Argentina FA to appeal World Cup final sanctions to CAS
BUENOS AIRES, (Argentina): Argentina’s football association (AFA) announced on Saturday it had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the sanctions FIFA imposed on it over World Cup final incidents.
Buoyed by a 1-0 victory over Spain in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final, Argentina's football association (AFA) has announced plans to challenge FIFA's sanctions before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The sanctions were imposed following post-match incidents, in which midfielder Leandro Paredes was the most severely punished.
Paredes received a 10-game ban and a US$90,000 fine for his involvement in a melee with Spanish players. This altercation was sparked when Paredes grabbed Eric Garcia by the throat and wrestled Gavi to the ground while holding his substitute's bib. The ensuing chaos led to further disciplinary actions against Argentina. The AFA itself was fined US$321,000 for violating FIFA's disciplinary code regarding using a sports event for non-sporting purposes, team misconduct, and discriminatory chants and gestures by supporters.
Individuals such as Nahuel Molina, Thiago Almada, and Roberto Ayala were also penalized alongside the AFA. While FIFA's appeals body upheld the sanctions imposed on these players and the AFA, it reduced Molina's ban from seven matches to four and lowered his fine from US$90,000 to $60,000. The AFA has now decided to take their appeals against the sanctions imposed on themselves and Paredes to CAS.
The decision to appeal to CAS underscores the AFA's commitment to contesting FIFA's disciplinary actions and seeking a more favorable outcome for those involved.
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