FIFA to investigate Argentina over 'Malvinas' flag brandished in World Cup celebrations

FIFA say they are considering disciplinary action against Argentina after they celebrated knocking England out of the World Cup with a flag referencing the Falklands.Manchester United’s Lisandro Martinez poses with the controversial flagAFP via Getty ImagesPlayers and supporters sang songs referencing the conflict. The same songs were also used in media shared through the Argentina national team’s social media channels.In doing so, they contradicted the FIFA regulation which bans the use of political messaging at the World Cup, but it was not immediately clear whether the incident would be investigated.Argentina players at full-timePA WireA new statement from FIFA, however, confirms that ‘standard procedure’ will be followed.A FIFA spokesperson told the Daily Mail: “As is standard procedur