Argentina plans CAS review after FIFA rejects appeals — SkimNews
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- Argentina Football Association said it would request FIFA’s reasons for the rejected appeal decisions before applying to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over the organisation’s and Leandro Paredes’s punishments.
- Leandro Paredes received a 10-match ban for his role in the on-field clashes following Argentina’s 1-0 defeat by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, and FIFA upheld the sanction.
- Nahuel Molina was given a seven-game ban that FIFA reduced to four games; Paredes and Molina were also fined $90,000 (£66,000).
- Argentina Football Association was fined $321,000 (£235,000) for disciplinary-code breaches covering non-sporting demonstrations, team misconduct, and discriminatory chants and gestures by supporters.
- Argentina players held up a banner claiming Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory, after their 2-1 World Cup semi-final win over England.
- Roberto Ayala and players Paredes, Molina and Thiago Almada all appeared to be involved in the post-final fracas as Spain celebrated, with Paredes apparently pushing Eric Garcia by the throat and Almada forcing Gavi to the ground.
- FIFA appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to assess the post-final incident before issuing the sanctions.
Why it matters: FIFA’s rejection leaves Paredes with a 10-match ban and the AFA with a $321,000 fine, while Molina’s seven-game punishment was already reduced to four games. The planned CAS challenge centers on the sanctions that survived FIFA’s ruling rather than Molina’s already-reduced suspension.
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