Martinez banned for 'offensive behaviour'

Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez volition miss Argentina's adjacent 2 games aft being banned by Fifa for "offensive behaviour".

The suspension relates to 2 incidents successful 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia this month.

Martinez repeated his infamous celebrations aft the 2022 World Cup triumph by holding a replica Copa America trophy against his crotch pursuing the 3-0 triumph implicit Chile connected 6 September.

The lucifer was Argentina's archetypal since winning the Copa America successful the United States successful July.

On 10 September Martinez deed a camera with his gloves arsenic a cameraman approached him connected the transportation aft the 2-1 decision by Colombia.

The Argentina Football Association said it disagreed with the suspension but that Martinez was "responsible" for his actions.

He volition miss the qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia successful October.

Martinez won the Golden Glove grant for champion keeper astatine the 2022 World Cup and placed the trophy adjacent his groin aft the presentation.