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FIFA Extends UEFA’s Six-Game Ban on Benfica’s Prestianni Worldwide

The ruling puts the 20-year-old at risk of missing Argentina’s first two World Cup group games.

Overview

  • FIFA’s disciplinary committee made UEFA’s suspension global, applying the six-match ban across all competitions.
  • The sanction follows a February Champions League playoff incident in which Prestianni allegedly used a homophobic insult toward Real Madrid’s Vinícius Jr.
  • UEFA placed three of the six games on probation and Prestianni already missed the Real Madrid return leg, leaving two matches still to serve outside Europe.
  • If selected by Argentina, he is expected to sit out group games against Algeria on June 17 and Austria on June 22.
  • FIFA can extend a continental body’s punishments worldwide at that body’s request, which can move a club-issued ban onto national-team fixtures.