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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

Fifa to investigate whether Argentina broke rules over Falklands banner

Fifa will assess whether Argentina players broke rules after displaying a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands following their World Cup semi-final win over England.

It comes after Downing Street called for an investigation into the celebrations, which saw several Argentina players wave a banner that read “Las Malvinas son Argentinas”, which translates to “The Falkland Islands are Argentinian”.

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