{"id":9515,"date":"2022-02-14T18:03:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T23:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/14\/tottenham-pair-amongst-premier-league-quartet-banned-for-next-two-international-fixtures\/"},"modified":"2022-02-14T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T23:03:40","slug":"tottenham-pair-amongst-premier-league-quartet-banned-for-next-two-international-fixtures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/02\/14\/tottenham-pair-amongst-premier-league-quartet-banned-for-next-two-international-fixtures\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham pair amongst Premier League quartet banned for next two international fixtures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A quartet of Premier League stars will not be permitted to line out for their country as part of the next international break, it has been confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The players in question? Tottenham pair Cristiano Romero and Giovani Lo Celso (currently on loan at Villarreal), and Aston Villa duo Emiliano Martinez and Emiliano Buendia.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en\/news\/brazil-vs-argentina-to-be-replayed-with-four-players-banned\/blte58f2ba1f203f214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sanctions<\/a> come on the part of FIFA, who have found all four Argentine stars guilty of \u2018failing to comply with the FIFA Return to Football International Match Protocol\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>This comes on the back of the fallout from Argentina\u2019s World Cup qualifying showdown with Brazil back in September.<\/p>\n<p>On an altogether bizarre night in Sao Paulo, play between South America\u2019s two biggest footballing nations was abandoned after just seven minutes, as Brazilian health authorities made their way onto the pitch, in an attempt to remove all of Romero, Lo Celso, Martinez and Buendia from the field of play.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1551067\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1551067\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1551067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tottenham pair amongst Premier League quartet banned for next two international fixtures\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/GettyImages-1338509897-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1551067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SAO PAULO, BRAZIL \u2013 SEPTEMBER 05: Lionel Messi of Argentina and Neymar Jr. of Brazil talk to health authorities as the match is interrupted during a match between Brazil and Argentina as part of South American Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 at Arena Corinthians on September 05, 2021 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Alexandre Schneider\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All four, in turn, will now face the consequences of failing to comply with Brazilian national laws surrounding Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>Lionel Scaloni will be unable to call upon the Aston Villa and Tottenham stars for either of Argentina\u2019s next two fixtures, one of which could well come in the form of the rearranged showdown between the Albiceleste and Brazil.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Four Argentine Premier League players \u2013 Emi Buendia, Emiliano Martinez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero \u2013 have been banned for two international matches for \u201cnot complying with FIFA\u2019s return to football protocol\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sIKbuEGSCW\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/sIKbuEGSCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsNews\/status\/1493247925077647365?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Qatar bound<\/h2>\n<p>Whilst those in a position of power in the Argentine national setup will no doubt be disappointed to hear of the sanction handed down by FIFA to the nation\u2019s stars, in truth, the decision is of little real importance.<\/p>\n<p>This comes with both of the Albiceleste\u2019s fixtures pencilled in for March coming in the form of qualifiers for this year\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina, for their part, have already booked a spot at the Qatar showpiece, owing to a hugely impressive record of ten wins and five draws across the country\u2019s fifteen qualifiers to date, good enough for 2nd spot in the CONMEBOL standings behind only Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/tottenham-fans-left-baffled-by-antonio-contes-post-wolves-harry-winks-comments\/\">Tottenham fans left baffled by Antonio Conte\u2019s post-Wolves Harry Winks comments<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/senior-tottenham-players-back-calls-for-increased-gametime-for-joe-rodon\/\">Senior Tottenham players back calls for increased gametime for Joe Rodon<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A quartet of Premier League stars will not be permitted to line out for their country as part of the next international break, it has been confirmed. The players in question? Tottenham pair Cristiano Romero and Giovani Lo Celso (currently on loan at Villarreal), and Aston Villa duo Emiliano Martinez and Emiliano Buendia. 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