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No 10 backs calls for Fifa probe after Argentina players wave Falklands banner

thetottenhamindependent.co.uk · United Kingdom

Downing Street (No 10) supports calls for a FIFA investigation following Argentina players displaying a Falklands banner. This highlights political tensions related to the disputed territory emerging in a sports context.

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