{"id":73923,"date":"2026-08-21T18:43:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/73923\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:43:16","slug":"fifa-bans-leandro-paredes-10-matches-after-argentina-spain-world-cup-final-brawl-how-25-outlets-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/73923\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Bans Leandro Paredes 10 Matches After Argentina-Spain World Cup Final Brawl: how 25 outlets split"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paredes\u2019 10-Game Ban<\/p>\n

The Independent said Paredes was seen throwing his opponent Gavi to the ground in a post-match brawl after Spain emerged victorious in the final, and it also described Paredes grabbing Eric Garcia by the throat and hurling Gavi to the ground.<\/p>\n

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FIFA also banned Nahuel Molina for seven games and imposed a fine of $90,000, while it sanctioned Thiago Almada and Roberto Ayala with a match ban and a three-game ban respectively, as the disciplinary committee investigation followed the incident.<\/p>\n

The Guardian reported that the bans covered three Argentina players for their part in the brawl at the end of the final against Spain, while it also said the Argentinian football association (AFA) was fined $321,000 for the Falkland Islands banner after the semi-final win over England.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports added that Paredes was involved in ugly scenes after Argentina\u2019s extra-time loss to Spain in New York\/New Jersey, grabbing opponent Eric Garcia by the throat and then pushing Spain\u2019s unused sub Gavi to the ground.<\/p>\n

FIFA\u2019s Rationale and Appeals<\/p>\n

FIFA\u2019s disciplinary committee action followed a procedure that The Independent said was set up after the day after the final, with the investigation finding breaches of its code throughout the incident.<\/p>\n

The Independent also quoted Barcelona midfielder Gavi\u2019s teammate Leandro Paredes\u2019 context through a statement from the Spanish midfielder Gavi, who had pleaded with the FIFA committee to not suspend Paredes, saying, “I don\u2019t think (Paredes) should be suspended.”<\/p>\n

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The Guardian said FIFA ordered Argentina to play its next home match at 50% capacity, with a 50% capacity restriction at a further match suspended, and it reported that $100,000 of the fine was suspended.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports reported that FIFA rules ban all political messaging at games and tied the $321,000 fine for the Falklands banner to discrimination and racist abuse by fans.<\/p>\n

The Independent said the bans for all players will be served in their teams\u2019 next matches, meaning Gavi will miss the world champions\u2019 Nations League match against England in September.<\/p>\n

Argentina\u2019s Next Matches<\/p>\n

Beyond player bans, FIFA punished the Argentine Football Association (AFA) for incidents tied to the Falklands banner and supporter behavior, with The Independent saying the AFA is constrained to pay 310 000 dollars for \u201cutilisation de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement sportif \u00e0 titre de manifestation non sportive\u201d and other categories.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt read \u201cLas Malvinas son Argentinas\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Guardian specified the banner text as \u201cLas Malvinas son Argentinas\u201d and said the fine also covered breaches by Argentina supporters of FIFA\u2019s anti-discrimination regulations at other World Cup matches.<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera reported that FIFA banned three Argentina players, including a 10-match suspension for Paredes, and it said the ban for Paredes is effectively a one-year expulsion from the Argentina team because the FIFA calendar includes 10 games through June 2027.<\/p>\n

Al Jazeera also said Spain\u2019s Gavi was banned for one game, which it described as a Nations League match against England at Wembley on September 26, while it reported Roberto Ayala received a three-game ban and a $30,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Foot Mercato added that the FIFA Commission de Discipline gave the verdict with a suspension of 10 matches for Leandro Paredes and 7 for Nahuel Molina, and it said the federation was condemned to pay an amende de 275 000 euros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Paredes\u2019 10-Game Ban The Independent said Paredes was seen throwing his opponent Gavi to the ground in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":73924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[28493,23881,23878,23880,23879,17,396],"class_list":["post-73923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-spain","tag-fifa-bans-leandro-paredes-10","tag-media-analysis","tag-media-bias","tag-news-compared","tag-news-comparison","tag-spain","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}