Martinez faces hammer as FIFA opens Probe on W/cup final

FIFA has announced that it is launching an investigation into the actions of the Argentina side after they beat France on penalties to win the 2022 World Cup final.

The global governing body has ‘opened proceedings’ against the Albiceleste for potentially violating several clauses of the FIFA disciplinary code during and after the showpiece event, namely clauses for fairplay and player misconduct.

Argentina World Cup hero Emiliano Martinez has continued his fine form with a brilliant point-blank save against Leeds, with Lionel Messi scoring a stunning goal and showing off his foot work in his first game back for PSG.

FIFA’s statement read: The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has opened proceedings against the Argentinian Football Association due to potential breaches of articles 11 (Offensive behaviour and violations of the principles of fair play) and 12 (Misconduct of players and officials) of the FIFA Disciplinary Code, as well as of article 44 of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Regulations in conjunction with the Media and Marketing Regulations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, during the Argentina v. France FIFA World Cup final.’

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Scenes of the Argentina squad’s celebrations quickly went viral as the football-mad nation won their third title, with images of Martinez winning the Golden Glove award becoming particularly notorious.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper was also pictured several times seeming to mock defeated forward Kylian Mbappe – despite the PSG star scoring a hat-trick and converting his spot kick in the shoot-out.

He was seen holding a toy baby with the striker’s face stuck on, as well as calling for a moment of silence in the dressing-room after the game to honour the death of Mbappe.