Argentina Players Banned After World Cup Final Brawl
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Football's world governing body, FIFA, has announced bans and fines against Argentina following a fight after the World Cup final.
The brawl broke out after Argentina lost the final to Spain.
Midfielder Leandro Paredes received the biggest punishment, a 10-game ban.
Other Argentina players and staff members also received bans.
In total, the combined bans add up to 21 games.
FIFA also fined Argentina as part of the punishment.
The fines were linked to the incident after the final whistle.
Details about exactly what caused the fight have not been fully explained.
The bans affect several members of the Argentina squad and coaching staff.
This punishment shows FIFA takes bad behaviour on the pitch seriously.
The incident happened right after Argentina's loss to Spain in the final.
FIFA released a statement explaining the bans and fines.
The statement said the punishments come from the fight after the match.
Argentina will now play future games without some banned players.
This is a big blow for the team going forward.
Vocabulary11 words
- FIFA
- the organisation in charge of world football
- brawl
- a rough fight involving several people
- Paredes
- an Argentina football player
- combined
- added together as one total number
- fine
- money someone must pay as punishment
- loss
- a game a team did not win
- ban
- an official rule stopping someone from playing
- incident
- an event, often a problem, that happens
- squad
- the group of players on a team
- governing body
- the official group that controls a sport
- statement
- official words given to explain something
Quiz
Answer key
1. For a brawl after the World Cup final 2. 21 3. Fines
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Football's world governing body, _____, has announced bans and fines against Argentina.
The _____ broke out after Argentina lost the final to Spain.
Midfielder Leandro _____ received the biggest punishment, a 10-game ban.
Other Argentina players and staff members also received _____.
In total, the combined bans add up to _____ games.
FIFA also _____ Argentina as part of the punishment.
The fines were linked to the _____ after the final whistle.
The bans affect several members of the Argentina _____ and coaching staff.
The incident happened right after Argentina's _____ to Spain in the final.
FIFA released a _____ explaining the bans and fines.
Discussion questions
- Do you think 10 games is a fair punishment for Paredes? Why or why not?
- Why do you think fights sometimes happen after big sports finals?
- Should teams as a whole be punished for the actions of a few players?
- How do you think this ban will affect Argentina's future matches?
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