'It's about standing up to invaders': Argentina vice-prez calls England 'pirate usurpers'

Argentina vice president Victoria Villarruel sparked contention earlier the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final against England by calling the Three Lions "pirate usurpers" and invoking the Falklands (Malvinas), Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi. Her remarks came up of Messi's first-ever planetary gathering with England, arsenic the defending champions pursuit a spot successful the last against Spain.