FIFA probe Argentina for Falklands protest


  • Football
  • Saturday, 14 Jun 2014

BELO HORIZONTE Brazil (Reuters) - Football world governing body FIFA said on Friday it had begun disciplinary proceedings against Argentina's football association due to a players' protest over the Falkland islands at a World Cup warmup game.

At last week's home friendly against Slovenia in La Plata, the Argentina team stood behind a banner proclaiming sovereignty over the Falkland islands, or Malvinas as South Americans know them, in a long-running dispute with Britain.

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