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FIFA hits Argentina with World Cup charges for scuffle after final with Spain and ‘Malvinas’ banner after England game. FIFA has lodged disciplinary charges against two Argentina players for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final and charged Argentina’s football federation for players showing a political banner about the Falkland Islands after beating England in the tournament’s semifinals. A list of disciplinary cases opened by FIFA against Argentina on Wednesday also includes “discriminatory chants and gestures” by fans, alleged assault by an assistant coach after the final, and “throwing of objects by spectators in relation to several matches” at the World Cup.
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British government officials urged FIFA to investigate, and the football body said on Wednesday that the formal charge was “using a sports event for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature”.
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