part of our history" that motivated the team.
- Ahead of Sunday's final against Spain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer wished both teams well, "especially Spain," adding political tension to the showpiece match between Argentina and the European champions.
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A fan, whose name will not be known until the end of the World Cup but at some point will become a protagonist of Argentine sports documentaries, bought a black aerosol and wrote the phrase “Las Malvinas are Argentines” about a sheet of the hotel where he was staying in Atlanta, a few hours before the start of the game against England. It could have been one of the many unknown images of the World Cup if it weren’t because, minutes after Lionel …
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The Argentine president called the football gesture "understanding", but asked not to "politicize" the party, while the United Kingdom pressured FIFA for a sanction.
The Falklands demanded that FIFA leave out the political dispute of the 2026 World Cup, after the selection of Argentina showed a tarpaulin with the phrase “The Falklands are Argentines” after beating 2-1 England.The gesture, made by Lisandro Martínez and Giovani Lo Celso, was described by London as a clear political declaration related to the sovereignty of the islands, recognized by its government as Falkland Islands.The Falkland Islands were …
The British Minister of Business and Commerce, Peter Kyle, said this Thursday that FIFA must investigate the behavior of Argentine footballers, who displayed a banner with the phrase “The Falklands are Argentinas”, after defeating England in the semifinals of the World Cup.
The British government expects FIFA to investigate the provocation with a political banner after the World Cup semi-final from England against Argentina. Players of the South American country had shown a banner after their 2:1 triumph in Atlanta with the inscription "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" ("The Falkland Islands are Argentinean"). Politics must be kept out of football, said British Minister of Economics Peter Kyle. "We expect FIFA to inves…
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