Argentina’s Paredes suspended for 10 games for World Cup fight
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August 21, 2026
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PARIS, France (AFP)—Midfielder Leandro Paredes and several Argentina team-mates have received bans and fines for their part in clashes with Spain players at the World Cup final, FIFA said on Friday.
In the strongest punishment handed down by world football’s governing body, Paredes was banned for 10 international games and fined $90,000.
He grabbed Eric Garcia by the throat and wrestled Spain’s Gavi to the ground while holding his substitute’s bib, which led to an escalation in the incidents on the field after the final that Spain won 1-0 at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19.
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