FIFA probing Argentina Falkland banner

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association relating to a banner displayed by national-team players prior to last week’s friendly against Slovenia.

FIFA probing Argentina Falkland banner

FIFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association relating to a banner displayed by national-team players prior to last week’s friendly against Slovenia.

Members of the Argentina team held a banner stating ’Las Malvinas son Argentinas’, which translates as ‘the Falkland Islands are Argentinian’, before kick-off in La Plata.

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