Argentine Players Spark Controversy With Taunting Political Banner After England World Cup Win

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The Argentine players stirred controversy by displaying a politically charged banner referencing the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands (called Malvinas in Argentina) after their World Cup win against England, a longstanding diplomatic tension between the two countries.

The question of sovereignty over the islands in the South Atlantic known to the British as the Falklands and the Argentines as the Malvinas has been a long-running sore in relations between the countries.