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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Keir Starmer wants Fifa investigation into Argentina players who held Falklands banner

Argentina players hold a banner which says: ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ – the Falkland Islands are Argentinian
Argentina players hold a banner which says: ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ – the Falkland Islands are Argentinian – after defeating England on Wednesday. Photograph: MB Media/Getty Images

Keir Starmer supports the idea of Fifa investigating Argentina players who displayed a banner touting their country’s claim to the Falklands Islands after their World Cup semi-final win against England, Downing Street has said.

Starmer, who watched the match while travelling to Ukraine by train for the final overseas trip of his premiership, endorsed a call by Peter Kyle, the business secretary, for Fifa to investigate what rules may have been broken.

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