MEMBERS of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly have written an open letter to FIFA calling on disciplinary action following Argentine football players displaying a political flag.
At the conclusion of the England Argentina World Cup semi final game, a number of Argentine players held up a flag stating “Las Malvinas Son Argentinas” which the Falkland Islands Government have denounced as “insensitive.”
A press statement from FIG was clear: “It is the avowed policy of the Falkland Islands Government that we do not wish to see politics being brought into sport.
“Nor do we wish the Islands and their people to be used as a political football in every conversation about England and Argentina. We welcome the UK Government’s supportive statement this morning.”
The MLAs sent a letter to the football governing body on Thursday morning pointing out the prohibition of political messaging in their own rules, and to reaffirm to the clear democratic will of the people of the Falkland Islands to remain a British Overseas Territory.
Image: Falklands England fans in Stanley – pic Penguin News
