The FIFA Disciplinary Committee (FDC) has imposed sanctions on the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and several players and officials following various incidents reported during different matches of the World Cup just a few days back. Paredes, the Argentine midfielder, was involved in post-match ruckus after Argentina’s 1-0 loss to Spain courtesy of an extra-time winner from Ferran Torres.
Argentina’s Leandro Paredes has broken his silence after being handed a 10-match ban following an altercation with Spanish players in the aftermath of the FIFA World Cup final loss, calling it “excessive” and saying that it can be reduced.
“It seems exaggerated. The strange thing is also that Gavi was given one, who is the one who gave me the punch in the chest… but hey, that is it. Now we have to appeal the sanction, the people who know about these things will see if they can overturn it.
For me, it is excessive, and I think it can be reduced,’ Paredes said, as quoted by Goal.com.
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has been fined USD 321,000 for breaches of multiple articles of the FIFA Disciplinary Code (FDC), including the use of a sports event for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature, team misconduct, discrimination and racist abuse, and failure to ensure order and security at matches, according to the statement issued by FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee. Thiago Almada has been handed a one-match suspension and fined USD 30,000, while team official Roberto Ayala has been suspended for three matches and fined USD 30,000. Spain player Pablo Martin Paez Gavira has also received a one-match suspension and a fine of USD 30,000.
Speaking after his match with Boca Juniors this weekend, Parades said that he was punched by young Spanish player Gavi, who got a one-match suspension.
