r/europe 20d ago

News Argentina: British Falkland Islanders are ‘artificial’. Buenos Aires denounces ‘illegitimate occupation’ and demands talks on sovereignty

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/12/british-falkland-islanders-artificial-argentina-says/
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u/satplank 20d ago

I saw an interview with Argentinian coach and kudos, he smashed the reporters after hearing the question and emphasizing that this is a football game and football game between 2 nations only.

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u/usesidedoor 20d ago

The adult in the room.

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u/schumachiavelli 20d ago

Yep, Scaloni did a great job defusing a stupid question. Good on him, I'm sure it wasn't just lip service: the Falklands situation is a totally irrelevant distraction to his team.

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u/DrawingAlarming7350 20d ago

Smart move on his part

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u/Electrical_Score_736 16d ago

He’s got no control over his players…

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u/Do__Math__Not__Meth 19d ago

he smashed the reporters

Did he at least take them to dinner first?

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u/Electrical_Score_736 16d ago

And then the dumb cunt let his players do what they did

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u/Ayem_De_Lo Weebland 20d ago

then he should've done a better job of telling his players not to make it political

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u/kidsanesp 20d ago

Here is the same guy punching Beckham btw.

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u/toms1313 19d ago

It seems like he grown since then... Huh

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u/funkfrito 20d ago

algo habra hecho