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Argentina's Premier League quartet BANNED for two international matches after Brazil World Cup qualifier was abandoned over 'dirty tricks' from players to skip quarantine as FIFA order match is replayed at later date

Four Argentina stars based in the Premier League have been suspended for two international matches in relation to the abandoned World Cup qualifier against Brazil last September.

Aston Villa duo Emiliano Buendia and Emiliano Martinez, along with Tottenham's Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero, were hit with the sanction by FIFA's disciplinary committee over a failure to comply with the world governing body's return to football international match protocol.

The match on September 5 was called off after Brazilian health officials came onto the pitch in Sao Paulo over an alleged breach of Covid-19 rules by the quartet.