During an interview with the BBC, The British Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle, stated that the gesture of the footballers “was totally inappropriate” and stressed that “politics must stay out of football.”
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England vs. Argentina. Photo:AFP
Asked about the meaning of the victory against the English team, the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, asked not to link the sporting result with the issue of the Malvinas Islands, which are under British sovereignty since 1833 and whose return the South American country demands.
Considered a high-risk match due to the strong rivalry between the two fans, the security authorities of the United States and Fifa prohibited fans from entering the Atlanta stadium with “political” flags or insignia, including those with claims related to the Falklands.
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The 2026 World Cup Regulations expressly prohibit the display of political messages
“Both players and other members of the delegation will be prohibited from displaying political, religious or personal messages or slogans in any language or form before the match, during the national anthems, during the match and after the conclusion of the match,” points out article 34 (point 4.3) of the Match Protocol.
Argentina, finalist of the World Cup Photo:EFE
He himself adds that, “also, They will be prohibited from displaying commercial messages or slogans in any language or form during their participation in official activities organized by Fifa. (including official matches and training sessions, as well as official press conferences and activities in the mixed zone)”.
It also indicates that each participating federation will be responsible for the conduct of the members of its delegation and that in the World Cup the Fifa Disciplinary Commission maintains its competence to process disciplinary infractions ex officio, as establishes the Fifa Disciplinary Code.
This code includes offensive conduct among infractions of the rules of the game and within this it identifies “using a sporting event to carry out demonstrations of a nature other than sporting events.”
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The article on order and safety in matches (art. 17) of the Disciplinary Code contemplates that disciplinary measures may be imposed if one or more fans of a member federation adopt inappropriate conduct. and among them it refers to the “use of gestures, words, objects or any other means to transmit inappropriate messages in a sporting event, in particular, messages of a political, ideological, religious or offensive nature.”
Jude Bellingham against Simeone and Romero Photo:Getty Images via AFP
GERALDINE BAJONERO VÁSQUEZ
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*With information from EFE
