Argentina set to go to Cas after Fifa rejects appeals

The Argentina Football Association says it is planning to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over Fifa rejecting its appeals against punishments handed out to the organisation and midfielder Leandro Paredes.

Paredes was given a 10-match ban for his role in on-field clashes following Argentina's 1-0 defeat by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final.

Team-mate Nahuel Molina was given a seven-game ban, with both players being fined $90,000 (£66,000), and while the AFA said Molina's suspension had been reduced to four games by Fifa, the sanctions on Paredes stood.

The AFA was fined $321,000 (£235,000) for breaches of the Fifa disciplinary code related to using a sports event for demonstrations of a non-sporting nature, team misconduct, and discriminatory chants and gestures by its supporters.