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Montevideo, September 11th 2026 - 09:56 UTC

Tag: Leandro Paredes

  • Friday, August 21st 2026 - 21:52 UTC

    FIFA sanctions Argentina over the final's brawl and the Falklands banner

    The heaviest penalty fell on midfielder Leandro Paredes, banned for ten international matches and fined 90,000 dollars for striking Spain's Eric García and Gavi

    FIFA's Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed financial and sporting sanctions on the Argentine Football Association and four members of its national squad over the confrontations at the end of the 2026 World Cup final and over breaches committed throughout the tournament, among them the display of a banner asserting a sovereignty claim over the Falklands.