About this episode

The episode discusses Argentina's political message during a football match and the implications of recent events in Ukraine.

The last minute defeat by Argentina was a hard cross to bear if you’re an England fan. But what happened afterwards propelled the game into a whole different sphere. Argentine players paraded a banner that fans threw onto the pitch calling for Las Malvinas to be returned to Argentina. It is a highly political message. The kind FIFA is normally quick to ban. But at the time of writing FIFA has said nothing. Why? And what happens when politicians get in on the act too? Later, Keir Starmer flies into Kyiv as protests break out on the streets of Ukraine. Zelenskyy has just fired a highly popular defence minister who’s credited with propelling Ukraine into 21st century drone technology. Why did he get the boot? The News Agents is a Global Production. The News Agents is brought to you by HSBC UK - https://www.hsbc.co.uk/

Topics covered

• Argentina
• Falklands
• politics
• football
• Ukraine
• Zelenskyy
• FIFA

Keywords

• Argentina
• Falklands
• football
• politics
• Zelenskyy
• Kyiv
• FIFA
• Keir Starmer
• defense minister
• drone technology

Sponsors

HSBC UK

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIFA

Places: Argentina, England, Las Malvinas, Kyiv

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