Paredes is unstoppable again! The Argentine sparks fresh controversy just two weeks after the World Cup final
Paredes knows how to wind up his opponents like no one else.
Details: According to The Touchline, just two weeks after the World Cup final, Leandro Paredes found himself at the heart of another fiery incident. The Boca Juniors midfielder fired the ball at an opponent after the referee had already blown for a foul, triggering a confrontation between the teams. Several opposing players immediately surrounded the Argentine, and it took his teammates to break things up. The referee settled the matter with a yellow card.
This is becoming Paredes’ signature move. The World Cup final in New Jersey, where Argentina fell to Spain 0-1, ended with a mass brawl right on the pitch: first, Paredes grabbed Eric Garcia by the throat, then Gavi ended up on the turf. Initially, reports claimed that Slavko Vincic had shown Paredes a red card, but the sending-off mysteriously vanished from the official record, and FIFA later confirmed there would be no disciplinary action. That incident sparked a wave of accusations of double standards, and now the midfielder is making headlines again—this time in the Argentine league.
It's worth noting that Paredes returned to Boca in the summer of 2025 from Roma, with the Roman club letting him go for €3.5 million via a clause in his contract. Back at his boyhood club, the Argentine took the number five shirt and became one of the locker room leaders.
Reminder: Double standards? Paredes' red card removed from World Cup final record.
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