After Suspending Nigeria from International Matches,Argentina has gotten a share of Fifa's wrath.The FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed a fine of 300,000 Swiss
Francs (about £196,380) on the Argentina Football Association (AFA) and also
pronounced a reprimand against it.
A statement from FIFA’s Media Office said the fine was in relation to
breaches of the Regulations of Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup and the competition’s
Media & Marketing Regulations.“Disciplinary proceedings were opened after Argentina turned up for three consecutive Match Day press conferences in the stadium with only the head coach present, instead of the required head coach, plus at least one player.“The matches are Argentina versus Nigeria, Argentina versus Switzerland, and Argentina versus Belgium.“The same incident occurred at the Match Day press conference prior to the semi-final match between Argentina and The Netherlands.
“After analysing all necessary elements, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee
found the Argentina FA guilty.“The Argentina FA breached article 4 paragraph 1
lit. f and article 4 paragraph 2 of the Regulations 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.“The
FA also breached article 12.2 second part (i) of the competition’s Media &
Marketing Regulations,’’ it said.The statement added that the objective of the
said regulations is, inter alia, to allow media and, ultimately, fans to have
an opportunity to follow a team’s preparations.“It also allows each team to
have the best possible environment for those preparations.’’
Source:Vanguard
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