The FIFA Disciplinary Committee on Friday imposed a fine of 300,000 Swiss Francs (about £196,380) on the Argentina Football Association and also pronounced a reprimand against it.
A statement from FIFA’s Media Office said that the fine was in relation to breaches of the Regulations of Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup and the competition’s Media & Marketing Regulations.
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FIFA, the governing body of world soccer, said it fined the Argentina Football Association for failing to bring players to World Cup news conferences.
At the World Cup in Brazil, the head coach of a team and at least one player are required at news conferences to allow the media and fans to follow their match preparations, FIFA says.
"Disciplinary proceedings were opened after Argentina turned up to three consecutive Match Day -1 news conferences in the stadium with only the head coach present instead of the required head coach plus at least one player," FIFA said.
The news conferences were ahead of Argentina's matches against Nigeria, Switzerland and Belgium. Argentina, which plays Germany in the World Cup final on Sunday, also failed to bring a player to a news conference ahead of its semifinal with the Netherlands, FIFA said.
The governing body has fined the Argentina FA 300,000 Swiss francs ($336,210). That is roughly what the country's star player, Lionel Messi, who plays club soccer for Barcelona, earns in two days. Forbes says the Argentine No.10 has annual earnings of $64.7 million.
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