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'The Falklands are Argentinian': Players hold up banner after beating England 2-1

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show you the images then of that flag unfurled by the players at the game.Las Melvinas son Argentinas, it says.This came after Argentina's vice president called England usurping pirates just hours before the game started.It was done by a woman called Victoria Villaruel, a hardliner in Javier Mille's government.Javier Mille, of course, supported by Donald Trump as well, who linked the Falklands War the fixture.Tomorrow we play against the usurping pirates.

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This isn't just another match.I'm not going to be politically correct or cold -hearted against the English.It's always something more.It's the Malvinas, it's Diego, it's Leo's last one, and it's putting the brakes on the invaders.That spoken by Argentina's vice president.Nick Powell, first of all, just identify the players as far as you can who are holding us up.

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We're certainly in another shot.We can see Lionel Messi standing very nearby.

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You know what, Anna?It's pretty much all of them.It is, as you say, it is a national feeling, it's not a feeling by a few individual players, that is what the country feels.It isn't going to change the fact that the referendum went so massively in favour of staying part of Britain, does not wash with Argentina, doesn't wash with any of those players.And I don't think there's a single one of their Scottish 26 that have said, no, I don't want to hold up that flag.

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