FIFA additionally sanctioned Emiliano Martinez for hitting a TV cameraman’s digicam together with his gloves.© AFP
Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for 2 matches by FIFA for “offensive behaviour”, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) introduced on Saturday. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was additionally discovered responsible of “violating rules of fairplay” in two separate episodes. Martinez was discovered to have violated FIFA’s code of conduct when holding a reproduction of the Copa America trophy to his groin after the World Cup qualifier win over Chile on September 5.
It just isn’t the primary time Martinez has carried out such an motion having additionally achieved it with the Golden Glove trophy for finest goalkeeper after Argentina beat France on penalties within the 2022 World Cup last.
FIFA additionally sanctioned him for hitting a TV cameraman’s digicam together with his gloves after their 2-1 defeat by Colombia on September 10.
The AFA expressed their dissatisfaction with the FIFA ruling.
“It needs to be famous that the Argentine Football Association expresses its absolute disagreement with the choice taken by the FIFA disciplinary committee,” they mentioned in a press release.
As a results of the choice Martinez — additionally a key member of the Argentina aspect that received the Copa America in July, in addition to the 2021 version — will miss the World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Venezuela on October 10 and Bolivia on October 15.
Argentina are high of the South American qualifying desk with 18 factors after eight matches. Colombia are simply two factors behind.
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