Argentina set to go to Cas after Fifa rejects appeals

What the report says

The Argentina Football Association says it plans to take its case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after FIFA rejected appeals over punishments linked to incidents after Argentina’s World Cup final defeat to Spain. According to BBC Sport, the governing body’s sanctions remain in place for midfielder Leandro Paredes, while teammate Nahuel Molina’s ban was reduced.

BBC Sport reports that Paredes received a 10-match suspension and a $90,000 fine for his role in on-field clashes after the match, while Molina was originally handed a seven-game ban and the same fine, later cut to four games. The AFA itself was fined $321,000 for disciplinary breaches that FIFA said involved non-sporting demonstrations, team misconduct and discriminatory chants and gestures by supporters.

The article says the trouble followed Spain’s 1-0 victory in the final, with several Argentina figures appearing to be involved in a post-match fracas. BBC Sport also notes that FIFA had previously opened a disciplinary review before issuing the sanctions. The AFA said it would first seek the reasons for FIFA’s decision before moving ahead with its appeal to CAS, the sport’s top arbitration body. The case matters because it could affect player availability and reflects FIFA’s enforcement of disciplinary rules around major tournaments.