World Cup 2026
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About time they have another golden generation too, ready for Martinez to destroy
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What? Try Xavi Hernandez. Martinez didn't get past the talks stage.
MARTINEZ: Hi guys.
NETHERLANDS: f**k off.
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The Rising Sun
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England led the way in how to be 'Golden Generation" failures. Along with their ridiculous WAG circus
As Lampard said, you should only be called a "Golden Generation " AFTER you've won something!
I think Crozier, who was some FA official, unwisely coined the phrase to describe England.
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Argentina's Paredes banned for 10 games
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Paredes plays his club football for Argentinian side Boca Juniors
ByAlex Brotherton
BBC Sport journalist
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21 August 2026, 15:20 BST
Argentina midfielder Leandro Paredes has been given a 10-match ban for the role he played in on-field clashes after his side were beaten 1-0 by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final.
Fifa's disciplinary committee has also handed his team-mate Nahuel Molina a seven-match suspension.
Argentina have also been ordered to play their next two home matches with 50% capacity, though one match of that sanction is suspended.
The Argentinian Football Association (AFA) has been fined $321,000 (£235,000) for breaches of the Fifa disciplinary code relating to using a sports event for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature, team misconduct, and discriminatory chants and gestures by its supporters.
Fifa have ordered that $100,000 (£73,000) of the fine must be invested in a plan to combat discrimination - and $100,000 (£73,000) of the fine is suspended, with a probationary period to apply.
After defeating England 2-1 in the World Cup semi-final, several Argentina players held up a banner claiming Argentine sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory.
Last month, Fifa appointed a disciplinary and ethics prosecutor to assess what happened after the final whistle at the New York New Jersey Stadium, when multiple Argentina players and backroom staff were involved in altercations with Spain players.
As well as their suspensions, Paredes and Molina will both pay fines of $90,000 (£66,000).
Spain midfielder Gavi will serve a one-match suspension and pay a fine of $30,000 (£22,000) for his part in the post-match confrontations, as has Argentina's Thiago Almada.
Roberto Ayala, a member of Argentina's coaching staff, has been given a three-match suspension and a fine of $30,000.
The match suspensions will only be enforced in international fixtures.
Analysis: Fifa come down hard on ArgentinaBy
Simon Stone
Chief football news reporter
There were many elements of Argentina's behaviour around the World Cup final that left a sour taste – now world governing body Fifa has come down hard on those it feels were responsible.
A 10-match ban for experienced central midfielder Paredes and seven matches for Molina, who seemed to punch man of the match Rodri as he ran to celebrate Spain's success.
In addition, the fine of $321,000 includes a punishment for the Argentina team unveiling a "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" – the Malvinas are Argentinian – banner following their semi-final triumph against England.
It is a significant punishment, underlining how annoyed Fifa are at having their showpiece occasion, broadcast to an estimated 1.5bn people globally, tarnished by such awful scenes.
Argentina have been one of the world's best teams for some time. Today shows them to be one of the worst behaved.