Argentina's players show a banner that reads in Spanish, "The Malvinas (Falkland Islands) belong to Argentina," after winning the 2026 World Cup semi-final against England.
When sport and politics collide, you can expect the remnants to run off into society with significant impact.
Amplify that by broadcasting it for the world to see and it exposes an ugly side of football, which, in my humble opinion, was engineered, to an extent, by FIFA themselves.
Shambolic officiating aside, ugly scenes unfolded on social media and in the streets of Atlanta following Argentina's 2-1 victory over England in the semi-final of the World Cup on Wednesday.
I say controversial because VAR doesn't exist when it comes to checking on fouls committed by Argentine players. That elbow by Enzo Fernández to the back of Elliot Anderson's head was a clear yellow card, maybe even red. I'd even go so far as to say that it may have been a red card. Hitting someone in the back of the head is banned in the UFC, which is an extreme combat sport, but when it comes to Argentina, anything goes.
