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

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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 Gavihttps://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/111224/100x80/arge.jpeg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
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.

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